Hello,
After the birth of my son, at age 36 almost four years ago, the weight PACKED on and I have had an extremely difficult time getting it off. Finally, after many many many failed attempts using everything from pills to patches to wrong kind of exercising to whatever, I decided to try faith. I am now 40 years old weighing in at 193lbs. It has taken me one year to get 25lbs off and keep it off but this is the only time I have been consistent. My husband has tried to tell me for years to pray and give it to God. I have been reading a book on healing and I am just trusting in God. My appetite has decreased and He is teaching me how to eat. I purchased a push lawn mower over the summer and I began cutting grass like I use to do prior to my second marriage. It is what I like to do and although I did not think I would make it the first time I used it, I did. I have progressed with it and I have kept the weight off.
I think the BIGGEST obstacle I had loosing weight all these years were unrealistic expectations. I would purchase all these aerobic tapes, pills, cords, equipment, but eventually nothing worked, not even the prescription pills because I would become so irritable and then after two weeks they didn't have much effect. The last time I tried to take them I would forget and by the end of the day, once I remembered, it would be too late and I told my husband, "For some reason I haven't been able to take those pills this week" and he said, "It's because I prayed that God would take those pills from you" and after that I just gave them away. It was hard for me to do traditional aerobics so I went back to what I liked to do and that is cutting grass. I feel like I have accomplished something and I didn't just cut mine, I cut others grass who could not cut their own. It has been SO rewarding in so many ways.
I always would gain weight and take a pill to get it off and then it would come back 2-fold. That is ONE HORRIBLE lifestyle. My whole outlook has changed. I don't see myself being thin in one week anymore. I see myself making right choices daily. I don't feel guilty anymore if I eat a piece of bread or have ice cream I just try to eat it earlier that day and I make a conscience decision not to OVER INDULGE by realizing I am hurting myself when I do that. If I do slip and overeat in some areas, it's ok. I just pray and I do better the rest of the week and generally that doesn't happen often. Like the person stated earlier my metabolism got way way out of wack. Eating 5 times a day works SO much better for me. That too, is difficult because you do have to remember to eat or I that is when I tend to overeat if I hadn't ate in 2.5 hours.
Is it a slow process? Yes and that is the beauty of it. My focus was all wrong. I see each day as a blessing now and I enjoy making right choices. It has given me a sense of control that I had lost. I was so depressed and overwhelmed but since I have gained a better prospective as to why I am loosing and who I am depending on to loose the weight, it is just working. My goal weight is 155. My height is about 5'9-10", not really sure but I am fairly tall. My sleep apnea is just about subsided from loosing the extra weight. I feel better and my confidence has even increased. I had almost given up but with God I am realizing that All things are possible thru and by Him.
Thank you for letting me share and I hope that maybe I can encourage someone who is or has attempted to diet to look at the way they view dieting. Is it a diet or is it a way of life? How do you want to live each day? The word diet itself sounds so horrible, it sounds like DIE and really that is how I have felt so many times like I was dying trying to diet. I must say that the only thing I take now is a product on here by Garden of Life. It provides me with most of my nutrition (that I miss in regular food consumption) and (keeps me regulated). I hated to say that but it's true. It helps to keep my allergies at bay to the point I am able to function now. I believe that a large part of my problem too, was not being able to wake up and feel like I was awake, I was restless, etc. and that product has helped alleviate alot of that.
Again, thanks and if anyone needs encouragement simply email me or just post a reply.
Leta Patrick
