Well, it's finally 2009. Hasta la vista, 2008!!! We shall miss you... ummmm sort of... :-P
With this time of year comes all the weight loss ads: magazines, tv commercials, online pop-ups for diet pills... you name it! I love it. The timing is perfect. A lot of people are making the new years resolution to lose weight this year, which is awesome. But, what compels people to start losing weight now, instead of months ago? Personally, I think that if you make the new years resolution to lose weight, you are doom to fail. A fresh, new start should be made anytime! Why wait until the first of the year. I've tried many times to lose weight starting on the first of January. I would be dooped into getting a gym membership, puchasing pills and diet plans, various workout equipment and tapes. Trust me, I have the stockpile to prove it. But in all honesty, in my heart I felt that stuff would never work for me, so I never really seriously used any of it. All the gym memberships and diet pills and workout videos mean nothing unless you want to use them, and you want to use them properly.
Losing weight is a serious thing. It's not a fad, it's not a promise you should arbitrarily make to yourself, or make just because everyone else is doing it. This is a serious, life-altering experience. If you really want it, you will start, but start when YOU are ready. Not when the mass media says you are. Because 9 times out of 10 you are not, and you are setting yourself up to fail. Don't waste your money on fad diets and pills and gym memberships just because they are on sale. Work up the courage and the strength to start, and then, START!!
I wasn't personally ready to start losing some serious weight for a long time. I was always listening to people who wanted to start, and I would just start with them. And then quit when they would. I fell into the "fad diet" trap, and paid the price, financially. Not anymore. I know what I have to do, and I am doing it... and I feel great!
I weigh myself tomorrow. Cross those fingers... and to those who are trying to lose weight: Good luck, and remember to take it slow, and do what is best for you. :-D
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Hi!!
I just stumbled across your blog through google and I just wanted to encourage you in your weight loss!!! Seems so awesome what you are doing and I admire your honesty to post this online as I believe it will help a lot of people. I am one of them. I am 22 years old and have about 200 pounds to loose as well.. I really want to do it without surgery. Its encouraging for me to see others doing it and living it as well.
So thankyou and I hope to be a success story too.
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