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My Weight-loss Journey
My Weight loss Journey: Negative Feedback is Not Your Enemy
There are moments when we unintentionally put ourselves in the spotlight not because we want to, but because we are genuinely trying to better ourselves. Somehow in these moments, your achievement suddenly becomes the center of attention and so does the rest of your life. For the greater part of this journey, I have had more than enough company to help me pull through, but I wa
My Weight Loss Journey - Challenge On Repeat
I don’t quite understand why we sometimes think one accomplishment is enough to cover us for a lifetime. For some reason, it’s easy to think that achieving a certain goal makes us masters, and that we’ll never be faced with such a milestone again. Then, the moment one challenge seems to recur, it’s easier to conclude that it’s one’s fate and destiny. I really wish life could be
My Weight Loss Journey - Trust The Process
Each time someone posted a picture of their weight loss transformation, I was curious how long it took them to see results. I was really getting impatient. Four weeks into my weight loss journey, no one was saying anything or even acknowledging that I was making progress. I was almost sure that my plan wasn’t working. This was far from the truth. I was comparing myself to other
My Weight Loss Journey: Stick To The Plan, They'll Get Used To It
With time, people started noticing some changes. I didn’t have to say anything about my weight loss plan because the results were noticeable. Each time I ran into old friends, there were 3 statements I became accustomed to hearing them say:
My Weight Loss Journey - Know Yourself
I knew it wasn’t going to be easy, and I knew I had to be consistent. I also knew I had a friend to help me through, but I didn’t know that I would feel like giving up during the first week of my journey! I was committed to my plan but started experiencing unbearable chest pain and shortness of breath each time I exercised. I remembered my doctor’s words to my parents the last
My Weight loss Journey - The Gift of Friendship
By Dec. 31, 2016, I was just a few hours away from starting my plan but felt something was missing. A part of me was excited, but another part of me was skeptical. Could I really do this? I started wondering whether this would be a waste of time - maybe I’d fail again.
My Weight Loss Journey - Getting Started
By October 2016, I had made the decision that I was going to work on my weight but getting started was a different story altogether. It took me two good months to get the plan in motion, so my weight loss journey didn’t officially begin until January. I promised myself I wasn’t going to rush into anything that I did not fully understand, so I needed time to get to that stage. I
My Weight Loss Journey – My Turning Point
On January 1st, when everyone else was customarily defining their resolutions and goals for the new year, I decided to take action and change my life, too. I was tired of being labeled ignorant and being described by nothing more than my physical appearance. I wasn’t bothered when strangers would refer to me as “the fat girl,” but I didn’t know how to feel when friends and fami