I have to just add a disclaimer for this picture and say that it is Mike's LEAST favorite picture
for some very obvious reasons, but it is MOTIVATION for me to do some and change!!!
Sometimes I feel like my battle with weight and love of food is much like an addiction and an addicts behavior. I have spurts where I do so well, and spurts where I fall off the wagon and regress back to no exercise and lots of yummy sweets. I am ADDICTED to carbs. Bread, cupcakes, cakes, pies, did I mention bread?, Oreos: I love them all. But sadly, they love me a little too well. This is a VERY sensitive topic with me. Not one I enjoy talking openly about, but I am realizing that something is going to have to change. Our sealing is one month away this week, and our trip to Cancun is just a little over one month after that. These are both EXCELLENT reasons to need to get into shape, ASAP! But I need more than just to lose some weight and look good: I need to get healthy. I have perfect cholesterol levels, perfect blood pressures, perfect all that. But I want to
stay that way. I want to be healthy for my family, for me. Having my first two kids one year and nine days apart
really threw my body for a loop. I tried the HCG diet for 15 days, and although many may feel it is a great choice, it is not the choice for me. I just know there is a healthier way for me (notice that I am saying for me, because for others it may be the right way to go!) So what do I do? Where do I find the perfect balance, of wanting to eat the yummy foods but needing to lose the weight? I find myself doing so well exercising for awhile and than just not putting forth the effort. There are many who say that "nothing tastes so good as skinny" but I have to wonder if they have had some of the AMAZING foods that I have partaken in. Most of the recipes I grew up on were filled with heavy whipping creams and butter. These foods are delicious, but they have added to my waist line. So I think I am going to take a dramatic leap. I have done Weight Watchers, and done personal training, both things that I felt good doing. So I am going to try a blend. The food plan of weight watchers, and getting a personal trainer of sorts. I will end off now, but my journey will continue over at
my weight loss blog. It is hard to share something so personal, but I will do it. Come cheer me on, and share in my goals. Help me do it!!!
Emily, you are on the right path! I'm so happy for you. I do realize food is very addictive and psychological. A lot of people have horrible eating habits and never change, and don't care to change. They live unhealthy miserable lives! But I like what you say about how you need to do this not only for you, but for your family so you can be healthy and live a long happy healthy life. I also like that you say it's not just about looking good, it's about being healthy. I know I've probably told you this before, but reading the book "Body For Life" has changed my life and it really helps you make that psychological change. I think everyone should read it! It also teaches you how to exercise (because I thought I was doing it right, and I wasn't) and it tells you how to eat. It's really amazing and an easy quick read. I read it in about a day. I believe our bodies are given to us as a gift from God, and taking care of them is a spiritual thing to me. He wouldn't want us to destroy our bodies with drugs, and I think he doesn't want us to destroy them with food either. I'm writing you this because I feel like you want help, and you want to change. If there is anything I can help you with, let me know. I love helping people who want help, and who want to listen to my advice. Email me if you would like to. jenzmail55@yahoo.com I wish you the best of luck in your weight loss journey!
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited for you. I decided that I needed to start being healthier for me just a few months ago. I met with an exercise physiologist who helped me balance what I was supposed to eat with exercise. It was awesome! He catered my food, my exercise, and even my cheats around what I like and how MY body reacted. I've lost almost 20 lbs. working with him. If you want his information let me know. You'll LOVE him! jessica.demill@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteEmily, I need to do the same thing! My husband is loosing all the weight going to the gym and now I am depressed because I feel like I am the huge one in our marriage. If you get good advice send it my way! I want to loose weight with you!
ReplyDeleteEmily,
ReplyDeleteI haven't been blogging a lot lately so I haven't been reading or commenting. I was so glad I decided today, to look at your blog. Weight is a continual challenge for me and something that is constantly on my mind. I want so badly to lose weight but man is it hard! I actually exercise a lot but cancel it out by eating loads of unhealthy food. My biggest problems is that I constantly tell myself that I will start tomorrow, or on Monday, or after I go out to dinner on Friday, on and on and on.
Anyway, I am rooting for you, and would love to join your journey!