I am a food addict. If you haven't realized it yet, I don't struggle with 10-15 lbs creeping their way onto my body. Nope, I'm a full-fledged food-aholic. Food is my drug and has been ever since I can remember. It makes me happy when I'm sad. It makes me happier when I'm happy. I vividly remember all of my favorite food memories growing up. I remember getting rewarded with a DQ Blizzard after every orthodontist appointment. I remember getting a DQ Blizzard after every aerobics work out. I remember eating an entire bag of chips and container of dip after a day of detassling corn. Food made it all better for me.
Year after year after year of turning to food to make it all better put one 10, 15, 30, 50 extra pounds on my body.
In 2006, I had a goal to lose 50 lbs.
In 2007 I completely and totally threw my hands in the air and said, "I'M DONE FIGHTING THIS BATTLE."
Throughout the course of the following year after "giving up" - I gained another 40 lbs.
In December 2008, I had a goal to lose 90 lbs.
Guess what I've learned..... I will ALWAYS have a battle to fight with regards to my weight. Some of you may always have a battle to fight. That's the bad news.
Here's the good news. We CAN fight this battle and we CAN win this battle!!!!!! I had to decide whether I wanted to fight and win... or give up and lose. Either way the battle will always be there for me. There will always be two outcomes. I'm either losing and therefore gaining weight... or I'm winning and losing weight and getting fit and healthy.
I've accepted the fact that I will always have to fight this battle. Having lost 86 lbs I've realized that IT'S WORTH THE FIGHT!!!!!!
If you fight the same battles, take heart!! You CAN win the battle and believe me... every bit of fight is worth the end result of losing weight and keeping it off!!
So stand up and FIGHT!!!! You are worth it!!!
2 comments:
You are such an inspiration!!
Absolutely amazing woman!
I love your energy, enthusiasm & determination.
You are helping others to be their best, especially me! Thank you! Melinda
I think back to days in college.... days of WW, weighing in, leaving and going to Hacienda. What in the world? I love our memories and wouldn't trade them for anything. It is because of those we have learned where we don't want to be there anymore but boy oh boy did we know how to sabotage each other. I love you much and I'm so stinkin happy for you that you busted through the temptations along the way and kept going. You look amazing!
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