So, I’m on FB looking at pictures a friend posted. There was my beautiful niece, my husband, and a person I did not know. Seriously, I was wondering, “Who is that?”
You’re right, if you guessed it! It was me! I honestly did not recognize myself. That September, I talked with God and was so thankful that He loved me and cherished me. I cleaned out my sizes 14W and some 16W and decided that I was content with moving to 18W. After all, you could still dress well, and more stores (Dillard’s was my go-to) were catering to the plus-size woman, which was ME!
So when I saw the picture, I could not believe what I saw. Honestly, I had pretty much kept my weight between a size 14W to 16W for years. Admittedly, I had retired and then had surgery on my feet, so I was not exercising as much. But what I could tell was the sweets, fried foods, bread, and an increase in my blood pressure medication were not working for me.
The picture made me look swollen. Yea, I got upset with my husband and Mother for not saying something. My Mom was like; I thought you were sick or something and was not telling anyone. Yea, right…anyhoo! My husband knew not to say something about the weight gain because I didn’t speak to him for a month when he called me fat years ago.
I began to pull out recent photos and start to pray about what to do. I wanted to live longer for sure, but I knew it was no surgery for me. God, I needed something that would work for me.
I know, right! Another blog on weight loss, but “Hey”! I have discovered that it is more than weight loss but a total transformation of who I am and who I can become. See, it was not just physical but also mental and spiritual. I was just not prepared for all of the changes my life was going through at the time. And, it all “Transformed Me”!
So, join the adventure with me as I go through my ebb and flow of weight loss adventure. Let me know some of your stories.
Until the next time Blessings