I knew I was over weight and needed to get control. I had lost 100 lbs a few years before do to illness and I knew it was creeping back on. Problem is, I don't have a single mirror in my house that shows anything below my chest, so it was easy to be in denial. Even when I was down to one pair of size 24 jeans that were so tight I could hardly breathe when I sat down, and the black skirt that was so stretchy that you could fit 5 fat women in it and still have room, I was in total denial as to how bad it had gotten.
But pictures don't lie, and when I went to look at the pictures of my son's July 2006 wedding, there I was. Big as life. Bigger than I thought. And gross. A fat old woman sitting next to a very handsome, slim husband. I wanted to die. Here I was, 43 and finally having a happy life and I was eating myself to death. I looked so old. And when I went to my Dr. for help to gt the weight off, the scale read 283. Another big shock. I had no idea. Her suggestion? Join overeaters anon. Uh, I don't think so. I am NOT going into a room of people who all live in my small community and tell them about my food issues.
So that was it. The turning point. And it's funny how things worked out. Here I was, devastated at the way I looked, knowing that I had to get the weight off, and freaking out because I failed at every diet I ever tried. And I couldn't stand the thought of being hungry. Then my friend tells me that she started on Medifast and was doing great. Told me to look it up. I did, and the rest they say, is history.
The first week I was down 11 lbs. and wasn't hungry. It took me about three days to feel really good, but after that I was fine. I started the program on the 15th of August and have so far lost 43 lbs. The program works as long as I work the program. I found that when I don't drink my water or eat all my meals, I stall. I could have lost more by now, but there are times that I get busy and don't do what I'm suppose to do. Then I get back on track and the weight comes off.
So, I know that there are others out there who struggle like I do. And I want to help. As part of the major change in my life as far as weight goes, I've also become a Health Advisor for Take Shape for Life. It's a way for me to give back for the gift that I've been given. To help others that feel as helpless as I did to get on the path to weight loss and health and not let the fat keep us down.
I hope that my daily journal will help other to see that anyone can do this. So in the future, when life gives me lemon bars, I'll be saying "thanks, but no thanks" and munching on a Medifast Lemon Bar!
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