I have always been a big girl since elementary school. By the time I was a freshmen in high school I weighed about 175 lbs. The small words of encouragement such as, "You have such as cute face" and "You don't even look like you weigh that much" wasn't much help. Now as an adult, over the years I have managed to mask my insecurities and cries to be healthy and have a nice figure with excuses like "Its baby fat" or "Its just water weight" and the most famous one "I'm just a skinny woman trapped in a big woman's body". I have made countless attempts to lose weight through pills, fasting, shakes, and shots. I have even went as far as going through the weight loss surgery process. This time I told myself no gimmicks and no shortcuts. I will do this the right way with healthy eating, exercise, and determination. I know it will not be easy but if I really want the lasting results that I am seeking I will have to do whats right and not whats quick.
In order for you to understand my journey, I want you to first understand my lifestyle. I am a 32 year old, married, mother of 4. I currently work and attend school full time. I just had a baby a year ago and my life is totally consumed with family, work, school, and goals for the future. With such a busy lifestyle, it is hard to find time to workout and plan healthy meals for the week. I need a plan that will allow me to workout early in the morning and eat simple, quick, and healthy meals. I addition to these requirements, I am on a strict budget so the foods in the program will need to be affordable and capable for the whole family to eat.
Now that you know my lifestyle, I will tell you some of the obvious and not so obvious reasons why I desire to lose weight and live healthy. First of all , life is too short and tomorrow is not promised to me. I want to live as long as I can to raise my children and play with my grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Secondly, I want to be able to walk without my legs aching and my body feeling like its about to collapse from the inside. I want to have increased energy and stamina. I want to be able to think clearly, increase my memory, and age gracefully. Last but not least, I want to prevent myself from getting illnesses such as cancer , diabetes, or high blood pressure.
This is the first time I have ever communicated this to anyone and like the saying goes "In order to get what you never had ,you must do what you have never done". I am looking forward to sharing this experience with everyone and next week I will inform you of the program I have chosen along with my current measurements and weight loss goals. God Bless!
Lisaette,
ReplyDeleteI am a bit older then you and I am a mother and grandmother. I too have been overweight my entire life. Now that I'm in my 50's I have bad knees and feel aches and pains everyday. Because I was an overweight parent my daughter then bacame and overweight child. Like you she went through high school with the same feelings and dreaded going to prom and dances. After she had her son she gained quit a bit of weight and decided to have the weight lose surgery...bad move! The surgery was performed incorrectly and now 14 years later she is still having corrective surgeries as well as other physical issues.
I tell myself everyday "today is the day that you stick with a diet" but by the end of the day for whatever reason, I over eat or eat the wrong foods. I am the type of person who would rather take care of someone or something rather then myself.
I have been on so many diets that at this point in my life I have lost and gained the same 100 lbs about six times. And each time I went on a diet and lost weight I gained back more then what I lost.
So, I wanted this to be a word of encourgement from someone who knows how you feel. Take each as it comes, you will have kick ups along your journey, but don't discouraged keep pushing towards your goal.
Take care,
Lisaette,
ReplyDeleteI am cheering for you!!! I think your blog will serve as an inspiration for others as well as yourself.
Dear Lisaette,
ReplyDeleteWow, I think alot of us can relate to everything you wrote. I too have battled with my weight,since I can remember i always had to watch my weight. I felt I always had fat legs.and big arms. I am the shortest of 4 girls so when you are shorter you have no where for the weight to go. When you are tall it gets distributed evenly so you look thin.
Also don't be so hard on yourself, you just had a baby. You have alot on your plate. I look forward to hearing more as I want some tips for myself, I need to lose about 5 pounds.
I will be waiting and watching for more!
Your motivation for the weight loss is wonderful, you want to be around for you kids and your grand kids.
ReplyDeleteMy mother passed on July 10,2010. Had she of taken better care of herself she may still be here.We have a vacant spot in our lives for every function'
My mothers favorit saying was, Live, lov and