Finally under 200 pounds...

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02/05/2020 13:18

Subject: Finally under 200 pounds...

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I’m a woman who has struggled with my weight for years. At my highest I weighted 275 pounds. Today I stepped on the scale and I was 199. I’m 5’8, so yes that is still very big but now I’m in a size 12 jeans and XL top. No more plus sizes. I cried when I saw 199 this morning. I just wanted to tell others there is hope. When you’re morbidly obese, you kind of lose hope and feel like you’ll never change and it’s overwhelming to think you need to lose 125 pounds. Now I only need to lose 50. More than way there. If you’re just starting out where I was, I’m going to share what worked for me.

1) weight watchers. I can’t stress this enough. My doctor wanted me to do weight loss surgery, I said no. With weightwatchers I eat ANYTHING I WANT but track the points. And I eat every last point. Some people think if you eat all the points you won’t lose, but I don’t miss any meals.

2) change. I had to change my routine. I’m an emotional eater so I used to eat nonstop once I got home from work until I went to bed. So at first I literally went to bed at 8pm to stop myself from eating. Once I lost a little weight and felt more mobile I bought a treadmill. I started walking 1mile per hour. Yes, 1 mild. Then 1.5, then 2, and so on. I walk for an hour at a slow pace every night and watch a movie on Netflix. Now I walk 3mph, which is still slow, but I’m moving. When I’m on the treadmill, I’m not eating. I started making jewellery. Weekends are so hard and I’d graze and binge all day. When my hands were busy with bead and wire, I wasn’t eating. I started organising. Doing home projects. Anything to keep move moving and distracted from food.

3) snack plate. I decided I couldn’t give everything up at once. So I allowed myself a snack plate every night. I bought a tapas serving plate and whatever fit on it, I could eat. Some healthy, some not as healthy. But I stuck to my portions. Every month I’d reduce the portions or change to healthier options. Now my tapas plate is fruits and veggies and lean proteins, plus a treat. I allow myself dessert every night.

4) goal. I made a goal to travel somewhere I had to be fit to enjoy the trip. This summer I’m going gorilla trekking in Africa. Every day I work towards that goal. I put pictures of gorillas on the wall in front of my treadmill.

5) be kind to myself. I’m not perfect. I’ll have days where I’ll slip. That’s okay.at first it was one good day, three bad. But I kept going. Then it was once a week. Now it’s once a month and that’s okay. I just kept it moving.

6) slow and steady. It’s taken me a year to lose 75 pounds. That’s okay. I needed to learn new ways to cook and cope with life without food. All the fad diets and pills don’t work. You have to change your life completely.

7) meal prep. In the beginning I prepped whatever I wanted. Healthy or not, as long as it was portion controlled and on my menu for the day, I could have it. I eat 3 meals, 2 snacks. Sometimes 3. As long as it’s prepped, I can eat it. As time went on, my prepping became healthier. I started mixing sour cream with Greek yogurt, then little by little I just used Greek yogurt instead. Little changes. From full fat to lighter mayo. Step by step. It was too overwhelming to change everything at once. I also didn’t know what a healthy menu looked like. Now I have 8 weeks worth of meals I rotate. I meal prep wed & sat.

8) be prepared. I always have frozen soup or food in my freezer so I don’t get into a situation where I’m sick or didn’t prep and end up ordering a pizza. I always leave the house with a granola bar. Before I go to bed, I make sure my food is all ready to go for the next day.

Those are just some little things that have helped me. When you have 100+ pounds to lose, it just feels so impossible, so I hope that somewhere out there who needs to hear this reads this message. I’m still working every day. I still have 51 pounds to go. But it’s possible- you can do it too.