i'm speachless...
okay, not really, but i honestly cannot believe that yesterday i hit one of the greatest milestones in my journey so far...i hit 200.8 pounds gone FOREVER!!!
i know some of you may have seen this post already, but of course i have to put it in this journal so that i can always remember it...especially when i'm struggling down the road.
honestly, i didn’t think that this day would EVER come, but it has and i cannot even begin to describe how i am feeling. sure, i still have a LONG way to go before i get to my goal weight, but the thing is, now i KNOW i WILL get there!!! heck, i’m five pounds away from being 1/2 way to goal…i can’t believe it.
to try and begin to describe the way my life has changed over the past 23 months, i can’t even put it in to words, but i’ll try to just a little bit…
200 pounds ago, i couldn’t walk up a flight of stairs without gasping for air…now i can run up them without being out of breath…
200 pounds ago, i couldn’t wear jeans…but now i wear them just about every day and the pairs i do have are swimming on me…
200 pounds ago, i couldn’t fit into movie theater seats…now i can and i actually enjoy going to the movies…
200 pounds ago, i couldn’t exercise for more than 5 minutes or my back would be sore and i would need a break...now i can walk 3 miles at a time and i’m working my way up to 4 miles at a time…
200 pounds ago, i thought i was going to be super, super morbidly obese FOREVER and that i was going to eventually die because of my weight…now i know that i will get to a point where i will NEVER be obese again, i can see it on the horizon…
i’ve had many, many ups and downs over the past 23 months, but the MOST important thing is that i have NEVER given up, i've never thrown in the towel (sure, i've wanted to). and yes, i’ve gotten far, far off track and for weeks (long weeks!!!) at a time, but i’ve always found my way back to the right road. sure, i could be further along if i didn’t have those slip ups, but i could also be right back at my starting weight or even heavier, if i wouldn’t have found ns and the support of all the amazing people who have come into my life because of ns.
before ns, i could never find anything that would work for me and i would be done with whatever *diet* i was doing at the time within a week or two...but the great thing about ns is that it is a LIFESTYLE change, not a diet. ns is teaching me lessons i will carry with me for many years to come and i can't begin to explain how valuable that is.
the most important thing ns has given me is my life back. i am starting to live my life again and that’s all i’ve ever wanted to do…i was sick and tired of watching my life pass me by and i can’t wait to see how my life changes even more with the next 210 pounds. i’m so, so, so excited to see what life will now bring me.
remember that it's not always going to be easy, but nothing worth it ever is. as long as you stick with the program or pick yourself back up after you fall (without beating yourself up too badly over it because that will just lead to more *off* days, weeks, months, etc.)...you WILL get to goal and you WILL be successful...
thank you ns and thank you to all of the amazing people here…you’ve all been so wonderful to me and even if you don’t know it, ALL of you inspire me each and every day in so many different ways…thank you!!!
i know some of you may have seen this post already, but of course i have to put it in this journal so that i can always remember it...especially when i'm struggling down the road.
honestly, i didn’t think that this day would EVER come, but it has and i cannot even begin to describe how i am feeling. sure, i still have a LONG way to go before i get to my goal weight, but the thing is, now i KNOW i WILL get there!!! heck, i’m five pounds away from being 1/2 way to goal…i can’t believe it.
to try and begin to describe the way my life has changed over the past 23 months, i can’t even put it in to words, but i’ll try to just a little bit…
200 pounds ago, i couldn’t walk up a flight of stairs without gasping for air…now i can run up them without being out of breath…
200 pounds ago, i couldn’t wear jeans…but now i wear them just about every day and the pairs i do have are swimming on me…
200 pounds ago, i couldn’t fit into movie theater seats…now i can and i actually enjoy going to the movies…
200 pounds ago, i couldn’t exercise for more than 5 minutes or my back would be sore and i would need a break...now i can walk 3 miles at a time and i’m working my way up to 4 miles at a time…
200 pounds ago, i thought i was going to be super, super morbidly obese FOREVER and that i was going to eventually die because of my weight…now i know that i will get to a point where i will NEVER be obese again, i can see it on the horizon…
i’ve had many, many ups and downs over the past 23 months, but the MOST important thing is that i have NEVER given up, i've never thrown in the towel (sure, i've wanted to). and yes, i’ve gotten far, far off track and for weeks (long weeks!!!) at a time, but i’ve always found my way back to the right road. sure, i could be further along if i didn’t have those slip ups, but i could also be right back at my starting weight or even heavier, if i wouldn’t have found ns and the support of all the amazing people who have come into my life because of ns.
before ns, i could never find anything that would work for me and i would be done with whatever *diet* i was doing at the time within a week or two...but the great thing about ns is that it is a LIFESTYLE change, not a diet. ns is teaching me lessons i will carry with me for many years to come and i can't begin to explain how valuable that is.
the most important thing ns has given me is my life back. i am starting to live my life again and that’s all i’ve ever wanted to do…i was sick and tired of watching my life pass me by and i can’t wait to see how my life changes even more with the next 210 pounds. i’m so, so, so excited to see what life will now bring me.
remember that it's not always going to be easy, but nothing worth it ever is. as long as you stick with the program or pick yourself back up after you fall (without beating yourself up too badly over it because that will just lead to more *off* days, weeks, months, etc.)...you WILL get to goal and you WILL be successful...
thank you ns and thank you to all of the amazing people here…you’ve all been so wonderful to me and even if you don’t know it, ALL of you inspire me each and every day in so many different ways…thank you!!!