I always get lead to write when I receive the same questions over and over in a short period of time. Weight loss has been a large topic as of late. To start, I'd like to share my personal story. I stand six feet tall without shoes. Close your mouth, I know, unusual for a woman. I must say, my father adored my height, always guided me to stand up straight, wore heels most of the time, and he still loves it when I kiss him on the top of the head. I was a very large kid, the oldest of four, my sister was called "the beautiful one". You can imagine what that did for my self esteem. Being a survivor of incest (a topic for a later date), did more damage to how I felt about myself. Catholic, turning the other cheek, keeping my emotions to myself, being empathic and having no one to share it with, all these things lead to me eating for fulfillment. I ate, didn't eat, got bigger, got smaller, made not so good choices in men, got stoned, drank, you get the picture. Moved from place to place to find myself, until I found a spiritual path. Energy work, past life regressions, childhood regressions, all started the healing process for me. I've been fortunate to have some amazing teachers and mentors. Developed my gifts, which lead to helping others. Later on that path, I was taught, it wasn't what I was eating, it was what was eating me. Pretty powerful statement , I must say. It stuck. When I turned forty, I got a trainer and started weight watchers. Mostly, I worked on the emotion of loving myself NOW. As i AM. I quit weighing my self and focused on feeling good, making good choices, smaller portions, and low and behold a year later at the Dr's I was twelve pounds lighter. AWESOME!!! The old me surfaced, twelve pounds in a year? That's not much! Switched that thought out quickly, every time it surfaced, I switched it out again. Next year Dr's, another twelve pounds. YIPPEE! That continued until I lost sixty total. It took four years, but the mind set came with it. Here's what works for me. First and foremost, I got happy, learning to love my body NOW. I eat every couple hours, keeping it under 400 calories at a time. Women's body cannot digest more than that at once without holding onto it. I've learned that I can eat again soon, so it gets easy not to clean the plate, I can finish it later. I carry food with me all the time, purse, car, etc. I found if I don't allow myself to get too hungry, I don't overeat. I stay away from sugar, only because for me, I feel better. If I do choose to have sugar, I'll eat a cookie or cake, something with fat in it. That slows down the process rather than a fruit which moves through the blood stream quickly, then you want more. I only weigh myself once a week, watch my portions, and yes, I love comfort food. I've learned to make my favorite recipes with substitutions to keep it healthier. This has turned out to be a lifelong process for me. I'm still that little girl who looks in the mirror and doesn't like what she sees. I work on it daily, nurturing the child within that went through so much to get the love she desired, to be accepted, but outside influences don't give us that. We give it to ourselves with forgiveness. I hope this helps those reading. Thank you for stopping by. Renee![]()
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