One of my ongoing goals, year after year after year, is always to read more.
I loved reading as a child and teenager, and would hole myself up in my room for hours on end.
I still love reading just as much now as I did then, but as a mom to two young children, it is just more challenging to carve out the time to do so.
Because at the end of the day, sometimes all I want to do is crash with nothing more than the remote, some bad reality tv, and a big glass of iced water.
The thought of reading sentences, and fully comprehending them, is sometimes too much to bear.
But I always aim to do better.
And with that, on January 4th, I have already read my first book for the year. Notable in and of itself, but even more so because it has been sitting on my bookshelf, unread, for a good two years.
One down, many many many many more to go.
If you are a fan of The Biggest Loser, Ali Vincent is no stranger to you. If you’re not, she was the first woman to win The Biggest Loser (2008). And she looks amazing.
Believe It, Be It was a quick and easy read, giving some behind-the-scenes peeks into the show, discussing her strategy, and how her weight gain all started. Although it largely is about the story of her weight loss journey, there are motivational bits throughout that can help kick start you on any journey. Ali is honest and candid as she relays her own story. Her trainers, particularly Jillian, are big advocates of getting to the root of the weight gain, because if you don’t figure out the cause of why it all happened, you might not be able to prevent it from happening again.
“Don’t go on just wanting something. Start consciously planning where you want to be.”
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