Can you feel confident when you know you’re overweight? It’s a question too many seasoned women have to deal with as we reach our baby boomer years. The body weight can seem to creep up with little warning. You look in the mirror one day and have a rude shock.
That happened to me one day. I looked in the mirror and realized that no matter how hard I tried, I wasn’t going to be able to suck my gut in enough to have a slim long-lined look. At that point, even a spanx wasn’t going to help. I had never seen it coming. It was very hard time in my life, a time I will never repeat. But the bottom line was that I had let myself go to a place I never thought could happen to me.
Growing up I was always the “skinny-minny.” In a minute (it seemed) I could eat a milkshake and shake the weight off the next. Weight wasn’t my problem. That didn’t mean I was free of some type of issues with food and eating. I could go all day, or most of it, without eating literally “forgetting” to eat. If I did eat, I could grab only a bit e or two of whatever was in front of me and be alright.
I always had digestive issues so I was a pretty picky eater. But I liked what I liked, probably like most young people. When I had the money to buy food on my own, it wasn’t always the best choices. I avoided a lot of meat although I didn’t want to be the odd one out at pizza parties or when getting burgers and fries. Stomach issues would pass soon and I knew I could get rid of the weight very fast. Plus, I was very active, had a fast metabolism, and weight just didn’t seem to stick.
But in the present time, I hadn’t counted on the effects of life’s problems on my body, metabolism and eating habits. Forgetting the fierceness emotions had on eating, I let my guard down and consumed too many calories before realizing what I had done. The ugly image in the mirror couldn’t be denied. I was well overweight. It was now or never to take control of my situation, not only for my health but for my confidence.
That discovery was a pivotal moment for me. It was then that I knew changes had to be made, and I decided to make them. Thirty pounds later, I’m still on the downhill side of getting rid of what should have never been there in the first place.
How are you doing with facing the reality of your weight and eating issues? Does overweight have a hold on our confidence? Tell me about in the comments.
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