It is a new day and today I start a new journey. It has been almost two years since my father died and I fell off the weight-loss wagon. I sit here; right back where I was before my journey began; weighing a whopping 238 pounds. That may not sound like much to you. I can't answer that. What I do know is that my body doesn't like this weight. In the last two years the muscles in my body have begun to complain more, I find movement difficult. My knees tend to want to buggle under the strain and it feels as though large padding has been tucked in around them restricting my movement and causing pain. Every step is slow and difficult. My thin husband and daughter don't understand and often leave me standing by the table in a resturant alone as I attempt to overcome the unsteadiness and pain I am experiencing. They don't mean to be cruel, they just don't get it.
I have weighed this much, down and back up again, for the last year. I am not blaming my weight on anyone else. But I am convinced that rapid weight loss is not the right weight loss for me. I know that Medifast, Jenny Craig, Nutri-System and all those others work for others who have kept their weight off, but not for me. I believe that it is not the program that keeps the weight off but an attitude of self-discipline.
So, this is my new goal: to develop good habits of self-discipline; and healthy attitudes about food, exercise and how to maintain a healthy body. I beleive this is what will bring about permanent weight loss.
I am committing myself to work through this and report on my struggles and findings. Please, let me know what you think and what tips your are trying; what is working for you and what is not.
God Bless You
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