Excuses, Excuses, Excuses
FabFran33
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If you have not checked out this blog, you ought to. I love the way Erika makes you think about your thoughts and choices.
This entry ( http://blackgirlsguidetoweightloss.com/?p=1727 ) among MANY others on her site, got me thinking about some of the excuses I've made for not losing weight. I've been 300 - 330 pounds for the last 8 - 9 years. A few of my excuses became:
I'm big, but I'm "healthy"
- Simply meaning still being flexible, being able to jog a flight of stairs without being very winded
I'm not spending money on a whole new wardrobe
- I grew up a tomboy, and didn't find my girly side until my early 20s. Do you know how many CUTE/SEXY/FLY outfits I've purchased in the last decade?!
And my favorite excuse..... My man likes it! (Only a dog wants a bone)
- This phat/thickness has been more of an asset than a hindrance.
Although I joined MFP last year, I didn't stick to it because of these excuses. But, lately the rose colored glasses began to crack and I started paying attention to some things. My fat friends started dealing with high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes. The nursing home I was working at started having patients just 10 - 20 years older than me; and most of their issues were weight related. Some of them had to be there, not because they were "sick," but, because they could no longer walk because they were too big! I'd never seen such things. Working in NJ at a nursing home, 99.999% of our patients were retired grand parents or the very ill. The younger ones would have non-reversible disabilities. And of 120 patients, maybe 8 were black. But, when I moved to GA, the population did a 180. 90% of the patients I see in the homes are black. And ALL of the ones younger ones I mentioned are black. Talk about someone holding up a mirror. For a while those rose colored glasses stayed intact. I'd continue to think I was somehow exempt. I could continue to eat whatever I pleased, and never worry about my blood pressure or diabetes. Then I got married. Then I started trying to get pregnant. PCOS????? What's that Doc? The answer woke me up. I need to lose weight. So, here I am, facing reality and working toward a healthier way of life.
Just wanted to share that.
Women with PCOS have greater chances of developing several serious health conditions, including life-threatening diseases. Recent studies found that:
•More than 50 percent of women with PCOS will have diabetes or pre-diabetes (impaired glucose tolerance) before the age of 40.
•The risk of heart attack is 4 to 7 times higher in women with PCOS than women of the same age without PCOS.
•Women with PCOS are at greater risk of having high blood pressure.
•Women with PCOS have high levels of LDL (bad) cholesterol and low levels of HDL (good) cholesterol.
•Women with PCOS can develop sleep apnea. This is when breathing stops for short periods of time during sleep.
Women with PCOS may also develop anxiety and depression. It is important to talk to your doctor about treatment for these mental health conditions.
Women with PCOS are also at risk for endometrial cancer. Irregular menstrual periods and the lack of ovulation cause women to produce the hormone estrogen, but not the hormone progesterone. Progesterone causes the endometrium (lining of the womb) to shed each month as a menstrual period. Without progesterone, the endometrium becomes thick, which can cause heavy or irregular bleeding. Over time, this can lead to endometrial hyperplasia, when the lining grows too much, and cancer.
-http://womenshealth.gov/publications/our-publications/fact-sheet/polycystic-ovary-syndrome.cfm
This entry ( http://blackgirlsguidetoweightloss.com/?p=1727 ) among MANY others on her site, got me thinking about some of the excuses I've made for not losing weight. I've been 300 - 330 pounds for the last 8 - 9 years. A few of my excuses became:
I'm big, but I'm "healthy"
- Simply meaning still being flexible, being able to jog a flight of stairs without being very winded
I'm not spending money on a whole new wardrobe
- I grew up a tomboy, and didn't find my girly side until my early 20s. Do you know how many CUTE/SEXY/FLY outfits I've purchased in the last decade?!
And my favorite excuse..... My man likes it! (Only a dog wants a bone)
- This phat/thickness has been more of an asset than a hindrance.
Although I joined MFP last year, I didn't stick to it because of these excuses. But, lately the rose colored glasses began to crack and I started paying attention to some things. My fat friends started dealing with high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes. The nursing home I was working at started having patients just 10 - 20 years older than me; and most of their issues were weight related. Some of them had to be there, not because they were "sick," but, because they could no longer walk because they were too big! I'd never seen such things. Working in NJ at a nursing home, 99.999% of our patients were retired grand parents or the very ill. The younger ones would have non-reversible disabilities. And of 120 patients, maybe 8 were black. But, when I moved to GA, the population did a 180. 90% of the patients I see in the homes are black. And ALL of the ones younger ones I mentioned are black. Talk about someone holding up a mirror. For a while those rose colored glasses stayed intact. I'd continue to think I was somehow exempt. I could continue to eat whatever I pleased, and never worry about my blood pressure or diabetes. Then I got married. Then I started trying to get pregnant. PCOS????? What's that Doc? The answer woke me up. I need to lose weight. So, here I am, facing reality and working toward a healthier way of life.
Just wanted to share that.
Women with PCOS have greater chances of developing several serious health conditions, including life-threatening diseases. Recent studies found that:
•More than 50 percent of women with PCOS will have diabetes or pre-diabetes (impaired glucose tolerance) before the age of 40.
•The risk of heart attack is 4 to 7 times higher in women with PCOS than women of the same age without PCOS.
•Women with PCOS are at greater risk of having high blood pressure.
•Women with PCOS have high levels of LDL (bad) cholesterol and low levels of HDL (good) cholesterol.
•Women with PCOS can develop sleep apnea. This is when breathing stops for short periods of time during sleep.
Women with PCOS may also develop anxiety and depression. It is important to talk to your doctor about treatment for these mental health conditions.
Women with PCOS are also at risk for endometrial cancer. Irregular menstrual periods and the lack of ovulation cause women to produce the hormone estrogen, but not the hormone progesterone. Progesterone causes the endometrium (lining of the womb) to shed each month as a menstrual period. Without progesterone, the endometrium becomes thick, which can cause heavy or irregular bleeding. Over time, this can lead to endometrial hyperplasia, when the lining grows too much, and cancer.
-http://womenshealth.gov/publications/our-publications/fact-sheet/polycystic-ovary-syndrome.cfm
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ONE DAY AT A TIME!!!!!!!!!
Hi,we all have things to learn, don't frustrate yourself with the downfalls, just pick-up were you are today and START out.
Blessings to you!0
