Weight loss has always been an up and down for me. I’ve been on every type of diet I you can think of. Some have been successful and some have not. I’ve never stuck with it and accomplished my goals. Before I got pregnant with my youngest child I started going to weight watchers. I lost about 25lbs. and continued to lose while I was pregnant. Altogether about 35 lbs. After Sammy was born I quit trying. Part of it I think was sheer exhaustion and part was post partum depression. Whatever the cause I quit and ultimately have felt worse about myself than ever.
It’s time for me to make a change. I can’t keep living like this. There are so many things that I want to do with me kids that I just can’t. It’s not fair to them. They need to see me complete my goals. There are so many bad habit’s I have been teaching them and I have covered it up with humor. But my weight is not funny. It’s time for me to show my kids that I can do it.
My weight loss goal is 100lbs. (that’s what I will start with)
3 comments:
Good for you Angela! I'll pray for your endeavor...I have struggled with my weight too since childhood. I feel as if I gain and lose the same 20 lbs all the time! But it helps me to remember that God has given me the grace to care for three souls...he'll surely give me the grace to stay healthy for them! So keep us updated, and God bless!
I can so relate to this post, I'm about 70lbs overweight and I just hate it-I hate seeing pics of myself. You can do it, I can do it-we just have to set our minds to changing our lives. Thanks for following my blog, I will follow yours too.
Angela
Angela, I have been on the same journey you are on. It is a difficult one, but very much worth it!!! I wanted to be able to do things with my children again that I had to stop doing when I gained so much weight and it broke my heart! More than that, however, I decided I wanted to live longer for them. I lost both of my parents to heart disease too early, and I am bound and determined not to let that happen to my children! I realize now that they will need me later as much as they do now. So that is my main motivation, and it's a good one. :)
I have lost 60 lbs. so far the old-fashioned way - diet and exercise. I plan to lost 45 more to get my body back to a healthy BMI range. I understand what you mean that it's not fair to your kids, I really do. They deserve better, and you know what? WE do, too!!! Love you, girl, and just know that we're in this together! xoxo
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