My Personal Views on Being Overweight

Growing up in today's society is very difficult. This is because we are very media oriented. The first thing people notice is the way a person looks. This happens whether you watch television or read a magazine. When a person looks good there are usually compliments that go along with this individual in some way shape or form. You might hear someone say "She looks good".. When a person is on the heavier side the statements that are made turn themselves in comments, which tend to be on the negative side. This is unfortunate.

I grew up in a household that lead to divorce. The way to console me and make me feel good was to feed me. This was a way to pacify the emotional turmoil that I felt by no longer having the traditional type family around me. This probably would have been easier if I was not an only child. Having no one to turn to made food my best friend. As I grew up I attended weight loss camps etc. only to gain the weight back, times ten.

I guess you can say that I never understood what it was to eat right. If there was an award for being a Yo Yo dieter I probably could have taken first prize. When it came to living my daily life being overweight constantly hindered me. For example,I was picked last during gym class or I was a wall flower when it came to going to singles functions. As far as online dating was concerned there always seemed to be some sort of a dilemma when it came to joining these dating sites. For example, what answer would I give when asked what I look like. Do I tell the truth and feel ashamed or do I lie to fit in? Since I have a kind heart and honest soul I made the earlier choice. Men seemed to like that I wore my heart on my sleeve. This was until they saw a picture of me. Once again to mask this I joined BBW personal ad sites. This way the people that I met knew that I was large sized. Boy did I hate words like that. These sites once again acted like a cushion (pardon the pun) and the people that answered me already knew that I was queen sized. Unfortunately all this lead to my physical attributes and I was not able to relay any type of message about what was on the inside of my being. Once again I blame this on society.

Bringing things current, on May 14,2008 I woke up and decided that I was sick and tired of being sick and tired. I felt sick and did not like the way I looked. I got on the scale which rose to a number that I never knew existed and said to myself that this was the day that I was going to do something about this. I looked at myself in the mirror and made a pact that I would join Weight Watchers. Someone would have to put a gun to my head if I was going to watch the scale go foward instead of going backward. That night I joined the Weight Watchers program. (note this is my own personal views) and have not turned back. I have now learned how to eat healthy and as a result I have lost 42 lbs in 8 months on the program.

Since this weight loss things have changed in a very positive way. People compliment my efforts and think it is wonderful that I made may mind up to do something. This time is the last time I am doing something like this. I want to win the Yo Yo battle once and for all. I look good and feel good too. Do not get me wrong. I have a lot more weight to lose but am on the positive road of this journey and now refuse to take any shortcuts. I am going to win. Tune into updates on my endeavors. Thanks for taking the time to read my first story.