Answers to your questions

I have been getting some really great questions from people so I thought I would save them up and then answer a bunch of them all at once, so here it goes...

What made you finally decide to lose weight the right way?
Well, I was tired. Tired of having aching joints all of the time, tired of not sleeping well, tired of not being able to do things I had once been able to do easily, tired of having panic attacks when I thought we might be sitting in a booth at a restaurant or when I had to squeeze myself into a seat on an airplane, tired of dreading the next time I had to go shopping for clothes because what if this was the day that nothing was going to fit? Most of all I was tired of making excuses about why I couldn't lose the weight.

Do you ever slip up and have bad days or fall off the wagon?
UM, YES! Of course I do, I'm not perfect and I can tell you sometimes you just need to do that, like a few weeks ago I just needed to have a junk food binge so I ate an entire large bag of chips myself...and an drumstick ice cream cone. Having said that, once you've cleaned up your eating and you have been eating well for awhile...when you eat something your body doesn't like or thinks is crappy food it will tell you pretty fast.

I also treat myself to things like a couple of cookies with a tea a couple times a week, but I know that I exercise enough that I can do that. The important thing to know is that when you "fall off the wagon" you just need to get back on right away the next day instead of feeling sorry for yourself and eating more bad food.

Have you had any set backs?
Funny you should ask...I recently dislocated my ankle and have not been able to do any running or high impact activities for about 2 weeks now. This has really thrown my normal routine out of whack and it is taking a LOT to not get frustrated and or de-railed. I've had to work hard to create a new routine that keeps me active even though at the moment I am only half as active as I normally would be. I also have to pay close attention to what I am eating, because I've suddenly started craving junk food.

Email me at mailto:gettheskinny@i-desygn.com%20Sucesssuccess stories of your own or questions, whatever I love hearing from you!