This post was posted on my tumblr at ruesworld@tumblr.com back in October/November of last year, but I thought I would share it.
30 pounds down, 80 more to go...
First of all, I want to thank all of my facebook friends who commented or liked when I posted this following status…
I’m am about 80 pounds from my goal weight… I know it my be a long time but since November 2011, I have lost about 30 pounds and kept it off…. this is a huge deal for me… especially since then my mamaw passed away and I am an emotional eater… When my dad died I put 30 pounds on in about 2 months… So I consider it an accomplishment…
Now I am going to explain myself a little more and how I done it.
First, I am NOT on a diet. I am not following anything, and this is part of why I think I am losing. Yes, it may have taken over a year and a half to shed 30 pounds, but I am doing it and keeping it off. If I am not dieting then what the heck am I doing?
I still eat what I love, but I am not constantly snacking. I am not eating as much. I also have cut sweet tea out. I pretty much drink water all the time. (this really isn’t that big of a change most of the time I would drink water instead of tea anyways)
This biggest change is LILY! She keeps me going all the time. From the time she wakes up in the morning until her mom gets home at 4. She’s is on the go. Even though I am not actually working out, I am getting exercise. Lily was born in August 2011 and I hit my highest weight in November 2011.
I know this is going to sound horrible, but I think it has something to do with it. My mamaw constantly critized me about my weight. She kept after me to not eat as much and to exercise. I don’t have her hear to do that anymore. I think that I kept shoving food into my mouth to piss her off, but I really wasn’t hurting anyone but my self. I know she was going this because she loved me and wanted me healthy. Also I think she is up in heaven helping me now with losing the weight.
30 pounds in a year and a half. Maybe not sound like a lot, but for me I have been struggleing with my weight for most of my life. I was diagnosed with high blood pressure at the age of 5 and I was overweight for my age. I am a stress eater. When my dad died back in 2002, I gained 30 pounds in 2 months. I did lost about 60 pounds my freshmen year in college, but by the time I graduated I had put it all back on. Now, I have lost 30 pounds and KEPT IT OFF!!! I had a major death in my family, my mamaw, who raised me, and I was able to still keep the weight off.
Another thing, I see my sister and best friend, Kyla, and I see how she has gotten healthy. I was there when she started her lifestyle change. She is truly an inspiration to me. I may not tell you that Kyla, but you are.
This may seem shocking, but I want to run a 5K by the end of summer first of fall. I want to run the Color Me Rad 5K in September. It’s close to where I live and it just sounds AWESOME!!! Here’s a link about it if you want to check it out to see if there is a race close to you.
http://www.colormerad.com/about.html
I am not trying to be skinny as a bean pole. I am just wanting to be healthy. When I was 18 years old, I wanted to be under 150 pounds, but my doctor at the time looked me in the eye, and told me that I would look sick if I weight that much. I just want to be healthy. I don’t want to tell you my specific goal because I don’t want to tell you all my current weight. I am not comfortable in telling you all that, but it will be under 200 pounds.
Thanks for the encouragement.
Love,
Rue.
I’m am about 80 pounds from my goal weight… I know it my be a long time but since November 2011, I have lost about 30 pounds and kept it off…. this is a huge deal for me… especially since then my mamaw passed away and I am an emotional eater… When my dad died I put 30 pounds on in about 2 months… So I consider it an accomplishment…
Now I am going to explain myself a little more and how I done it.
First, I am NOT on a diet. I am not following anything, and this is part of why I think I am losing. Yes, it may have taken over a year and a half to shed 30 pounds, but I am doing it and keeping it off. If I am not dieting then what the heck am I doing?
I still eat what I love, but I am not constantly snacking. I am not eating as much. I also have cut sweet tea out. I pretty much drink water all the time. (this really isn’t that big of a change most of the time I would drink water instead of tea anyways)
This biggest change is LILY! She keeps me going all the time. From the time she wakes up in the morning until her mom gets home at 4. She’s is on the go. Even though I am not actually working out, I am getting exercise. Lily was born in August 2011 and I hit my highest weight in November 2011.
I know this is going to sound horrible, but I think it has something to do with it. My mamaw constantly critized me about my weight. She kept after me to not eat as much and to exercise. I don’t have her hear to do that anymore. I think that I kept shoving food into my mouth to piss her off, but I really wasn’t hurting anyone but my self. I know she was going this because she loved me and wanted me healthy. Also I think she is up in heaven helping me now with losing the weight.
30 pounds in a year and a half. Maybe not sound like a lot, but for me I have been struggleing with my weight for most of my life. I was diagnosed with high blood pressure at the age of 5 and I was overweight for my age. I am a stress eater. When my dad died back in 2002, I gained 30 pounds in 2 months. I did lost about 60 pounds my freshmen year in college, but by the time I graduated I had put it all back on. Now, I have lost 30 pounds and KEPT IT OFF!!! I had a major death in my family, my mamaw, who raised me, and I was able to still keep the weight off.
Another thing, I see my sister and best friend, Kyla, and I see how she has gotten healthy. I was there when she started her lifestyle change. She is truly an inspiration to me. I may not tell you that Kyla, but you are.
This may seem shocking, but I want to run a 5K by the end of summer first of fall. I want to run the Color Me Rad 5K in September. It’s close to where I live and it just sounds AWESOME!!! Here’s a link about it if you want to check it out to see if there is a race close to you.
http://www.colormerad.com/about.html
I am not trying to be skinny as a bean pole. I am just wanting to be healthy. When I was 18 years old, I wanted to be under 150 pounds, but my doctor at the time looked me in the eye, and told me that I would look sick if I weight that much. I just want to be healthy. I don’t want to tell you my specific goal because I don’t want to tell you all my current weight. I am not comfortable in telling you all that, but it will be under 200 pounds.
Thanks for the encouragement.
Love,
Rue.
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