I wanted to start writing about my journey with weight loss.
No, I'm not trying to sell anyone a magical weight loss formula.
No, I'm not saying I'm a cute, skinny little twig.
I am saying that I lost a lot of weight, but I'm still on this uphill battle against FAT.
I just want people to read my blog and take some advice or inspiration to help them in their journey against fat. Maybe they could leave me a little advice in return, because I would literally strangle someone for a piece of double chocolate cake right now...
You see, I've always been the little fat kid. I remember in sixth grade, a nasty little stringbean of a boy calling me a hippopotamus. RUDE, yes. FALSE, no. I was always the "funny, fat friend". I had a rough childhood and I live in the South, so my way of dealing with any stress, FOOD. COMFORT FOOD. Bring on the mac and cheese! Mmmm... mac and cheese.
Anyway, last year around March I tipped the scales at a whooping 345 pounds. I'm 5'4''. I looked like I was smothering into myself. My friends and family were concerned about my health. My blood pressure was off the charts bad, I was borderline diabetic, I was constantly depressed and it's pretty damn hard to have any self confidence looking like beached whale wandering around on land. I decided to do something about it.
Liposuction? NO!
Pricey weight loss drugs? NO!
Lapband or Gastric Bypass Surgery? HELL NO!
I started eating right and exercising. Yes, I missed cheese. Yes, I missed chocolate. Yes, I missed Pepsi. But something spectacular was happening, the fat was melting off. By December of 2010, I was already down to 295 pounds! I had lost fifty pounds in about six months. Clothes were fitting better. I was more happy.
Being overweight means that you have to buy clothes that are more expensive. More material to cover you up means more material to make the clothes means more money out of your wallet. I just want to be able to shop at Walmart again so I can save money!! For me to buy a pair of pants for work, usually costs around sixty dollars. That's ridiculous. At the cute, little skinny twig girl stores, it's usually around twenty bucks for the great quality pair of the same type of pants. Damn twinkies. I blame them. I'm down to around 260 pounds as of now. That's 85 pounds in a year. That is nearly a whole person. My goal is to lose 60 more pounds to be down to 200 pounds by December. I know that is NOT the "healthy weight" for someone my age or height. But, that was the weight I was when I graduated from high school, and if I can maintain that weight then I might be inspired to lose some more. Also, I don't want to set too big of a goal, and fail. Because when I fail, I like to curl up on the couch, watch a sappy sad chick flick and eat an entire tub of Blue Bell ice cream. Continue reading my blog for more about how I lost weight, how I gained the weight, and how I'm still making progress (hopefully if I do).
If you have any helpful advice or input please feel free to comment!
Loving myself and trying to love myself more,
Rylee Harper
