It’s no surprise I struggle with weight issues. Heck, it’s in the tag line in the sidebar under author <—– over there. I know what I need to do to lose weight:
1. Eat regular meals – for me this is the toughest one and likely the second largest reason I struggle with my weight. I tend to not eat enough, therefore putting my body into starvation mode. I am constantly forgetting to eat breakfast. When I finally do eat I overdo it because I'm so hungry.
2. Exercise more – this is the number one reason I struggle with my weight. I have at-home jobs where I'm sitting on my butt all day. I keep telling myself I need to MAKE the time to exercise but I never get around to it.
3. Fear. This may sound strange, but I fear losing weight. I fear that people will look at me differently. I fear I'll lose it then gain it all back. Fear that keeping the weight off will be a life-long commitment for me.
I know I'm not the only one who feels this way. I also know I'm not the only one who knows it just takes some simple common sense to do something about their weight issues: eat right, exercise, have courage. That's it. That's really ALL there is to it. I know this. You know this. And yet… it's so hard.
Today I read on diet blog, 10 Sobering Revelations About Women and Dieting
A survey conducted on 2000 young women (average age 23) revealed that every pound of weight a woman loses will cost them about £807 (approximately $1660 USD). This includes expenditures such as; gym membership, exercise DVDs, supplements and extra fruits and veggies.
Um… $1600 per pound?! OUCH! That is insane. But somehow I bet it’s true. Look at the cost of these Miracle burn diet pills. From $40 – $86 per month. I’ve never been tempted by diet pills. I’m not a pill-taker and it’s enough that I have to take medication twice a day to help manage my diabetes. But many people are. Many want to pop a pill to fix everything..especially fix being overweight and will pay anything to obtain that goal. Not me. However, I have been lured in with gym memberships and exercise DVDs in the past. I even posted a while back that I was looking into buying some DVD’s for walking in your home. My kids ended up needing shoes and school stuff so I never got around to it…. but I also never got around to even starting any sort of exercise program. Right now I simply cannot afford a gym membership and those DVD’s will have to wait until our after the Christmas and Birthday season is over with around here.
But….I don’t need money to lose weight!!! Exercising is FREE! I know this, you know this… everyone knows this. So… after reading that article today money is no longer going to be one of my excuses. If you struggle as I do, don’t let it be your excuse either. As soon as I post this, I’m going to strap on my iPod Nano and go for a walk.
[tags]weight loss, exercise, eating right[/tags]
Your fears — all of them — are grounded in reality. People did look at me differently. It’s depressing how well thin people are treated vs. fat people. I was the same person, but was treated completely differently. And have I re-gained pretty much all that I lost. This year has been the hardest of my whole life and I’ve put back on at least 50 lbs of the 75 I had lost. And it’s not like I’m eating good now, so who knows — maybe I’ll finish out the year the whole 75 lbs being back with me. It’s extremely frustrating. I wasn’t happy with the way my body looked thin than I do when it is fat. When I was thin I had horrible lines all over my face. When I smiled I looked like I needed a serious face lift. My butt and boobs sagged to the floor, it seemed. What I need is to not be too thin, but not be too fat either. Keeping yourself at a particular weight seems next to impossible though. Either you eat too much and get too fat, or you don’t eat hardly at all and get way too thin. I don’t know how to “eat in moderation” which is what I need to do. Battling weight is a life-long battle for all of us, I suppose. Most of us, anyway.