Although I haven’t been writing here much but I have recently started to take my weight loss extra seriously. I have been blogging on & off & thought I would share one of my blog posts here.
Below is a letter I have typed to read after 8 weeks of hard work. I know I am putting my self out there with giving out details that I might not have shared otherwise on GS. But, what the heck. I have been silently reading the weight loss threads here & I have noticed that although people are sharing things, they are still kind of shy in revealing their current weights & strategies & some of you are also going the unhealthy route. Anyways here it goes.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Assalam-o-alaikum Bint!
So You are finally here at 230 lbs. Or even if you are lingering around the 240s, you know you did good & you make me proud.
To get here it did get tough many times. Like remember the 1st week of the BLC # 12, where you lost only 1/2 lb compared to the 6 lbs you lost in the pre challenge week. I like how you used that week as a good lesson to discover what you were doing wrong & what worked best for you. A true warrior is one who falls & then gets up again. Haha I know cliche. But I bet you do feel like a warrior right now.
After having conquered so much in the past 7 weeks, your self confidence, your self esteem, even stuff behind the doors feels like how it used to feel before you got pregnant with Ibtehal 2 years back doesn’t it.
Its amazing what just losing 30-40 lbs can do to a morbidly obese person. I am guessing you’ll just keep on going farther & farther from now on. But slow & steady. I know you have tried to overdo it in the past 7 weeks. But from now on you are only going to work on losing 2-2.5 lbs a week. That should get you to your goal weight by November 2012 shouldn’t it. Isn’t that your birthday month as well & didn’t your birthday pass in the past 3 weeks.
You know another reason you make me proud is the fact that even though you love love LOVE Red Lobster’s mashed potatoes topped with their lobster sauce you didn’t eat anything from that restaurant on your birthday. I know I know its sort of a ritual you have been doing since the past three birthdays. But you didn’t do it this time. Instead you opted for some Pakistani grilled food & that too without any naans. Oh & you even did at least 60 minutes of cardio on your Birthday.
Not to forget Eid ul Adha, when you were visiting family in Chicago. You were so good with all the dinner invitations. Not once did you touch any of the sweet dishes made by the hosts/hostesses & always stayed in your calorie range. Again good going on that. Also how can I ignore the Gyro Pizza that you always eat when you visit Chi Town. You didn’t even think about eating it once.
Its a life change baby & you have done it. Now just keep on working hard like this & watch the fruit “shrink”. Once you are there it’ll be the most sweetest thing on earth you have ever tasted.
My My My. I can’t tell you how happy I am for you. Good job lady. I love how you have learned to reward yourself without eating food every time you achieve a weight loss goal. You rather treat your self in some other ways. Why put more calories in your body when you are working so hard to burn them.
Another thing I like is how you completely cut off all sorts of fake sugar things from your daily food. Although you stayed in your calorie limit, it was smart on your part to eat fruits at the end of the day for a snack rather than an ice cream or any other “fake sugar” stuff.
Doesn’t it feel awesome to be able to wear your wedding rings back on your ring finger rather than wearing them around your neck AND your stamina. I know I like it too. How you are able to climb a flight of stairs so fast without panting at the end. How you can run & dance for so long without getting short of breath right away.
I bet even your evil friend Asthma has stopped knocking on your door as much as it used to before. Enjoy the journey of becoming a new you. Your husband Mustafa, your Ammi & Baba (parents) & your siblings are going to be mighty proud of you like I am. Keep on going like this & good luck till you reach your goal.
p.s watch out, you never know, you might get some more letters like this from your own self in the coming 12 months. See ya
… your right not many people are this brave
