- Tying my shoes was difficult.
- The # of restaurant chairs I couldn't fit in was increasing.
- I couldn't fly in an airplane without a seat belt extender and having the arm rest up.
- In search of control, I was being completely controlled by food.
- I wore size 28 jeans.
- I couldn't walk up a flight of stairs without getting winded (and I was 23 years old!)
- I honestly doubted I would ever weigh under 300 pounds.
- I was a slave to circumstances, peer pressure, and emotional eating.
- I dreaded going to amusement parks because I couldn't fit on most of the roller coasters.
- I couldn't drive past a Starbucks without ordering a 500 calorie drink.
- I could workout on the elliptical for longer than 10 minutes without feeling like my heart would beat out of my chest.
- I had never cooked a single vegetable in my life.
- I was intensely afraid of working out at the gym.
- I was in denial of how I became obese & even that my weight was a problem.
- My weight was prohibiting me from fulfilling God's calling on my life.
Today, after losing 101 Pounds...
- I can tie my shoes with no issue.
- I can RUN up stairs without getting winded.
- I know how I became overweight and why/how I will NEVER go back.
- I have shown myself that I am not destined for diabetes and obesity, but greatness.
- I have no fear of working out at the gym and have had multiple people there mention my weight loss.
- I can fly on an airplan without using a seat belt extender.
- I am in control of food & it no longer has any hold on my life!
- I can workout on the elliptical for a limitless amount of time & have become an avid spinner.
- I now wear a size 20 jeans.
- I can go to a restaurant and fit in any chair.
- I have NO doubt that I will be in ONEderland one day soon.
- Starbucks no longer is an addiction of mine & it holds very little appeal.
- I am FREE from circumstancial or peer pressure in regards to food.
- I am one of the strongest, most resilient people I know.
- I regularly eat vegetables & have learned to cook many healthy meals.
- I KNOW that I am worth it!
This past week I lost another 2 pounds which obviously brought me straight to a 101 pound loss. I have been waiting for a LONG time to reach this goal. As I look back on my journals for the past 6 years or so, every friggin year I would set a goal to lose 100lbs and guess what? I FINALLY DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And guess what? I am SO proud of myself.