So this is going to be a venting (bitching) post! So prepare yourselves or move away!
So I have been reading about numerous people trying to shed their winter weight, baby weight, or just extra weight in general....and there are some who are going about it in the "correct" way....I am so proud of them to see their dedication and hard work paying off....and there are others who are trying to cheat the system...trying to find a magic potion, cream, drink, pill to make the weight drop off...this may help you in the short term....you may lose the weight, but what are you going to do when you stop all those concoctions....or you go out to dinner and have an abundance of food to choose from or eat.....losing weight needs to come from sweat, tears, and plain old hard ass work......you can not expect to lose weight from a bottle, a drink, or melting it away with a laser....because hate to burst you bubble you will gain it back and probably more if you are able to lose any at all....you need to make a life style decision and take a look at what you put in your mouth every day....are you eating too much, not enough, the correct kinds of food...take a look at your activity level...
Here is my story/journey: I have been all over the place with my food habits....in younger (aka: dumber) years I was an anorexic/bulimic.....and I was down to 100 lbs at 5'7".....not a healthy weight for my height....I have also been at the high end of the scale with my highest being 180....that was not healthy for me either....I have over eaten....I have not eaten....and hell in my dumb years...I barely ate and if I did I throw it up....all those life chooses were not healthy....and finally almost 2 yrs ago I got tired of it....I did not want to wear size 14 anymore...I did not want to feel the way I did...but I would not allow myself to go back to my dumb years....so I took a hard look at myself and what I was doing to my body...what I was eating, drinking, and no doing...and it was not good...and I looked at my family health history....I can not hope for a healthy heart....my father almost didn't make it to 50 because of the life style he lead....he ended up with a quad bypass at the tender age of 49.....if that was not a cold slap in my face I do not what else could be....So I finally made the decision that is was time to get healthy....and it was hard....I was not a fan of sweating...or working out to lose weight....I was used to my dumb years thinking....but I knew I could not go down that path....so I started doing the Insanity workout program....I did not want to bulk up from doing weights, treadmills bore the shit out of me... and I wanted more of a cardio program and that seemed to fulfill those requirements....and man did it kick my ass...and still does....but by accepting that I needed to change the way I viewed food and excerise I was able to lose the weight....I started at 180....and now I am down to 130...I can fluctuate 5 lbs depending on the timing, but I am happy with that...I feel better about myself...I have more endurance to be able to play with my kids or do activities with them....something I could not say I was able to in the past....I have completed my first 5k back in April....I am going to participate in the Warrior Dash this Saturday....and I have more goals to complete another 5k this fall, and possibly a 10k next spring with even the thoughts of a marathon....all these things if you would have asked me 3 yrs ago I would have said you were crazy....
It just angers me to see people try to take the easy road....or marketing the easy road out in social media.....if losing weight were that easy then the abundance of over weight people would not exist....I am proud to say that I have accomplished what I have and the way I have accomplished it....I have gone to hell and back to be where I am now....and yes I like the numbers on the scale and the size of clothes I can buy, but its not all that....I am able to do things that I never thought I could in the past....I am stronger inside and out for the changes I have made....and I hope I am setting a better example for my kids and those are the things that really matter to me!
If you set your mind to it you can accomplish anything you want!
Elisa
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