Hi Friends,
I, tonight, glanced in the mirror and re-realized that "I am doing this...I am eating well...I am at a normal weight...and I look and feel good!!" I remembered the feelings from the past of, "I'll never be able to control my eating...I'll never be thin...I'll never look good again." Now, after a total of almost seven months, I can say...it is NOT EASY to stop eating- to NOT overeat, but it is EASIER...and making the portions small has become habitual; you must hold out and stretch yourself to the limit because for the first few or more months, it may seem impossible...I have cried, spoken to my JC chat friends, and in the end made a great decision through the roughest times of overeating desire to get here. Presently, I really feel so proud of myself. I am so proud of myself for making a conscious effort to eat carefully and well, for letting myself get to this point. Pass failure to get to success.
Hugs,
May
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Before & After Pic
Thanks, my new, wonderful weight loss friend, JD, for fixing this picture!
The picture was taken in August, but, wow, what a difference!!
Hugs,
May
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Personal revelation
Personal thought I will share that hopefully will be helpful to my Friends :)
I think that my turning 30 in August has made me all the more serious about this, because there's diabetes on both sides of my family and I'm sick of looking bad and feeling like a slave to food...what really helps me is...this thought...
"If I do eat this and plan to "start tomorrow" I will NEVER do it and stick to this and lose weight, fixing this overeating thing!". That thought really makes me do it this time. I know my food addiction will be something I will battle daily for the rest of my life, but it is something I should be working hard to manage...after all, it is my health and appearance that suffer, isn't it??
Hugs,
May
I think that my turning 30 in August has made me all the more serious about this, because there's diabetes on both sides of my family and I'm sick of looking bad and feeling like a slave to food...what really helps me is...this thought...
"If I do eat this and plan to "start tomorrow" I will NEVER do it and stick to this and lose weight, fixing this overeating thing!". That thought really makes me do it this time. I know my food addiction will be something I will battle daily for the rest of my life, but it is something I should be working hard to manage...after all, it is my health and appearance that suffer, isn't it??
Hugs,
May
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Some before pics
May 2007 I felt thin but did NOT look it!!!!
June 2007
August 2007
Great occurrence tonight!
Hello Friends,
Great thing happened...I was shopping at Target and someone that hasn't seen me in like a year said she didn't recognize me and that I looked skinny!!!!! WOW!! And, when she said, "You lost weight!" I said, "A little." I guess I'm a bit shy and humble about it. Then, for kicks, I tried on a size 7 pair of pants and they did fit, tight around the belly but still closed anyway, I don't care, they closed on me!! It is so amazing fitting into an 8, just amazing that I can say it and that it is true, I still have trouble believing it!! By the way, I'm in the wavering between a 148-149...LOVE that!! Goal is 140, dream weight is 115-125...but then again, hubby is saying there's not as much to grab, hmmm!
Hugs,
May
Great thing happened...I was shopping at Target and someone that hasn't seen me in like a year said she didn't recognize me and that I looked skinny!!!!! WOW!! And, when she said, "You lost weight!" I said, "A little." I guess I'm a bit shy and humble about it. Then, for kicks, I tried on a size 7 pair of pants and they did fit, tight around the belly but still closed anyway, I don't care, they closed on me!! It is so amazing fitting into an 8, just amazing that I can say it and that it is true, I still have trouble believing it!! By the way, I'm in the wavering between a 148-149...LOVE that!! Goal is 140, dream weight is 115-125...but then again, hubby is saying there's not as much to grab, hmmm!
Hugs,
May
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Happy New Year 2008!!!
Hello Friends,
I just want to wish all a wonderful new year, filled with joys and accomplishments of what we can do in our lives and in this world.
I am so happy and proud of myself to be starting the new year off in a healthy manner, watching those portions, making healthy food choices, and exercising. Among my many goals, my weight goal is to get to 140 lbs, but I will be satisfied with maintaining 150 lbs.
Hugs,
May
I just want to wish all a wonderful new year, filled with joys and accomplishments of what we can do in our lives and in this world.
I am so happy and proud of myself to be starting the new year off in a healthy manner, watching those portions, making healthy food choices, and exercising. Among my many goals, my weight goal is to get to 140 lbs, but I will be satisfied with maintaining 150 lbs.
Hugs,
May
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