Today's headline was a quote I read first thing this morning, and it's basically the theme of The Girl Who Cried Skinny. I really was the girl who always said I'd lose weight, or told myself I'd lose weight, or was about to start a "program" .... And I did try a lot of things. No actual diets (I'm offended by them, to be frank), but lots of ways of eating, attempts at regular exercise, etc., etc. Honestly? I think I kept thinking it would "just happen". How; I have no idea, but I seriously didn't think I'd be a heavy person for the majority of my adult life. And yet, I was.
That quote is the kind of thing you see all the time. It falls under the "possibly cheesy, vaguely motivational" category. And a couple of years ago, I wouldn't have given it a second thought. Maybe because now I'm actually doing something about this mess of weight I'm in, it actually resonated with me. I don't know, but I find it deeply profound. I realize, of course, that it's rather a big fat, "DUH!" to some people, but for me, it was ... yeah, profound!
Anyway, I'm writing this so I remember how I felt while I was doing it, but more importantly in hopes that it will motivate someone else. So if that quote is your OHMYWORD thing, then I'm glad I copied it from SparkPeople :)
And if that doesn't motivate you, think about how great you'd feel when you woke up and realized you'd LOST FORTY POUNDS! Yeah, I said it. I'm down 40 lbs. today. And so it's time for the 10-pound-pics:
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Official -40 pic |
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-30 |
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-20 |
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-10 |
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approx 250 lbs. |
For the record, this is Week 20 of my "program". I've been doing loseit.com and walking. That's it. A yoga class here or there, and semi-regular situp sessions, but really just walking in the mornings. Trust me; I'm as shocked as you are.
Congrats! you're a hottie ;)
ReplyDeleteAww ... thanks, friend! You are part of my inspiration!
DeleteAww ;) you're too sweet! I just now saw this comment.. I'm not sure if you've seen my blog lately.. but you can see that I needed that ;) much LOVE!
Deletewell done! I've only recently started to read your blog here but I am really impressed.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kat! I appreciate your note :) (nice to see you!)
DeleteTold ya walking works! You look fab!!!
ReplyDeleteYou did! Thanks, friend :)
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