I grew up the youngest in a family of five girls. My sisters and I never struggled with weight gaining. In fact, we wanted so much to gain weight because we were all so skinny.
Never did we imagine that after giving birth , the four of us would gain so much! I used to go to the gym everyday. This was when I was single. When I got married , I still worked out from time to time to make sure that my husband will not give me up for a younger, model-like lady. I began going on a yoyo diet. Lose a few pounds now,stuffed myself with food and gain back the pounds i have painstakingly lost.
Eventually , I gave up. I threw my old clothes and switched to baggy clothes to hide my excess baggages. Until one day, I woke up and did not like what I saw in the mirror. I was unhappy with how I looked and how I felt. I could not function well because of the feeling of heaviness. My feet were swollen and got painful all the time.
There were times when I won't go out with my girlfriends because they tease me and it hurts.
There; I decided that I have to do something about ME. Not because of my husband or other people, but for ME. They say that life is short and that we should do our best to make not just the people we love happy but ourselves as well.
I realized now that loving myself is important. I started to get serious with my own weight-loss program. Instead of 1 cup of rice, I started eating half a cup of rice and more veggies than meat. No more soft drinks, just green tea or water.
Fruits replaced chips and instead of having a lemon powdered juice drink, I have switched to fresh orange juice and pure water melon juice. I also walk for at least 2 hours around our Village. I am never good at counting kilometers.
When I started, I weighed 140 lbs. Now, after only 2 months of starting my own program, I weigh 130 lbs. I lost 10 lbs
I am still at it and hoping to reach my target weight of 120lbs.
Come to think of it, inner beauty is what matters the most...
I am doing this because this makes me happy. Do what makes you happy too....It doesn't have to be Physical...look in your heart and seek God...and you will find it...
