18 Mar, 2009
Help, I Can’t Lose Weight! – Why You Need to Ignore The Inner Voices and Get Moving!
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I’ve heard it so many times before, heck I’ve even said it hundreds of times myself, that cry of frustration and self loathing of “It’s no use, I can’t lose weightâ€. When we try and tell our loved ones they agree, “Yep, it’s too hard to lose weight, you might as well give upâ€. Or we diet or exercise for a few days, look in the mirror and don’t see any changes, “It’s not working, why can’t I lose weight?â€
Then you look around and are bombarded by images of slim women, buff guys and every infomercial offering the latest gadget to get Rock Hard Abs. No wonder we give up so soon when we are constantly reminded of what we want to be, yet just can’t seem to get there.
Well it’s now time to dump that myth right here now and forever because I’m about to show you that you CAN lose weight and I know because I did.
A few years back I was an unhappy stay at home mom who weighed a whopping 220 pounds and was struggling with both self esteem and the zipper on my new jeans. I had high blood pressure and the doctor said I was at risk of becoming a diabetic. The house was a mess, my diet was a mess and it just seemed if my whole life was a mess.
Sure I tried diets here and there and even joined a gym once (what a waste of money that was!). But I was about to consign myself to the fact that I’d never be a gorgeous hot mama when I made a decision then and there that I was going to change my life around.
I think that was the same day that I was watching Dr. Phil and his show was about overweight people. He had all these fat people on stage and was telling them that they had to stop believing that they couldn’t lose weight because it will become a self fulfilling prophecy and that the only way you will succeed is if you believed that you can lose weight.
His message really hit home and I realized that the first thing I needed to do was change my attitude and start respecting myself and my body.
So I visited my doctor to get the ok and started exercising and watching what I ate. I also had a friend who wanted to lose weight so we started walking around the suburb where we lived together. Having a friend who was in the same position as me helped keep me accountable as we could bounce recipes and ideas off each other and give praise when one of us lost some weight.
After we had lost a few pounds we then started to challenge each other, such as walk for 37 minutes instead of 30, or we timed ourselves and tried to beat our times each walk.
After a few months I had lost over 50 pounds and my friend was close behind me. To this day we both still continue our walks together and help motivate each other to stay fit and healthy. All this from simply believing that I could lose the weight and incorporating exercise and healthy eating into my life.
So the next time you are sitting at home thinking that you’ll never be able to lose weight take an attitude check and ring a friend to see if they want to go for walk with you. You’ll not only feel better about yourself you’ll be able to get your life back.