You can do it

mart001

I often wonder how decisions we make effect us so much. For instance, I am originally from New Jersey and moved to Florida. What would my life be if I never moved? Would have I been married? Have kids? What would my career be? You know it would all be different. What if I picked a different college to go to? My life certainly would have been different . Maybe better, maybe worse. I will never know.
What does this have to do weight? A lot….
The decisions you make today will make a difference in your future.
Again, if I was more conscious of my weight, I most likely would not have had a stroke that will effect me forever. There is no way I should have let myself get to 282 pounds. There is no way I should have suffered so much emotionally from being so overweight. From being laughed at, to going out to eat and worried if I could fit in the booth, or on airplanes and worried if I could fit in the seat, or not going to sport events or Broadway shows being afraid I was to big and would bother the person sitting next to me. So much wasted time, years! Years I will never have back.
That is what keeps me so strong today. I do not want to go thru any of that again. For what, a piece of pizza or cake? That is the one thing MFP has taught me. Do I really want that food that will make me happy for 5 minutes, but will make me depressed for years. It is just not worth it. I am not going to be like so many others I see, that reach their goal weight, leave and are back a year later gaining everything back plus more. Being depressed over food is just is not worth it.
That is why, I do not get people that come on here and have cheat days. Don't they realize it is from eating bad that got them here in the first place? If you are here to lose weight, then do it!
Now I am not saying I was always perfect, but I learned to still eat things I like in moderation. I used to go to an Italian restaurant and order the meal which consisted of soup, garlic rolls, and baked ziti enough for 3 people, and it would be all gone because it was on my plate. If it was on my plate, I would eat it. Now a lot of times, I will do takeout and just get a childrens portion of ziti and am just as satisfied still eating what I like, but watching the portion size.

So, do you really want to deal with your weight for your whole life with all it brings, physically, emotionally, medically. I know I don't. I gave myself a 5 pound cushion to deal with. When I get to the upper limit I set, I go right back to be doing good. 5 pounds I can deal with. I will not have 132 pounds to have to deal with again.
So please, do this before it leads to other problems, some of which you may have to live with the rest of your life. Make yourself happy….look and feel the way you want about yourself. A lot of you maybe a lot younger and sure you always hear that the years go fast, and me being 58 can tell you it is true. And like me, you never know from one day to the next. One minute I was at lunch and shopping for Christmas supplies for an office party and the next, I was in intensive care for 2 weeks and hospitalized for 5 weeks. And again, it all could have been avoided.
Which brings me back to the beginning..
The decisions you make today will make a difference in your future. Make the right decision….
Do it for your friends, your family, your kids, loved ones and most importantly, for yourself!!

Have a great night everyone….