I am not writing this to bash anyone by any means. I've seemed to notice people who never struggled with any sort of weight problem have this mentality that ten pounds is equivalent to 100 pounds over weight. This is to men and women alike.
I've had women tell me they're disgusting for being able to successfully pinch their stomach, even though she is a size 0. This is wrong, and it kills me.
I've had weight problems my whole life. In my youth, my parents tried hard to get my weight healthy, but never in harsh manners. No matter the sport(I loved them all), no matter the diet, I seemed to stay 75 pounds over weight. From 8 to 22, I dealt with it. It never ruined my self esteem. I've always been confident in myself, happy no matter what the scale or my pants tag said.
I started a new job when I turned 22, as a waitress. I lost fifteen pounds, the first weight loss in my entire life, essentially. I started working out, doing 30 day challenges, and another 20 pounds disappeared. Now, at 23(24 in three months), I've lost a total of fifty pounds, dropped three pants sizes, almost four. I'm only 25 pounds away from being at my maximum weight to height ratio (which I follow loosely).
My body has changed in ways I never thought possible. I appreciate the tiny little things I see, like smaller wrists, thinner fingers.
I still have rolls when I shift or sit, I still have a muffin top sometimes. But I'm still beautiful, just as beautiful as I was before. Losing weight should never be about physical appearances, only for your health. I have arthritis in my back and a over use injury in my knee, my weight loss has made my pain nearly disappear. That was why I pushed to lose weight, I don't need pain medication anymore.
People need to love themselves no matter what size you are. That love for yourself will help you more than sadness and frustration, because those things will only kill your motivation.
This was simply something I needed to get off of my chest and vent about.
I've had women tell me they're disgusting for being able to successfully pinch their stomach, even though she is a size 0. This is wrong, and it kills me.
I've had weight problems my whole life. In my youth, my parents tried hard to get my weight healthy, but never in harsh manners. No matter the sport(I loved them all), no matter the diet, I seemed to stay 75 pounds over weight. From 8 to 22, I dealt with it. It never ruined my self esteem. I've always been confident in myself, happy no matter what the scale or my pants tag said.
I started a new job when I turned 22, as a waitress. I lost fifteen pounds, the first weight loss in my entire life, essentially. I started working out, doing 30 day challenges, and another 20 pounds disappeared. Now, at 23(24 in three months), I've lost a total of fifty pounds, dropped three pants sizes, almost four. I'm only 25 pounds away from being at my maximum weight to height ratio (which I follow loosely).
My body has changed in ways I never thought possible. I appreciate the tiny little things I see, like smaller wrists, thinner fingers.
I still have rolls when I shift or sit, I still have a muffin top sometimes. But I'm still beautiful, just as beautiful as I was before. Losing weight should never be about physical appearances, only for your health. I have arthritis in my back and a over use injury in my knee, my weight loss has made my pain nearly disappear. That was why I pushed to lose weight, I don't need pain medication anymore.
People need to love themselves no matter what size you are. That love for yourself will help you more than sadness and frustration, because those things will only kill your motivation.
This was simply something I needed to get off of my chest and vent about.
