I have been overweight and unhealthy most of my life. I was an overweight kid who became obsessed with dieting because everyone around me was thin. I've been on probably every diet you can name and a few you can't but nothing really lasted. This obsession with dieting and being thin led me to an eating disorder in high school (anorexia/bulimia) which spiraled out of control and eventually led me to ballooning back up to my starting weight with some extra weight thrown in.
Fast forward some years, I become a Christian, get delivered from low self-esteem, rejection, etc, but still struggle with my weight. I needed to learn to be happy with myself as I was before I could tackle my weight issues. Being happy to be me, has led me to this place I'm at right now. Married with four children of course packed on the pounds. Was I happy about it? No, but I hadn't made up my mind to do anything about it. I dieted of course, but there was no firm decision in my mind that being healthy was more important than being "skinny" (which of course I want to be lol)
............more to come
Sounds like you are understanding the need to be healthy vs. just skinny, and I think that is a great stepping stone! You can definitely do this! I'll be following along, and let me know if you want me to add your blog to my blogroll for accountability!
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