pay it forward

back in january i met a girl named rebecca. rebecca is by no means a big girl. in fact she is, in my opinion, a perfect size. however i learned through this whole thing that i really don't get to judge when people who are unhappy with their appearance. that said, i find it rather irritating when girls who are of a healthy size sit at a table and constantly make comments about "i'm so fat" more to have others validate that they don't actually need too. i digress...
i met rebecca in january and she found out how much weight i had lost by then. i actually even showed her a picture from then so she could see the change. at that time i think i was around 53 lbs down. that is when she told me that she wanted to lose a little weight, not a lot but enough that she could feel healthy again. i promised her i would get her the information about slim4life that i have so she could follow it on her own. sadly, i didn't see her again until mid march.

when i saw her again, i gave her the packet aka "tool" she would need to follow plan in its most basic format. basically it was the food list and portions for the plan. i told her if she ever had questions to please let me know and i would gladly help her in any way i could. i didn't see her after that night. it has now been about a month and tonight i got to see her again.

she asked me if i was still losing and i told her the magic number that i have hit (68lbs) thus far. then we started discussing her progress. she started the plan and has lost 18lbs thus far (she wants to lose around 30 she says). she was so excited to tell me about her progress and how easy she found the plan to follow. she raved about how she wasn't hungry or starving, and she liked what she was making. she asked a couple questions and i gave her a couple extra tips to help keep the spice up in the diet. mostly i told her about seasonings and ways to cook things so they maintain their flavor and don't take as long. you see rebecca has 4 kids ranging from 12 months to 13 years old so her time is a little tapped.

i was so excited to hear that i had helped someone through my journey. i still believe that this diet isn't for everyone but i think that most people could follow it and see results. she is doing it without going to the clinic and i could be happier for her. so tip your glass to rebecca today for all of her hard work. maybe she will pay it forward and inspire someone as well (i do know she is trying to fix healthier meals for her kids more often).