I want to start out by saying I’m here for anyone who needs advice or a lending ear ,
I have been overweight my whole life. I absolutely love sweets. Chocolate is my weakness. I was always the bigger girl and felt left out. People would comment, “you would be so pretty if you would lose weight” terrible comments you should never say to ANYONE regardless of size.
I tried for years to lose weight. Tried many many times. Then I decided F it I’m just going to be happy eating what I want and not care. And I did for years. But I was always the bigger person in the room. And I would notice that. And it bothered me. I didn’t want to be skinny but I wanted to be healthy. At my heaviest I was 245. I can’t believe I got that heavy.
I was in a very bad relationship. The typical abusive relationship. He was an alcoholic. Verbally and physically abusive and that didn’t help my self esteem at all. I was able to get my weight down to 205 while with him. I was sooo close to Wonderland I could almost taste the victory. He would make comments like “no man will ever love you, and if they do it’s because you’ve got big tits and you can cook and clean”. I started eating again and put all the weight back on. Things got really bad, he put me in the hospital and I finally left (thank you God for the strength)
After a year of comfort eating I decided to put my Fitbit back on and give this lifestyle change a go again. I cut out all junk food. I didn’t do any exercise except getting 7k-10k steps a day and the weight literally melted off. That’s all I did in the beginning is cut out the sweets. I kept eating regular meals, pizza and whatever food I wanted. Not every day of course. But small changes in the beginning and I was almost in wonderland again. Usually at that point I panic and gain all the weight back but I stuck with it.
I was finally in wonderland for the first time in over ten years. I couldn’t believe it. This was the most amazing feeling let me tell you. But then the weight loss stopped. But I was doing everything the same ! What the heck that’s not fair right ? That’s called a plateau. That’s when your body gets used to the changes you’ve made and you need to try something new. Your body is not designed to lose weight, that’s why we store fat. It’s a survival mechanism. If we are losing weight we are in a “famine” according to our bodies.
Then I discovered fasting. This was THE best thing for my Health at this point. I started losing weight again, it was melting off again. I love love love ❤️ fasting and getting my steps. People have been fasting for centuries I encourage you to do research on the topic.
If you’ve read this far I thank you, the best thing I can say to you is never quit trying. It’s never to late to do the right thing. If you stumble don’t give up. Tomorrow is a new day.
Get a Fitbit if you don’t have one. It’s a real eye opener to see what little activity you’re actually doing; or it’s a great way to stay motivated and keep track of your health. This has literally changed my life and I owe my health to my Fitbit and of course God and myself.
I appreciate you!
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