A beautiful repost from Leigh about EM2WL!
Jennbecca33
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Repost from Leigh:
"I have a feeling lots of people look at me and think, "She says she works out and eats healthy, why is she still fat?!"
When I reached my highest weight and decided something needed to be done, I began losing quick. I liked that people could see it, that I needed smaller clothes, that people were interested in what I was doing to workout and what I was eating.
I was starving myself and working out because I felt I *had* to, not because I wanted to. I was proud that I only had a piece of toast for breakfast. Delighted that I only ate an apple for lunch. Satisfied with my choice of a 6-inch sub for dinner.
Any starving body will lose weight.
They'll also lose hair, have a reduced body temperature, feel the depth of fatigue and reach Defcon level 1 of hangry on a daily basis.
I lost lots of weight that way. Nearly 50 pounds.
I also tried diet pills (prescription and OTC), extreme deprivation (can we say warm salt water in the a.m., and a cayenne/maple syrup/lemon juice/water cocktail for the rest of the day?), Weight Watchers, tons of cardio, laxatives, diuretics, carb elimination, extreme calorie restriction and more.
Shortcuts to weight loss are not pretty, friend.
In my head, I knew those options were wrong. We should not be miserable every day. I rationalized by saying I was more miserable being overweight than venturing down the dark path of weight loss short cuts. I felt like I should suffer because of where I'd let my body get to.
I see so many gravitate toward that path. So quick to want to try the latest, quick weight loss method. Wanting it to work. Asking questions. Being interested. Taking that unknown pill. Wrapping themselves in glorified, expensive plastic wrap. Ordering their salad sans everything but lettuce. Paying lots of money to sit with a group of people and be shamed each time they step on the scale and haven't lost that week.
It has taken me years to repair most of what I damaged with these shortcuts. My weight loss is slower now and my weight can go up when I get complacent. It requires work, it requires me to respect my body and it requires a dedication that may not always be understood.
I have weighed less than I weigh now and I have also weighed more. But I can say that today, I am stronger mentally and physically than I've been any other day. I am happier here than I was at the lowest weight - which I will reach and surpass. My confidence is growing and I'm finding my place. Progress - not perfection.
There is a healthier path. A path where you eat food (because our bodies need fuel), you exercise because you enjoy it and you want to better yourself (not because you have to) and you invest in the things that matter (instead of throwing your money away on another scam).
I've posted about Eat More 2 Weigh Less on this page before. Not sure how many investigated it, but I encourage you to do so. It's not a money pit, it's not a get-skinny-quick scheme. It's a sustainable way of living to truly get the most of out of what we're given.
If any of you have questions, please feel free to reach out to me. Whether you don't know me, went to school with me, whatever ... if you're headed down that bumpy road of shortcuts, I can help.
I may still be the fat girl, but I have equipped myself with the knowledge of what it takes to be able to tie my shoes at age 80, walk up and down stairs at 90 and continue harassing my husband at 100 - all while eating, lifting heavy stuff and enjoying the heck out of life."
Read Leigh's full story on the EM2WL website here:
http://eatmore2weighless.com/1200-calorie-diet-monster/
"I have a feeling lots of people look at me and think, "She says she works out and eats healthy, why is she still fat?!"
When I reached my highest weight and decided something needed to be done, I began losing quick. I liked that people could see it, that I needed smaller clothes, that people were interested in what I was doing to workout and what I was eating.
I was starving myself and working out because I felt I *had* to, not because I wanted to. I was proud that I only had a piece of toast for breakfast. Delighted that I only ate an apple for lunch. Satisfied with my choice of a 6-inch sub for dinner.
Any starving body will lose weight.
They'll also lose hair, have a reduced body temperature, feel the depth of fatigue and reach Defcon level 1 of hangry on a daily basis.
I lost lots of weight that way. Nearly 50 pounds.
I also tried diet pills (prescription and OTC), extreme deprivation (can we say warm salt water in the a.m., and a cayenne/maple syrup/lemon juice/water cocktail for the rest of the day?), Weight Watchers, tons of cardio, laxatives, diuretics, carb elimination, extreme calorie restriction and more.
Shortcuts to weight loss are not pretty, friend.
In my head, I knew those options were wrong. We should not be miserable every day. I rationalized by saying I was more miserable being overweight than venturing down the dark path of weight loss short cuts. I felt like I should suffer because of where I'd let my body get to.
I see so many gravitate toward that path. So quick to want to try the latest, quick weight loss method. Wanting it to work. Asking questions. Being interested. Taking that unknown pill. Wrapping themselves in glorified, expensive plastic wrap. Ordering their salad sans everything but lettuce. Paying lots of money to sit with a group of people and be shamed each time they step on the scale and haven't lost that week.
It has taken me years to repair most of what I damaged with these shortcuts. My weight loss is slower now and my weight can go up when I get complacent. It requires work, it requires me to respect my body and it requires a dedication that may not always be understood.
I have weighed less than I weigh now and I have also weighed more. But I can say that today, I am stronger mentally and physically than I've been any other day. I am happier here than I was at the lowest weight - which I will reach and surpass. My confidence is growing and I'm finding my place. Progress - not perfection.
There is a healthier path. A path where you eat food (because our bodies need fuel), you exercise because you enjoy it and you want to better yourself (not because you have to) and you invest in the things that matter (instead of throwing your money away on another scam).
I've posted about Eat More 2 Weigh Less on this page before. Not sure how many investigated it, but I encourage you to do so. It's not a money pit, it's not a get-skinny-quick scheme. It's a sustainable way of living to truly get the most of out of what we're given.
If any of you have questions, please feel free to reach out to me. Whether you don't know me, went to school with me, whatever ... if you're headed down that bumpy road of shortcuts, I can help.
I may still be the fat girl, but I have equipped myself with the knowledge of what it takes to be able to tie my shoes at age 80, walk up and down stairs at 90 and continue harassing my husband at 100 - all while eating, lifting heavy stuff and enjoying the heck out of life."
Read Leigh's full story on the EM2WL website here:
http://eatmore2weighless.com/1200-calorie-diet-monster/
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