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My Journey
This year I decided to take charge of my life instead of my life controlling me. After years of struggling with a big weight problem I have decided to take charge and actually do something about it! This is my story and I am writing this in hopes of inspiring anyone else who was in my shoes.I had been extremely overweight for many years. My life was totally miserable. I felt so bad about myself that I hated me. Not only were my looks affected by the weight but practically everything in my life was affected by it. I was limited physically. Walking long distances, outdoor activities, even shopping were difficult. I quit caring about myself and there were even times that I didn't care if I lived or died. I knew that I was going to have to do something to make a change or waste my life. I wanted to start living again. I was so tired of just existing.
Of course I had tried many times to lose weight and failed. I would lose some weight and then give up and start back to the old habits again. Food was an obsession. My whole life revolved around it. I knew that had to change in order for me to be successful. I had to control food not it controlling me.
I knew how to eat in order to lose weight. No magic formula. Less calories in than you burn. I decided to take a look at what I was eating and modify my eating habits in order to make it happen. Small portions are one way to do it. But my choice was to make more healthy food choices instead. Breakfast was typically a bowl of low sugar cereal like Special K with berries with skim milk. I knew that it would have to be easy especially what I ate at work because I would not stick with something difficult that takes a lot of time in the morning to get ready so I chose meal replacement bars or shakes for lunch. Dinner was always a salad piled high with veggies and low-fat dressing and a low-fat entree such as: Chicken breast and rice, Turkey breast with mushrooms and vegetables, or a Lean Cuisine if I didn't feel like cooking.
Like I said before there is no magic formula or pill. What worked for me is to figure out what will work for my lifestyle and not my life revolving around the diet. That was key to my success.
Exercise made a big difference in the way I felt and the way my body look as well. When I first started losing weight I didn't exercise. Being so heavy it was very difficult and frustrating. After I had lost about 30 lbs I decided to give it a try. I knew that I would have to do something that I could realistically do. In-home walking was my choice. I bought the dvds (which came with an incline step) and decided to try and do the best I could. I was hooked. I gradually built up and was able to do it! Now I work out 6 times a week for about 45 minutes a session. It has built up my endurance and shaped my body. Exercise is a great stress reliever as well. My advice again is start with realistic goals and do something that fits into your lifestyle not your lifestyle fitting into your workout.
Don't ever let anyone or anything get you down! You can do it! You are amazing and you have the power to change yourself for the better!!!!
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