I am 20 years old, 5'7" and last time I weighed myself I was 328 pounds.
I am morbidly obese. I have been that way for the majority of my life. I have never said it so flatly, I am fat. I am so heavy that my everyday life has been severely impacted. I have been out of work for over a year because I can not apply for jobs that will have me on my feet for more than an hour. I also have to have my husband, who works 40 hours a week, do house work when he comes home because I get so tired so quickly doing household chores. I don't want to be this way anymore.
The first time I ever went on a diet, I was 9 years old. I started weight watcher with both of by parents, who are also very heavy people. I remember loosing 15 pounds and being so proud of my self that I celebrated by eating a whole bowl of ice cream. There started my life long misunderstanding with food. I have been on and off so many diets, I can not count them all. I have done Weight Watchers, Atkins, South Beach, the 1300 calorie diet and for one whole month during my middle school years I ate nothing but a bagel and a bowl of Ramen Noodles every day. I lost 20 pounds in that month but ended up making myself very sick. I never took responsibility for my failures, I always blamed the diet or anything and everything around me.
It is time to re-educate myself about food and exercise. I have slowly been working on my nutrition re-education over the last year. My pregnancy kick started that. I needed to know what was going in my mouth so I knew what I was feeding my baby. I will admit I ate a lot of pizza during my pregnancy. I started making it myself instead of buying pre-made packaged grocery store pizzas. Thus started my re-education.
I am going to use this blog to take responsibility for what I eat and how I burn my calories. I will try to post once a day but with a teething infant nothing is defiant when it comes to my free time. I will post the new recipes I try, some of my weight loss philosophies, and the failures and successes I will endure on my way to becoming a healthier and better Me.
I am again very proud of you Emma.You can do this!
ReplyDeleteI am with you every step of the way. I walk this path myself and will join in your journey.
Nothing gets done in a day, but many days in a row will show you results. I am looking forward to learning new ways to eat as I know you love to research and try new recipes.So away we go on the next great adventure!
Love always, Your Nana
I saw your post on mommyhood, and I wanted to check it out because I recently started a diet. I wish you the best of luck with your journey and look forward to your posts. :)
ReplyDeleteEmma,
ReplyDeleteI don't even know you and yet I am so proud of your commitment to re-educate yourself! I'll be following your blog and your journey to a happier and healthier lifestyle!
With all that you learn, remember that you are setting an example for your daughter, so teach her the proper way to reward herself for a job well done, and how to comfort herself when she is feeling down- NOT with food!
We use stickers, high-fives, and LOTS of encouragement for our little girl and I constantly strive to be a good example by playing with her outside and doing physical activities.
The best of luck to you and I'll be supporting you through your journey!
-Heather