Welcome to Dance For My Life

Welcome to my new blog. Dance For My Life. I am Angelina. I'm in my mid-30's and a stay at home mom to three kidlings. We'll call them Tiny, Shiny, and Dawn. (Yes, we're fans of Dinosaur Train.) I'm starting this blog because I need to find my life again.

I currently weigh approximately 365 pounds. This is the most I've ever weighed, but this isn't the first time. About 5 years ago I weighed this much, but I strictly dieted and got down to 245. Then I got pregnant with Shiny and things got bad again. I find it hard to be on a strict diet with kids around. I'm too busy chasing them around to exercise (hello excuse), and if there are treats around for them it's very tempting. So here I am. Back up in weight, and down in spirit.

I am not one of the people in this world that look down on fat people. I've been fat my whole life. And to be honest I expect to always be fat. As long as you're healthy that's all that matters. But I don't feel healthy at this size. I need to get my life back.

My weight goal is to be a size 14 by the time I turn 40. I have 4 1/2 years to do it. I really hope I can. But my biggest wish is to simply feel good again. I want to be flexible again. Have stamina again. Energy again. And my preferred way to reach those goals is dancing. I am a dancer at heart, and I'm hoping that passion will propel me through this journey.