Where would you be now???

bep

bep

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I had a sobering thought today when I was thinking about that other lady I posted about.

I started losing weight in January of this year...about 8 months ago. Every now and then I start kicking myself for not starting SOONER. Then I got that sobering thought...WHERE WOULD I BE TODAY IF I HADN'T STARTED IN JANUARY????

I had been gaining weight quite rapidly. I figure I had started gaining about 3 - 5 lbs a month or so. So...in January I was 255. If I hadn't started losing in January, I would now be looking at about an average of 287 as my starting weight! :(

So....I guess I said all that to say this: I just plain ole need to stop kicking myself and be excited that I now weigh 210 as opposed to about 287!!!! 210 isn't good, but far better than the alternative!
 
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scary thought indeed... I'm not sure where'd I'd be now.. but in a few years, given family history of dying young to cancer or heart attack.. I'd probably be on my way to an early grave...
 
Wow thats an eye opener when ya look at it like that, and you were lucky you only gained 3-4 a month I gained from 1st week of june until last week 19 lbs thats horrible!!I ate constantly and lots of bad bad carbs and sweets to deal with emotions but I am back on track for good now and I am confident enough if I keep doing the lowcalorie dieting and walking my butt off (litterally) that I can be under the big 200 by the middle of october!
I know where I would be now if I didnt start another 5 lbs added on!
good luck to ya!
 
I just started my weightloss not too long ago, but 3 years from now i would probably be at 300lbs if not more, that's if i continued the way i was, out of control eating.
 
I started september 2005 and If I never took a stand for my weight, I would probably be reaching near 400lbs no jokes. My daily food habits were out of control. I would not eat in the morning but at work I would buy my lunch everyday and it consisted of junk. I then would eat a whole dinner when I came home from work and then eat again around 9pm, usually a whole meal at 9pm ya thats bad. Not to mention little snacks in between like cookies, pastries, chips and any junk I could get my hands on. I also drank nothing but soda and sugary juices.

If I kept going at that pace I would of definitly been over 400lbs by now. I gained lots of weight after high school when I started working.

Well Now I do the total opposite. All I drink is water. I dont have snacks anymore. I just eat 2 and sometiems 3 meals a day and make sure its between 1200 to 1500 calories a day. I also exercise 1 hour a day on the treadmill, bike for 20 minutes and lift weights 4x a week.

Hard work but it will pay off. Also I knwo this is sappy but by mom hugs me sometimes and before she could not fit her arms around me, well now she can all the way. :)
 
YAY!!!! Isn't it just awesome thinking you COULD be 400 lbs right now but are ONLY 240?!!!!!!! Ya start feelin' kind of skinny when you think about it!

And that is TOTALLY not sappy about your mom. Everyone should hug their moms! I hug my Dad & Mom...my brothers do too.
 
Bep, you're full of deep thoughts today aren't you? You are so right. If I didn't do something, it was only going to get worse. So the 24 I've lost could have been 24 I would have gained and the next thing you know they are loading me on a cargo plane. Scary thought, but entirely possible.
 
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