Today I am writing a post to celebrate some of the hurdles I have overcome. Some of these obstacles I feel like I have been struggling with forever and others are just recent blows that life has thrown at me as life usually does.
For those of you that know me would know that I have struggled with my weight and digestion for my whole life. It is like I am constantly on a diet and always depressed about how I look. This year I decided that it was time to take the diet monster by the horns and beat the crap out of it!!
I had developed some really bad habits when I was in my previous job. I used to be so busy that I would skip lunch and then eat a chocolate for energy. The worst part was there was no access to toilets without closing the store so I wouldn't drink water during the day. While I was working there I put on 15kg. I always joke that I should've gotten workers comp for getting fat!
Anyone who has struggled with their weight will understand how depressing it is to get dressed every morning. I got to the point where I excluded myself from going places so I didn't feel like everyone was looking at me or talking about me behind my back. I had convince myself that everyone else was as obsessed about my body shape as I was. Haha as if they don't have better things to do! I was totally paranoid.
Back in July my friend and I decided to do something about it. My friend had nowhere near as much weight to lose as me! We got a training plan and diet and we stuck to it but I was finding that my body wasn't responding the way I wanted and my digestive system was so slow that I felt awful and wasn't losing much weight and my friend was a weight loss machine! Instead of my usual reaction of giving in and going back to my old ways I went to see a dietitian who gave me a meal plan to help with my digestive problems. After that, not only did I feel fantastic, the weight starting coming off! Still not at the same rate as my friend but at a good rate.
Around the same time as our new workout program I was offered a position in the field that I am studying in. This meant that I couldn't get to the gym as much as my friend or as much as I wanted to but this position was exactly what I was looking for so there was no way I was not going to take it. I just had to make sure that I didn't give up the gym and my healthy diet plan in the process!
I am now happy to say that in the past 2 months I have lost 7kg. I have lost 3cm off my bust, 4cm off my hips and a whopping 16cm off my waist!!
I have tried every shake, pill, carb free diet and "quick fix" known to man and none of them have had the lasting results that I have been able to achieve so far from this healthy plan. If you are like me and are looking at long term results please go and speak to a dietitian, your body will thank you for it in the end and since it's all real and accessible food the whole family can eat it is easy to follow and you are never hungry!
I am so proud of what I have achieved so far and am still motivated to keep going to stay healthy. As I see it, I am not on a diet, I have had a lifestyle change. I have also noticed that I am not having the negative and toxic thoughts that I so easily succumbed to before. I know that I will never be model thin or a size 8 and for the first time in my life I am comfortable with that. As long as I feel great and I am happy with what I see in the mirror then nothing else matters. I don't have to be anyone else's ideal, just my own. It has been a long journey to get here but it has been worth every single step and although I know that I will stumble along the way I will always think back to how terrible it was feeling so low and make sure that I never get to that point again!
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