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I knew I was over
weight and needed to get back in control. I had lost 100 lbs
a few years before due to illness and I knew it was creeping back on.
Problem is, I don't have a single mirror in my house that shows
anything below my chest, so it was easy to be in denial. Even when I
was down to one pair of size 24 jeans that were so tight I could hardly
breathe when I sat down, and the black skirt that was so stretchy that
you could fit 5 fat women in it and still have room, I was in total
denial as to how bad it had gotten.
But pictures don't
lie, and when
I went to look at the pictures of my son's July 2006 wedding, there I
was. Big as life. Bigger than I thought. And gross. A fat old woman
sitting next to a very handsome, slim husband. I wanted to die. Here I
was, 43 and finally having a happy life and I was eating myself to
death. I looked so old. And when I went to my Dr. for help to get the
weight off, the scale read 283. Another big shock. I had no idea. Her
suggestion? Join overeaters anonymous. Uh, I don't think so. I am NOT
going
into a room of people who all live in my small community and tell them
about my food issues.
So that was it. The
turning point. And it's funny how things worked out. Here I was, devastated
at the way I looked, knowing that I had to get the weight off, and
freaking out because I failed at every diet I ever tried. And I
couldn't stand the thought of being hungry. Then my friend tells me
that she started on Medifast and was doing great.
Told me to look it up. I did, and the rest they say, is history.
The
first week I was down 11 lbs. and wasn't hungry. It took me about three
days to feel really good, but after that I was fine. I started the
program on the 15th
of August and within 4 months was down 40 lbs. The program works as
long as I
work the program. I found that when I don't drink my water or eat all
my meals, I stall. I could have lost more by now, but there are times
that I get busy and don't do what I'm suppose to do. Then I get back on
track and the weight comes off.
So, I know that there
are others out
there who struggle like I do. And I want to help. As part of the major
change in my life as far as weight goes, I've also become a Health
Advisor for Take Shape for Life.
It's a way for me to give back for the gift that I've been given. To
help others that feel as helpless as I did to get on the path to weight
loss and optimal health and not let the fat keep us down.
I hope that my online
journal will help other to see that anyone can do this. In the
future, when life gives me lemon bars, I'll be saying "thanks, but no
thanks" and munching on a Medifast Lemon Chiffon Bar!
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