Hi
and welcome to my first blog. I hope this will help not only myself, but some
friends as well.
First a little
about me: I am in my 50’s, and have been “fluffy” ALL MY LIFE. I was adopted at
7 months. There are pictures of me even then with rolls on my rolls. Never been
much to do yo-yo diets. Tried Weight Watchers my senior year in High School.
Lost 40 lbs. Still above what they considered my goal weight and looked like I
came straight out of a 3rd world country. Bones protruding all over
from toes to scalp. Valleys where there should be skin. To me I looked great in
cloths, but sickly in a bathing suit. I graduated, went away to college which
had a meal plan, and what took 1.5 years to loose, promptly all came back in 3
months. I did not seriously try to lose weight again for years.
So here I am a fluffy 50 something
person with my health degrading at an alarming rate. And I am not planning on
letting it get the best of me. Every doctor I have gone to over the last 5
years suggest gastric bi-pass. But I am not willing to go that route just yet.
I had one of my current doctors
suggest tricks to not only help my sugar levels, but to help me lose weight. Admittedly,
I am a bad person. I have always skipped breakfast. He suggested to not eat
breakfast, but to drink it. Protein Shakes… Thought this was a great way to get
me going in the morning, I used a high protein shake, added fruit (and
sometimes a little peanut butter). Went back a month later, everything was a
fraction better blood test wise. Now he says, do this 2 meals a day and not bad
for you foods. Nothing that is white (rice, bread, pasta) and no sweets, come
back in a month. I want you to lose at least 4 lbs. Returned one month later
and I did, in fact lose 4 lbs. I was a happy camper.
This year I made a resolution – to
feel better. So I joined my local gym. Really to help my aches, pains and regain
the loss of muscle mass as well as maybe maybe a little weight loss. Doing ok,
and still going. (a miracle unto itself) Aches and pains are better. A little
more tone and a little higher endurance for that shop till you drop Saturdays.
lol
Multiple reasons
why I am starting this blog.
1. I am sure you all realize that if you have
to “report” to anyone how you are doing on your diet, you stay on track better
to achieve your goals. We all need “Diet Police”
2. With the permission of friends, co-workers
and Facebook friends I will also report their progress on this blog. I think we
can all use some recognition J
3. I have started a community page on Facebook
to work hand in hand with this blog and other things. https://www.facebook.com/skinnyshemi. Postings
will be of beautiful photos, diet recipes, tricks on staying on track, links to
cool stuff, and information on a diet products that should help you.
4. I have started taking an all natural supplement called Skinny Fiber. I just started taking
Skinny Fiber this weekend myself after doing lots of research. I am also a distributer. Hoping you
will look at the links that I will be posting, and maybe try this product to
help the weight come off. We can all do this together and succeed.
Please join me on a journey
to feel (and l@@k) better.
