We have been expecting this to happen for sometime now and in certain age groups, it has.\u00a0 And I can’t believe how sad it is.<\/p>\n
Now that I’ve ‘finished’ my weightloss journey, I continually have mixed feelings about it.\u00a0 It’s weird the emotional issues that still arise.\u00a0 But today I want to focus on the physical changes of losing weight, and forget about the mental ones.\u00a0 Physically, I consider my fitness journey complete.\u00a0 I am more than happy with my body’s image and abilities.\u00a0 I can do nearly everything I’ve ever wanted to do.\u00a0 I still set goals and find it fun to see how much farther I can push my body.\u00a0 Even though I haven’t stopped, I feel I’ve crossed the finish line physically. <\/p>\n The difference in what my body can do now is amazing.\u00a0 I’m not posting this to brag or seek compliments but to inspire those that are trying to start.\u00a0 When I was obese, the list of things that would exhaust me for the day was extensive: helping a friend move, doing laundry all day up two flights of stairs, shopping at multiple stores ……basically life was exhausting.\u00a0 Now I run around all day and do a million things and then still go to the gym.\u00a0 My energy level and ability to get things done is SO much higher.<\/p>\n I no longer worry about where my body can fit.\u00a0 I don’t spend an ounce of energy on chairs, restaurant seats, shopping aisles or public transport.\u00a0 I never worry about how far I park from the store or walking to meet up with a friend.\u00a0 I am going to a wedding shower this weekend and don’t have to worry about being ‘the fat friend’.\u00a0 I just fit in.<\/p>\n If anyone that is morbidly obese like I was could walk in my shoes for a day, they’d lose the weight.\u00a0 If anyone could feel the back-to-back difference of being morbidly obese to healthy weight, it would be all the motivation they needed.\u00a0 But, it’s the gradual decrease in weight and the very slow increase of fitness that derails most people in the dieting process.\u00a0 DON’T STOP.<\/p>\n Today’s post feels a little wander-y but my point is: IT’S TIME.\u00a0 It’s time to do something about it.\u00a0 Look around you and how your weight is effecting every part of your life.\u00a0 You’ve been telling yourself that it isn’t but take a good look.\u00a0 Today.\u00a0 Keep a list of all the things you change throughout your day because of your weight.\u00a0 Make a list of all the people you’re doing it for.\u00a0 Today is the day.\u00a0 Do it.\u00a0 NOW.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Yesterday, I stumbled across this article in the LA Times: Obese Americans now outnumber those who are merely overweight, study says We have been expecting this to happen for sometime now and in certain age groups, it has.\u00a0 And I can’t believe how sad it is. Now that I’ve ‘finished’ my weightloss journey, I continually … <\/p>\n![\"Untitled-1\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yogapantsdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Untitled-11.jpg?resize=525%2C350\")
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