A Shift.
This is the old me in 2010. I don't usually show pictures of me. I knew I was overweight and had to do something. The turning point was July of 2011. I went to my doctor for my annual physical and I was told that I was going to be put on meds for diabetes. I think I started crying and told them no. I would loose weight on my own and that I would not need those meds at all. I exercised and ate better and within a years time I was on track. See my picture below. It is exactly one year to the date that I was told I was diabetic. If I can do it, you can do it. It's not gonna be easy. It will more than likely be the hardest thing you will ever do or work on in your life. A better you.
Me looking healthier!
This is me now (me left, my older sister right). 2012. This is how far I have come in my weight loss journey. People ask how I did it (how I am still doing it). I say "it's not just one thing or one person or one idea that has helped me." I have literally tried it all. I have gone through so much and I have so much more to go through. Notice I still don't have a picture of the whole me. I think cooking has helped me get trough the tuff times. It is a release of bad energy. When I cook, I kinda feel like a new person and all that is in the past is just that...in the past. For those of you who struggle with your weight know that you are not alone. Find someone or something that can keep your mind off of tearing yourself apart emotionally and physically. Reach out to someone. Don't judge others. You have no idea where someone is in their weightloss journey. They could be just ending their weightloss journey or maybe just lost their first pound.
I have bad days with my weightloss. I eat burgers, I eat chips and I eat cake. What matters is that I get back up and start again. This journey may be a long one, but one I wouldn't change for anything. Keep your chin up. Keep pushing.
-Later, B.
I have bad days with my weightloss. I eat burgers, I eat chips and I eat cake. What matters is that I get back up and start again. This journey may be a long one, but one I wouldn't change for anything. Keep your chin up. Keep pushing.
-Later, B.