I've been thinking about posting something about this online, but always backed out of it... not anymore
Roughly 4 years ago, I was incredibly obese, and at risk for developing diabetes. I think the fattest I ever got was 230 pounds. and for a 14 year old girl that was not even 5 ft tall yet, it was pretty bad. My little graph at the doctors office showing my weight trend, was basically an exponential curve. I was told from the ages of 10-16 to loose weight, and that I was too fat. I tried sometimes, and it never worked. I just didn't have that self control and the desire to do anything about it. It was towards the end of my freshman year in highschool when I was going out with friends (way thinner than me) to pick our end of the year dance dresses. My friends found dresses immediately. but we went to 5 DIFFERENT STORES for me, and they didn't have any in my size. One of the stores actually told me I was too fat and that nothing would fit me the second I walked in. That was pretty humiliating. I ended up not going to the dance at all and not seeing any of my friends till after the summer when our sophomore year started.
But during the summer time, is when I started my journey. the rest of my days as a freshman were spent doing dietary research so that I could get as much back ground as i possibly could. The first day of summer, I bought all that disgusting food in the fresh produce isle, and started walking outside to get some exercise. I completely changed my diet in one day. The first three or so days were absolutely horrific. I remember crying at the table eating my first salad ever. I remember only being able to walk for 15 minutes before i would get too exhausted. Whenever my family would get something unhealthy for breakfast/lunch/dinner, I would sit outside because the temptation was too great. I knew that if i caved during this dietary transitional period, that I would completely fall off the wagon and go back to how I used to be. Weeks passed, and it started to get easier... I started to loose weight, and I actually ran a mile in the first time since I was like 8 years old. The feeling of those accomplishments were too great to tarnish the rest of my journey.
By the time I came back to my sophomore year, I had dropped around 15 dress sizes (I ate healthy, 5 small meals a day, 1500 calories, 1 hour of exercise a day 6x a week). None of my friends recognized me. They walked past me without even a second glance. When my name was called in my 1st period class, all my classmates whipped their heads around when I said "here". some of my friends actually teared up... it was incredible.
So... the purpose of all this backstory, is to INSPIRE you guys to want to loose weight. If i could do it, then you definitely can. There is no secret "diet pill" or some way to immediately acquire self control. Dietary self control, the ability to look at junk food and say "NO!", is something that is gained over time. Yes its hard, and yes it seems impossible (i know.. I've been there), but it gets easier the more you progress in your diet. If you stick to your plan and never cave, eventually the thought of junkfood will make you sick! Please please please please, just never cave before youve gained this sense of self control. If you do cave before that, you will go back to how you were before, and all your progress will be lost. One of the things that would help me with my diet, is I'd picture my body as an incredibly nice sports car... and to fuel one of the nicest cars in existence, you need to give it the best gas. you wouldn't put engine-destroying shitty fuel in that car! So i would only put the best food in my body. And plus, eating heathy food feels sooooo great! I've never had this much energy as i did when i was fat. Im now competing in crossfit/lifting competitions... hell even half marathons, and spartan races. I only eat the best food. I have this new sense of self confidence. Overall, im just a happier human being.
Thank you for reading this entire thing, and even if I just helped inspire one person to be healthier and loose weight, this whole thing would be incredibly worth it. Loosing weight and fixing your life for the better is such a huge accomplishment, and I will never regret all those excruciatingly painful days I spent at the gym and eating all those healthy foods that I thought were super disgusting.
Love,
Red Thunder
(and so that you know that I'm very serious and that this is really important to me, i posted MY actual before and after picture)
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