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See that girl up there? Yep, that was me, just last year.
This picture was taken the day my mom and I joined Weight Watchers (read last week’s post). I was at my heaviest and to say that my weight was out of control would be an extreme understatement. As soon as we came home from our first meeting I asked my mom to take a picture of me. I knew that in the future I would want to look at this picture to remember where I had been.
When at my heaviest I never allowed full length pictures to be taken of me; I never wanted to admit that I was as big as the pictures showed. When you are that overweight your mind plays tricks on you. I’d see a picture of myself and I would pretend it was just a bad angle or that I was having a bad picture day. I would actually delete any picture that made me look….well life-like.
With each season’s change, instead of trying on last years clothes, I would just buy new ones. I allowed myself to get bigger and bigger while making excuses for it or pretending it wasn’t happening. Along with my denial, I feel that my outgoing personality held me back. Instead making changes to my lifestyle, I would make light of it or even joke about it. While my high self esteem never wavered at this weight, it definitely made me more comfortable than I should have been which allowed my weight to continue to climb.
When I finally took the first step of getting healthy I had to take a long hard look at myself. What was I doing to be this weight? What obstacles were in my way that needed to be removed? What were my excuses that were keeping me overweight? Only after being honest with myself could I truly make the needed changes.
Two BIG changes needed to happen in order for me to lose weight; I had to eat less and exercise more. Not one or the other or just a little of both but instead a full fledged decision to make healthier choices throughout the day. Instead of sitting on the couch I got up and moved. Instead of eating the plate of spaghetti, I chose to instead eat a lean protein with lots of veggies. Each healthy choice that I made made me stronger both inside and out.
Today, I’m down 95 pounds and still going strong. I have much more to lose but I’m excited to see what more my body can do. I hope you stick around and continue with me on my weight loss journey and perhaps start your own. I’d love to continue to lose with you and hear your own story.
Feel free to leave a comment below!
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Hey locals, this HOT LivingSocial Great Lakes Science Center deal is BACK! For a limited time you can snag 4 passes to the Great Lakes Science Museum for only $29 (try code EXTRA10 for an extra 10% off)! This would regularly cost up to $56 so this is a steal! I took my boys last year and we had so much fun! It was so nice to let them roam and discover, jump and play without saying, “Be careful!” or “Don’t touch that”.
Great Lakes Science Center Deal:
• $29 ($56 value) for general admission to Great Lakes Science Center for four
• $57 ($76 value) for the above + passes to the OMNIMAX® theater for four
At the Great lakes Science Center you can let your kids try out hundreds of hand-on exhibits such as a whirling cyclone, indoor tornado, a shadow room, and a bridge of fire that generates static electricity (causing your hair to stand on end). You can even see the NASA Glenn Visitor Center — which boasts a giant Skylab 3 Apollo Command Module and an actual moon rock.
Also now through October 20th, the LEGO exhibit it open and FREE with your paid admission! In this limited time exhibit, your child can use their imagination to create a their own dream vehicle. My oldest son loves to build so I see him in this area the whole time!
These passes will go FAST so grab them now!
Hi my name is Rachel and am a stay-at-home mom to three boys. I’ve been “couponing” for over 10 years and I absolutely love to save money! I enjoy not only finding great deals but also sharing them with others. I hope that you will follow along on my money saving journey!
EMAIL: couponingwithrachel(at)hotmail(dot)com.
Along with being a wife and mother I'm also a weekly columnist for two local papers, The Chronicle Telegram and Medina Gazette and appear regularly on TV and radio. I also teach local coupon classes throughout the year.