It has been about six months since I posted Behind theWriting: My Weight Story post. I am glad to say I have almost reached my goal
of losing 15 pounds! It has definitely been a process filled with baby steps
and it did not happen overnight. I would like to share my journey with you all
of what I am doing to accomplish my goal, keep off the weight, and stay healthy
in a series of posts called My Skinny Diary :) I hope this inspires and motivates at
least one person in this world dealing with the same problem of trying to lose
those unwanted pounds.
When I first started to gain weight, I was in a state of
denial. I could feel and notice that I am getting fatter, but I would not
accept the fact that I am. I continued living my lifestyle by eating unhealthy
food and doing no physical activities/exercises. I pretended that it was normal
and that it was not bothering me. However, I was very unhappy inside; I looked
less in the mirror and did not like to get dressed up as much. As a result, I
just kept gaining more pounds.
I think my lowest point was when my beautiful sister came
to visit and stay with us for two weeks. She lives in a different state, so it
has been a few months since I have seen her. When she came and I saw her, she
looked beautiful- very fit, healthy and skinny. I was very jealous and that’s when it hit me that I was unhappy of how I
looked.
My sweet
mother is the one who woke me up to change and lose weight. She is not the kind
of mom who always points out your flaws, but she was very concerned and brought
up the subject with me. She told me that I looked like a gained weight and I
should do something about it. That’s when I realized that the solution was to change!
If I continued to live the lifestyle I was living, I would just continue to
gain weight and be unhappy. I decided and committed to change things in my life
for a healthier me. I knew it was not going to be easy getting out of my
comfort zone, letting go of my stubborn habits, and trying new things. However,
I knew that the end result would be priceless.
Consistency,
always trying, and patience was three things that I struggled with throughout this weight
journey, but I am glad I am on this journey- was and still is very worth it! I
hope you enjoyed reading this post and inspired you to also change if you are
unhappy with how you are or look. All it takes is your decision to change and
then it will go on from there. Look out for my next My Skinny Diary post
to find out what I did to start this change!
Are you
struggling with your weight? What made you realize to start losing weight?
Keep sparkling,
Dina
i struggle every day with the 20 extra pounds I have put on in the last 3 years. It affects your entire life because this society is so cruel to people that are even a little overweight. I am short so I look heavier then I am and people have been cruel and made comments about me right in front of me. Out last weekend at the grocery store some guy said to his friend if I was not fat I might be cute. That is what makes me so mad. I stopped shopping for clothes, stopped dating and will not go to social events as someone always insults me. My weight is all in my stomach and its almost impossible to lose, I walk for 1 hour every day and do Pilates,and 100 floor excercises a day. I do not eat carbs or sugar and watch my portions on the vegatarian diet I live by. Yet others choose to make rude comments to me about what I must eat in their eyes. Its very hard. I did lose 12 pounds since October but became very ill and had to be still and resting for 3 months, so it went right back on. Now my arthritis in my legs is so bad that most days I cannot walk. The weight is a never ending burden to bear when you livI with chronic pain problems and cannot work out very much. I look forward to your diary post on this subject. Good for you well done. I so want to start by losing the 12 then focusing on small goals of 5 at a time.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your story, Lexie. I'm sad to hear the things you went through. Stay strong and you'll can get through it! Lose weight for yourself and yourself only. It will take time but slowly yet surely you will get to your dream weight! If I can do it, anyone can.
DeleteI'm glad you enjoyed my post, hopefully it was helpful. Don't forget to follow my blog so you'll be notified for upcoming My Skinny Diary posts :)
that is so awesome Dina! I'm very proud of the way you have overcome it, and still are!
ReplyDeletekeep it up, you can do it!!!
Thanks Morgan for your positivity and support :) I really appreciate it!
Deletesuch an inspiration, keep it coming!
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