Say No to Diets

After I had my second child until a year ago, I weighed 200 lbs. I am only 5 feet 2 inches tall. I looked like Godzilla, but shorter. I used to joke with my husband just push me down the road and I will be able to keep-up with the car. I hid my feelings about how I looked with being fun-spirited. My arthritis and fibromyalgia was even worse than how it is now. Knock, Knock, diabetes and heart disease was waiting for prime opportunity to take me. I could not deal with it anymore. Worrying, if I am going to live to an old age to see my kids marry.

Exercise was not an option unless I had the money for gym membership. The pool is the only type of exercise that my body can endure. I do not have a job because of my conditions so; affording a membership was not possible.

I was only eating one meal a day so; my body was hibernating like a bear. The way I looked everyone thought I ate all the time. It was not the case my body was storing my fat. Sometimes I experienced shakes because of going too long without food.

I have a health journal to keep track of my in-take with food. I drank eight glasses of water every day. I divorced bread, sugar, alcohol, corn, cheese, and salad dressing. I made my meals in a bigger quantity. I ate every 3 hours since morning to night. My meals were in small portions too. I had to force myself to eat when I was not hungry.

Examples of my meals included:

Two egg whites and half of grapefruit
3oz of fish, medium potato, and broccoli
3oz of turkey salad with tomatoes

I substituted salad dressing replacing it with extra virgin olive oil and seasoning. I was brought-up without adding salt to my food so, that was not hard. I would once a week drink a diet soda. I did eat fast food sometimes.

Wendys:
Grilled chicken sandwich no bun plain and potato
McDonalds:
Grilled chicken no bun plain side salad no dressing

My yoyo dieting is forever non-existent. I am never hungry anymore I have amazing, increased energy. My size was an 18 down to an eight. I lost total 50 lbs! I am healthier and my self-esteem has boosted. My joints still bother me, but the lighter you are means less pressure. I will not follow my grandmother, mother, and uncle with diabetes and heart disease I will not be a candidate for it. I have not reached my goal yet. I am aspiring towards twenty-more pounds to lose. I do cheat you have to, but after two weeks of starting this than I rewarded myself with pizza. The next day right back on it and my metabolism burns it off so; you do not see an increase on the scales.

I will be around to love and receive love from my family and friends! Moreover, that is the greatest reward of this life-style change and journey I am on to continue my purpose in life.