Newbie to the forum, but not to weight loss
I joined this forum a month ago and just lurked and read a lot of the posts here. I figured it was time to come out and say hello. I'm Connie, and I'm on my last weight loss journey if I can help it.
My entire adult life has been one diet after another, one failed resolve to start a diet after another, weight loss success followed by weight regain more times than I would wish on my worst enemy. My last attempt at weight loss resulted in a 110-lb loss--which I regained....every.single.freakin'.pound. My only solace is that I didn't gain an extra 25 lbs for good measure, as I did with previous regains--all of which were 50 lbs or more. Not good if you want to maintain skin tone as you get older, and right now, some days I don't wanna' look.
My problem isn't losing weight. I've proven time and again that I can lose weight. My problem is getting impatient when I get so closer to goal and I start focusing on what's not happening instead of appreciating and enjoying what I have accomplished so far.
I'm sick of losing weight. It's getting old and so am I. At 46, carrying extra weight is not my idea of aging gracefully, so it's got to go for good this time. I'm now living my worst nightmare come true, being on diabetes and BP meds like my Mom and brother. I don't want to live the rest of my life like this, so this has to be my last weight loss journey, because I don't want to put my body through this weight loss yo-yo anymore.
I'm well on my way and I'm confident I'm going to reach goal. It's not about wearing smaller sizes or getting a hot date (although it would be nice). I want to be as healthy and strong as I can as I get older.
Last edited by Emperess; 05-29-2011 at 06:56 PM.
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