People always ask me what it's like to look at my "fat" picture...ok they call it my "before" and I call it my "fat". I tell them it's like I'm looking at myself but I'm wearing a fat suit...kind of like that episode of friends where Monica has on a fat suit. Honestly, looking at myself that size feels a bit like I've stepped into the twilight zone....and not the one with the hot vampire.
For some people, stepping out of their fat suit can be scary and weird, myself included. As odd as it sounds carrying around extra weight can sometimes make you feel safe. People don't typically have the same expectations of you when you're bigger.
When you start to lose the weight you will realize people are watching you and they are typically talking about you, "oh she lost the weight before but it all came back and then some". There are people out there who actually want you to fail, they want you to fall of the wagon, gain the weight back and say..."oh but you have such a pretty face, maybe you're just meant to be big".
When you decide to change your lifestyle it may freak some people out. You need to ask yourself if the people in your life support your efforts to lose weight or to get healthy in general or do they make you feel like they'll leave you if are attractive, fit, and happy?
If your family and or friends shame or guilt you for improving yourself, you could be more likely to sabotage your own weight loss successes. It is for that reason that you need to surround yourself with people who will support you and encourage you to be your best self!
And to all of those other people who want to see you fail and try to sabotage you...well you know they can do ;o)
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
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