My family stood by me during all of this. Always encouraging, always motivating me. As I flipped through old photo albums at my parents' house, I see myself at my peak- still surrounded by family.
My parents would come to Quincy to visit the Boy and be amazed at how I'd look. They held a birthday party and invited family..I remember it as a celebration of how many goals I had reached. My brothers and sisters were especially supportive. I think deep down they were all pretty concerned with my weight, especially the 6 months before I became pregnant. I know I complained about how tired I was and blah blah blah. People I worked with would notice. Past students would constantly have this "shock and awe" look when I ran into them. I had to tell old friends before I met them for the first time in a year that ...I might look a little different. Positive feedback is very motivating.
The first time I didn't have to shop in the Plus Size Section, I was overcome with emotion. I tried on a size 12 pair of pants and cried. I had been wearing a size 22 for years...then a 24...then a 26. In fact I was wearing Plus Sizes when I was 12- I hated shopping. My sister would skip into stores like 5-7-9 and be greeted by associates I shuffled in after her and they rarely even glanced in my direction. A whole new world was open to me. I had been buying my clothes at Layne Bryant. (Thank God for Layne Bryant, though. I would've been wearing moo moos if it weren't for them.) I could finally walk into any store and buy clothes I liked rather than what fit.
When I was a size 12 I started to set a goal- 145 lbs. That was my magic number. Matt had encouraged me to stop shopping until I was at my goal weight, so I wore a lot of belts. I also shopped at 2nd hand stores for work pants. So every 5 lbs or so I'd skip into a store and buy something I liked.
I read motivational speeches. My favorite this year is from Steve Jobs.
I read other blogs for motivation. Here are a few:
The Token Fat Girl. Read about this woman’s weight loss journey as she discusses food, exercise, and more.
Fat Bridesmaid. I think it's private now...sorry
Fatty Weight Loss. Find out how this blogger is losing weight through healthy eating and mowing lawns.
101 Reasons I Hate Being Fat. This blogger chronicles her weight loss statistics and offers up lots of reasons to lose weight.
Hide Those Cookies: Going down from 278 pounds, this blogger is making great progress–and staying away from the cookies.
I also picked up several memoirs and self-help books. Women Food and God is one I found insightful. Half-Assed was a great read, too. Here's her blog.
The first time I didn't have to shop in the Plus Size Section, I was overcome with emotion. I tried on a size 12 pair of pants and cried. I had been wearing a size 22 for years...then a 24...then a 26. In fact I was wearing Plus Sizes when I was 12- I hated shopping. My sister would skip into stores like 5-7-9 and be greeted by associates I shuffled in after her and they rarely even glanced in my direction. A whole new world was open to me. I had been buying my clothes at Layne Bryant. (Thank God for Layne Bryant, though. I would've been wearing moo moos if it weren't for them.) I could finally walk into any store and buy clothes I liked rather than what fit.
When I was a size 12 I started to set a goal- 145 lbs. That was my magic number. Matt had encouraged me to stop shopping until I was at my goal weight, so I wore a lot of belts. I also shopped at 2nd hand stores for work pants. So every 5 lbs or so I'd skip into a store and buy something I liked.
I read motivational speeches. My favorite this year is from Steve Jobs.
I read other blogs for motivation. Here are a few:
The Token Fat Girl. Read about this woman’s weight loss journey as she discusses food, exercise, and more.
Fat Bridesmaid. I think it's private now...sorry
Fatty Weight Loss. Find out how this blogger is losing weight through healthy eating and mowing lawns.
101 Reasons I Hate Being Fat. This blogger chronicles her weight loss statistics and offers up lots of reasons to lose weight.
Hide Those Cookies: Going down from 278 pounds, this blogger is making great progress–and staying away from the cookies.
I also picked up several memoirs and self-help books. Women Food and God is one I found insightful. Half-Assed was a great read, too. Here's her blog.
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