And this is why I want to keep going and lose the weight. To be with him for as long as possible 🙂
Well I have had an exceptional week 🙂 Thanks to weightitup.com.au and a bit of consistency and positive thinking I have managed to lose 2kg! Its been an “everything in moderation” kind of week which has been great. Tonight I even ate cake 🙂
I haven’t really exercised this week but I have been going out more often which definitely has helped. I don’t want to jump in head first because in a lot of ways I feel a little unprepared. I have been overweight for 3 years now and it will be a big change losing it. In many ways I feel unprepared for such a change so I am trying to slowly get into the right frame of mind. To anyone else it might seem silly – come on stop waiting around and do it! Jump in the deep end! But I have done that before, lost a great amount of weight then put it all back on because I was not ready.
Losing weight, for me anyway, is not just a matter of losing fat. There is a reason it has piled on and it is not because I simply cannot stop stuffing my face. I know what is healthy, I know how to cook, I know which exercises are ideal for me, I know its a long process and I am very realistic about health. But this fat… It has been a shield for me, a comfort, a good friend. It is hard to let that go.
With time I know I can overcome this. But this time I am doing something I have never done before and am taking baby steps. This way I can manage the emotions that arise as I lose weight.
I will add an article which explain the link between emotions and over-eating. Perhaps someone may see a bit of themselves in it and understand why they have had trouble losing weight like I have. I will also add a couple of articles about overcoming this obstacle which may help the both of us 🙂
Happy reading x
http://www.divinecaroline.com/self/wellness/how-your-past-can-lead-obesity
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/shrink/201206/five-strategies-overcoming-emotional-eating
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