Here is one from last summer (2008). This is probably at our heaviest. We were meeting an online friend for the first time. I honestly can't believe I even went through with the meeting considering how I felt about how I looked at this weight. But she had some old windows and a door to get rid of, which I plan to use for our greenhouse. I guess my need for free junk outweighed that fear of wondering what she thought about me and my appearance....LOL.
And here we are as of April 9, 2009. I think I am finally starting to see the change in myself. I've noticed it in Gary for months now, but for some reason when I look in the mirror I had not seen it in myself. For me, losing 50+ pounds and Gary losing 60+ pounds is nothing to sneeze at, that is for sure. I should be very proud, and I am, but it's still hard to grasp the whole thing at times.
My mom asked me if we thought we were going to continue with our healthier lifestyle. I thought that was a strange question, at first. I mean, why go through all this if we don't plan to continue. But so many people fail at losing weight and keeping it off, so I guess it was a legitimate question. I have no plans to go back to the weight I was before....still not comfortable talking a number with you all yet. I have every intention of trying to stay on track. It's been pretty easy so far, relatively speaking. I'm sure that's because we are doing this together. I've been reading that when you are nourishing your body with healthy foods, you tend to not crave the bad foods, but I am still skeptical about that. I need to investigate further into why I crave the foods I crave and why it's so hard to stop at just one. I jokingly told my mom that I eat because it tastes good, but I seriously need to investigate that further. Once that discovery is made, only then, will I be free.
0 comments:
Post a Comment
Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. I really appreciate it.