Let's Talk Health

Being on a push to get things done in the house, the whole health thing hasn't gotten nearly as much attention as it should.  Since I was knocked out from remodeling for 2 days due to the flu,  it is on my mind. (Ever try to use a CPAP machine with a sore throat and a cough?) As you may (or may not) have noticed in some of the pictures my weight seems to drop off then magically reappear in later years. ( i need to find the early fat pics)

I want to make it clear, I have no one but myself to blame for my weight issues.

Sometimes I think we (meaning me) get caught up in all the things we can blame for becoming overweight. Likely this is because of our self loathing and thinking "How did I let it get so bad??!!" For me I had lost 90 pounds then went through a car windshield and within 5 years of the accident gained it all back plus some. It seemed like every time I took 5 steps forward another surgery would knock me 6 steps back. I remember crying at a weight watchers meeting because yet another impending surgery was scheduled. 

Do I think it had something to   do with my gaining back the weight? Of course I do. I realized however the more excuses I came up with the more I felt OK with putting off my weight loss journey. It's NOT OK. I say this because being obese (yep I said it OBESE) caused me many health problems.  It isn't something you can put off until it's more convenient to do, it can cause some real harm. 

People say "Fat and happy" Have they ever heard of Diabetes, Sleep Apnea, Fallen Arches? Yep I have all 3 of those. Not to mention how much better I might feel now if I wasn't over weight. I am sure my already struggling body is not happy to carry around an extra person all day. I keep reminding myself it's like 10 bags of potatoes I am carrying around.

Because of my weight I feel older, am taking longer to recover from my injuries, sleep on a breathing machine, and am diabetic. This is the year I change all that. I know with the problems I have my range of motion will never be great again, but what better reason to be in shape?? It will be better than it is now! That is guaranteed.

This isn't a diet, this is a forever lifestyle change. I no longer want to live to eat, I want to eat  to live!