Ugh! Feeling down lately. My on-going struggle to lose weight has me frustrated. Lately I've been not able to participate in things that I want to do because of my weight. Before it was just a "looks" thing, but now it is effecting my life. Chronic foot pain from Plantar Fasciitis, being out of breath constantly, feeling sluggish, and just plain sick. I just want to be healthy again. You really, truly don't know what you are missing until it is gone. It is beginning to effect my work, my family, my extra curricular activities, and much more! I don't think I'm making a big enough change or losing my weight at a decent rate.
I've recently had a good friend of mine from my old school days lose so much weight. I'm super proud of him and think his story is an astounding one but truthfully the recent coverage and knowledge of his story only makes it harder to stay mentally in the game. I've had so many people come up to me, send me a message, or just nonchalantly throw it into conversation- "Did you hear about so and so and what they did?" "See it can be done!", as if to say "What is your excuse?!" And if I were to talk with the guy who actually accomplished this amazing weight loss, he would agree that it is no easy road. That is the only thing that bothers me about it and the misconceptions about weight loss. People who have never had this struggle coming up to me and saying, "why don't you just work out and eat right?" Like it is the easiest thing in the world to lose weight. Two things you should know about me...I'm honest, and I'm not a quitter. I will continue to try and lose this weight. However, that being said...I will not allow other people's perceptions of what my journey will be based on the success of others. Please don't compare, just offer support. Thanks for continually reading these posts and I hope that others out there can relate to them somehow. You are not alone. This is a battle.
