How do you finish that sentence?
I've been lost the weight before, and kept if off for different amounts of time. I am realistic enough that I put the fat pants in the top of the closet; I didn't throw them away.
But I really hope this time will be for good. What's different this time is that I discovered, at 150, that I only got to eat about 200 calories more a day, to maintain that weight, than I would get to maintain at 102! Also, I learned here, that to maintain, and not gain, I can only add 200 or so calories a day to what I am eating now. And, finally, I am in my mid-forties now. In five or six years, come menopause, things will get a whole lot harder, if I'm not already in shape.
What about you?
Because I'm not doing anything extreme. Even though this is the slow way, I don't see anything about my process that I can't keep doing for the next 30 years.
I feel so much better about myself when I am thinner and healthier. And because like some of the others stated, this is definitely an eating/exercise lifestyle I can live with forever. Can't believe I didn't do this sooner!
I am getting rid of ALL of my fat clothes. The 12's are gone, the 10's are gone and I have reached a point where I can even let go of some of the very few size 8's I had that just started to fit me again. I don't need or want even one memento. I just want to leave that miserable person with her clothes behind and never look back! Some people keep them just in case or for a reminder but I prefer to shape up and ship out, lol. NOTHING to fall back on, no room for uh-oh moments.
I have changed my lifestyle to accommodate my plan. As my journey continues, I will hold myself accountable. There is no option for a return trip on this journey.
Because if I regain it, I have to go naked! I just finished getting rid of anything that is too big and can't be altered. And I'm doing alterations on one piece a day.
I figure if I can't afford to go buy a whole new wardrobe because I lost weight (fortunately I have a lot of "skinny" clothes that I hung onto), I sure can't afford to buy new ones as a reward for gaining the weight back!
I will be among the 5% that keeps it off because: I have will power and that goes along ways.I have learned the secret of how to Lose weight by counting calories and with my will power and that knowledge I am and will continue to be in that 5% on my way to goal and when my goal is met.
..because I am determined to break the cycle of obesity in my family. I want my future children to be healthy and happy and to not pick up my bad overweight habits.
.. because I feel more committed than ever
.. because I deserve to be happy and healthy
.. because I have accepted that this is for life, not just to lose some weight
.. because I want this more than anything in the world
.. because I have all of you here