The Biggest Loser, Season 8 begins on NBC next Tuesday, Sept 15. One short week from tonight. I watched it a year ago, beginning my journey in September 2007 at 279 pounds. From September 17 to December 25, I lost 40 pounds. From December 25 to April 25, 2008 I lost another 20.
Today I weigh 259. And I want to cry. I'm 40 pounds heavier in just a bit less than a year and a half. I know better!!! Oh sure, I've got excuses. My job turned into an absolute hell and I ate out of stress. Then in February of this year, I was laid off and have been medicating my ego with food. Plus, without health insurance and having severe asthma, I am limited in what exercise I can do. But those are just excuses. The bottom line is that there really is NO reasonable excuse for getting this big. The fact is that I put more food in my mouth than I should have and didn't do the exercise I CAN do. And here I am, still living in the fat suit I created myself.
Well, enough is enough. Just because I fell back doesn't mean I'm doomed and should never try again. I want to finally get rid of this fat suit I created and give myself a new slim, healthy suit. And the one word used the most in this blog post is "I". That's the whole key. This journey is mine, and I can either keep moving forward toward my goal, or I can give up right here, right now. I am NOT a quitter. I do NOT give up. My success is all up to me (and I WILL succeed).
This blog is the record of the process of abandoning the fat suit and creating myself a new suit.
Yay Girl! Kathryn and I are doing the Biggest looser too! Kudo's to you for your stark honesty not only with the world but yourself!
ReplyDeleteI'm "so" proud of you! You go girl! You "can" do it!
We just added 1000mg of Vit D. to our daily regimine with our 1200mg of calcium and multivitamin. Woo Hoo! The Vit D. made such a difference in the way I feel! So much more energy! Yay for my endocrinologist knowing what she's talking about~!
Love ya ~ Opera Diva from Maryland! :-)