I've always been afraid to tell others I was trying to lose weight because I've failed so many times in the past and I don't want to be seen as a failure. My name is Liz and I'm 20 years old. I've been overweight my entire life and was always compared to my 110lb older sister. I used to resent her because I felt like I was never good enough.
I came up with all the excuses in the book: "I'm just big-boned" "I've got a lot of muscle, that's why I'm bigger" "Oh please, I'm beautiful the way I am, fat and all". That last one was true.. but I didn't believe it back then.
My journey started a year before I started losing weight. I watched plus-sized bloggers on Youtube talk about their stories, and I learned what it meant to be truly confident. They taught me to love myself at my current size, and that love fueled my last and final attempt at losing weight. I'm never going back to what I once was, and you know, even if I ever start to creep up, I know how to handle it better than before thanks to this subreddit.
I started losing weight on October 19, 2015. I ran to Walmart, got glitter pens, and a white cardboard and created this: http://ift.tt/1LNN37S. On the right hand corner I have my SW and the GW's I want to achieve, as well as my UGW. I also have the sticker of when I had to buy pants a size lower (spoiler: they're getting loose!). Every morning I wake up and see this above my bed.
I've had a lot of ups and downs, and it's been a SLOW weight loss, but my mindset and confidence have changed drastically. I wanted to share this story with all of you because your stories motivate me every single day, and maybe I can help someone else.
For those who can't open the image: I'm 4'11-5'0 feet tall (depends who is measuring) and my SW was 187.2, and my CW is 169.8. I've lost 17.4 lbs!!!!! THAT'S AWESOME! I've still got a long way to go, but I know i'll get there because I can control my own success.
I didn't take proper progress pictures but here's the best I could do: http://ift.tt/1MHD1zR. FACE AND BODY PICS.
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