My journey from fat to fabulous…..

Most people do not enjoy Mondays.

The weekend is over, another crazy work week is starting up, and your list of things to accomplish in the week is growing by the minute.

…….or if you are me Monday is the day you emerge from your weekend food coma and “start on Monday”. As I sit here and sip my 3rd 20 oz. ounce bottle of water, I think of all of my wasted “Mondays”. Maybe it is the water cleansing my mind, or just me gaining clarity after years and years of fog.

I used to “start on Monday” with my diet of the week, and by Tuesday I was craving anything and everything I was not allowed to have. By Wednesday I had caved. Thursday was fun as I discovered all the foods I missed from my whole day of dieting, and Friday it was time to party. Afterall, I was going to finally get serious on Monday and start my diet. So Saturday and Sunday was a glutonous feast of pizza, ice cream, cake, cookies, etc. Because Monday was coming quickly and I needed my “last supper” now, before it was all over and I joined the diet world.

This cycle has repeated itself for years in my life. Some weeks, I lasted on the “diet” longer than other weeks. Some weeks I did not even try. I even tricked myself into thinking that Tuesdays would be a better day to start……how naive….

I know now that the day you change your life and health is not marked by a calendar, a date, an event, or anything that you can pinpoint. You just have to do it. You make the choice and you live it everyday. And when you do chose to move forward and start taking care of yourself, it is not the end of your past life. Just a more moderate take. Instead of having a huge piece of cake after every meal, you save it only for special occasions. Instead of having half a box of pasta for dinner, you have some whole wheat pasta to “fill in” your veggies. Nothing has to stop, it just has to be more planned, and modified to suit your choices.

No one said this would be easy, but as I learn more and more about my food choices and how they make me feel, it makes everything a little easier.  As I begin to feel better, it makes my choice that much easier!

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So - I think it is a good idea to do a whole body cleanse as I begin this process. This way I can detoxify my body and rid myself of all the toxins that have accumulated. I have chosen a detox from Whole Foods. It was about $20.00 and lasts for 2 weeks. I will keep you posted on the process and if I feel any better.

 

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Hello world - my name is Emily and this is the beginning of my journey to a fulfilled life.  I am 25 and working to achieve my goal of becoming healthy, happy, and ready for the future. I was not always overweight. Not even close in fact. Growing up I was active, healthy, and at a healthy weight until my senior year of high school.

By nature, I am a planner. And I remember early on having very well laid plans for my life. I had the “ideal” picture in my head of who I wanted to be, and what I wanted to accomplish. During my senior year, I started to see these plans and goals fall apart and not come to fruition the way I had planned, thus I began finding solace in my food. I skyrocketed in my weight. I went from healthy to morbidly obese in a matter of 7 years. One bad thing happened after another, and it only compounded the problem. About 4 years ago, I met my now husband. Since knowing him, I have slowly been finding my way back to who I am at heart. He has been a rock and has supported me, listened to me cry, laughed with me, and helped me.

We have been married for a little less than 3 years, and we are ready to start a family in the next couple of years. Obviously, at my weight (256) it would be selfish for me to become pregnant. I would never forgive myself if my child had lifelong problems, because I did not lose the weight and become healthy before conceiving. But there is more to it, I need this for me. I need to be able to live my life to the fullest for myself, my husband, family, and future children.

So - here I am.

I have talked with my doctor, and began reading The New Sugarbusters! With my current state of health, my doctor and I believe this is my answer for a healthy life. I will be blogging about my journey, my obstacles, my thoughts, and a few life lessons as I learn them.

So far, this book makes a lot of sense. I am no expert at this point, but I am learning. So, please bear with me.

Here we go!

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