Finally - I seem to be back on track - I am weigh less now than I have for years and years. I'm just 23 pounds from my next goal - and that seems entirely doable within the next several weeks. I feel like a burden has been lifted.
I wish that I had listened years and years ago - when doctors and friends and family were first so concerned about the weight I was packing on. My first year of marriage, I gained over 100 pounds - there were reasons, and I'm not sure I could have done anything differently - but when I think of the health problems I endured through the years...When I think of the heartache brought on by such low self-esteem...When I think of the worry I caused my family and friends...When I think of the time I wasted NOT taking care of myself, I have serious regrets. I would love to say to every young girl, or every person my age - get control of this now! Don't live the life I lived - don't allow so much damage - don't let it become life or death! I know that if I said that to the friends I care about - they probably wouldn't listen any more than I did way back when.
So instead, I will say this - I'm here. If you are reading this - and you want to talk about it - I'M HERE. I will tell you honestly of my struggles through the years. I will tell you that you are not alone in any of your thoughts. I will open my heart, and let you see the scared, lonely, person I have been through all of this. I will talk about discrimination that overweight people face everyday - at work, at school, at the grocery store, at restaurants. And I will do anything and everything I can to encourage you to make the necessary changes to turn your life around - the sooner, the better!
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