April 22, 2010
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LESS OF ME
Okay, don't anybody faint and fall over because I actually blogged!
I could talk about lots of things here but today I am choosing to resume blogging with the story of some MAJOR changes I have made in my lifestyle this past year. Then tomorrow I will share something very exciting I got to do this month.
It all began a few weeks after my 49th birthday when I realized my next birthday would be the big 5-0. Looking back I realized I spent my entire 4th decade overweight and not feeling good about how I looked with little to no stamina. I saw my Moma get thin in her old age, but didn't want to wait that long to be slender again. So I decided then to do whatever it takes to begin a journey toward health. I began counting calories and exercising 6 days a week. My goal was to lose 56 pounds and 5 sizes by my 50th birthday. I figured losing a pound or two a week was do-able.
Along the way I learned what my trigger foods are, how to tame the carb monster and eventually ended up with a new healthy lifestyle. I eat more fruit and vegetables than I ever have in my entire life. I only eat red meat once a week. I rarely eat simple carbs, ever! I lift weights twice a week and walk or ride my bike or do an exercise DVD the other days. And its finally paid off. I have decided if I want to feel good about the way I look, I can never again eat anything I want and must monitor every single bite that goes in my mouth from now on.
It didn't happen the way I planned. Some weeks I managed to lose more than one pound. But more often than not I only lost1/2 to 1 pound a week. Inches lost: now that's a different story. I didn't meet my birthday goal. But I didn't give up. I've come too far for that!
Its been 14 months and I've lost 4 sizes and 42 pounds, so I'm still not there just yet.
But the last time I was this size was at least 15 years ago. Clothes are fun to shop for again. Now, people walk up to me and say things like, "You've lost a ton of weight!" Yep, I'm loving it....
Comments (3)
Wow, I am so glad to see you on here! The most interesting part is the God has really been convicting me this very week about my weight, and your blog is one more thing that has come up! I have already started my journey to lose weight - over the past 8 years I have gained over 50 pounds. 10 of them the year my father was ill, and then the other 40 the past 7 years of taking care of my mother. My mom died in December, and now it is time to stop using that as an excuse! Thanks for the encouragement! I hope you will keep blogging now; I've missed you!
I gained my weight under the same kind of stress. And yes, I plan to get back to blogging on a regular basis.
Oh, how good it is to get on Xanga and see you here!! Congratulations on the weight loss! I found myself in a similar situation - again for me - in that while caring for Mama and Daddy, I was getting more and more overweight and sedentary. So at the first of the year, just before my big 50 birthday in March, I began a weightloss program that has been successful for me before. It is harder @ 50 than @ 40, but I have lost 33 lbs. so far, with 35 to go. I am trying to figure out the exercise part - even a two mile walk keeps me away from the folks longer than I'm comfortable with - but I'm working on it!
You look wonderful, and I hope to see you continuing on here - for selfish reasons! You have been such an encouragement to me!
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