November 11, 2006 8:13 AM
Diet Update
I have now lost 75 pounds. 25 to go.
You know I took a break and just maintained for a couple months, but started fresh 10/30. I'm finding this part to be much harder and wondering if taking a break was such a good idea. At least I proved to myself I could maintain, but now that I'm looking halfway decent I guess I'm not as desperate. Instead of being like throwing myself at a life preserver, dieting is even more a mental discipline this time.
I can see why people struggle with 10 pounds. It's different that when you are spiritually and emotionally dying because of all the excess weight - then you're desperate. And btw, I didn't know how much that extra weight was robbing me of fully living until I lost it. Now when I pick up my son Jesse, who weighs 75 pounds, I can't believe I carried that much unecessary weight around ALL THE TIME!
But I love shopping in the regular woman's section, seeing my shadow which no longer looks monstrous (shadows don't lie!), being surprised by my reflection in a window (I used to be horrified when I couldn't control things like I did in my own bathroom mirror), and holding my kids on my lap with room to spare. I love having my blood pressure back to normal with no meds, having lots of energy, never needing naps.
So this is just an encouragement to those of you out there who are dieting along with me. I've added five more pounds lost under the fat lady on the right sidebar. If you want to add the weight you've lost or update what you told me before (I've kept a list), I will add your pounds too.
Remember to get rid of your old clothes as soon as they are too big for you. You're never going there again.
And if you're new here and want to read my whole diet journey, click on Categories above, then click Diet to see everything I've written since beginning February 2, 2006.
Comments
I've lost 48 now and have 28 left to go.
Posted by: Mel | November 11, 2006 4:10 PM
I have just reasd all your entries on dieting, and they have helped me in a unique way. I have never had an eating disorder, but I have an extremely fast metabolism, made even faster in previous years when I participated in a lot of activities. It would reach the point where I was requesting prayer for my metabolism to slow down, because I would have to eat at least six full meals per day just to maintain the weight. In short, I have never known or remotely understood how someone could struggle with being overweight. My mother raised my entire family on health food and on enjoying the outdoors (we didn't even own a TV) so that factored into it as well. Even though I have a severe chronic illness that confines me to my basement and that keeps me bedridden about 50% of the time, my healthy weight is 95 pounds...no matter how much I eat, I cannot gain any more.
I don't want to brag about myself, because obviously my lack of struggle with obesity was not something I personally did anything about. Your honesty in speaking on all this has helped me to understand where overweight people are coming from and what I can do to help and encourage them. Thank you.
Posted by: Heidi | November 12, 2006 12:49 AM
I'm down 5 -- I started back this past week. You have been an inspiration. Good luck with your last few pounds!
Posted by: grim reality girl | December 26, 2006 10:40 AM
