this will be long so you might want to grab a snack...
over the past couple of weeks more and more people are asking me about my weight loss. what i am doing, how much i have lost, if i like the slim4life plan, and so on. i wanted to share this with you as it is the new year and weight loss is probably one of the biggest new years resolutions.
in august when i started the plan i had reached a weight that i was uncomfortable with. i was almost back to the largest i had ever been (my junior and most of year of high school was my heaviest time). i had started to look at things like gastric bypass and the lap band. i had had friends of mine go through the bypass and it has done great things for them but i also was very scared to go through it. then i saw carrie and she told me how much slim4life had done for her. she had started the plan on feb 2 and by august 10th she was down 138 lbs. this inspired me.
i have watched the shows like "the biggest loser" and while those are real people i had trouble relating to them. how many people can take 3 months off of their life to go to the ranch and do nothing but work-out and eat healthy. personally i know i can't! to add to that i also don't think i could spend that much time away from my family. i also watched the reunion clips that showed people gaining after the ranch because they were back in real life. the difference between what they did and what i saw with carrie was the "like me" aspect. i know carries life style (i have known carrie for about 8 years now) and i felt that if she could do it, i could too. she is someone real like me.
so i made the call and i started the plan. i can't say that i was scared it wouldn't work because i had seen what it could do. i also found a comfort in the fact that they not only helped me lose the weight but they also promised to teach me how to live in the real world and not gain the weight back. i can not even try to say it has been easy all the time, some days are easier and some days are much much harder. no matter what though, i see and feel the changes my body is going through. i would hands down recommend this plan to someone who wants to make a lifestyle change and become healthier.
that said, it is the new year and i know many people have made the comments that they want to start some sort of plan to get healthier. i know it isn't an easy choice to make. i encourage you to find something that work for your life style. a plan you can afford, that works with your life, and that makes you feel inspired. i would suggest finding one where you have a support system (i.e. the center that slim4life has, the counselors at jenny craig, or even friends you can go through it with) it makes a world of difference. i also want to offer myself as your support. i know it is hard and i will go through the changes with you. i will celebrate the accomplishments and be with you while you work through the tough parts. trust me, if i can do it... so can you!
happy new year! here is a toast to a new year and a new me!
3 comments:
That was hardly a snack-worthy length. But if you make a list of 101 things about you, then I'll go grab a snack. I'm trying to get Dustin to make a list, too.
p.s. I made monster cookies yesterday, but I definitely should have just stuck with oatmeal-chocolate-chip.
Great post. Please add a then and now photo.
I think you should consider being a counselor when you have reached your goal weight. I find it real discouraging to go somewhere and have someone who has never had a weight problem try to tell me what is going on. Since you have had the experience of being overweight and losing copious amounts of weight, you would be perfect for the job!
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