I remember one time when I was a little girl my family got together to celebrate one of my aunt’s birthdays, her 30th to be exact. I recall how completely and utterly astonished I was at the thought of someone being thirty. It seemed so old. I was just baffled. Well wouldn’t you know it didn’t really take that long for that number to show up on my birthday cake. More amusingly, I’m sitting here now going man that seemed so long ago. But if I can say anything for certain about the big 3-0 and the years following it, it is that once you hurdle that milestone, the weight is SO much harder to lose. I remember back in my twenties I could cut out carbs for one day and lose a pants size. Not so much anymore…..
I have been dedicated for the past year to exercise 3-5 times a week and putting a stop to mindless eating. An entire year of hard work, and I’m finally seeing the reward. I know it gets frustrating when you are trying to lose weight. When you first start cutting back on calories you feel hungry. Especially if you are anything like I was and love drive-thru menus and pop. Your body is going to throw the biggest temper tantrum when you chose to cut that out. It’s going to suck. No ‘ifs’ about it. You just have to be prepared to fight that battle, and WANT to win it. Focus on one day at a time and it will get easier. Before you know it a week will be behind you, then another and another.
It has been a long road, but for the first time in a long time I have something to celebrate. I had to buy new pants this past weekend because all of mine were too big!! For the first time in nine years I’m comfortably wearing a size 6 pant! Without a doubt if I can accomplish that, anyone can. It’s been a daily work in progress. By no means has any part of it been easy.
Now that I have gone down 8 sizes since last year, I have a lot of loose skin. I’ve decided to give these wraps a try to see if that can tighten up some of it. I’ve heard a lot of great things about them. I guess we shall see!
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