“Nothing tastes as good as being healthy feels.”

Eating less, making better food choices, exercising and losing weight are not just about being thinner — the big motivation for me is to feel better and have more energy so I can do more with my family and enjoy life.

At age 50+ being thin would be nice, but it’s not a good enough reason to keep me from eating pizza or lasagna when the cravings get really bad. What keeps me from diving into unhealthy foods and slipping into a food feasting coma is remembering how I feel afterwards - tired, sluggish, bloated, depressed.

I also remind myself how I felt at 30 lbs heavier before I started the diet - I could barely walk from my car to my desk for work and was exhausted, getting dressed in the morning was an olympic event, climbing one flight of steps required a rest stop in the middle.

I still have a long way to go (118.5 lbs to lose) - but I can already feel a difference. I don’t get out of breath getting dressed in the morning, walking up one flight of steps is slow but I don’t need a rest break, and getting to my desk in the morning doesn’t make me feel like I need a nap. With each passing week, as slow as it is, I hold on to the goal of feeling better and having more energy.

Some days are harder then others, some days the cravings and the feelings of being deprived are just about all I can think about — but NOTHING tastes as good as being able to bend over and tie your shoes with out squeezing a mountain of fat on your stomach, NOTHING tastes as good as being able to have a game of catch with your child, NOTHING tastes as good as being able to take a romantic walk at sunset with your significant other.

Being thin isn’t my goal — having life be fun again is. I now life can be savored and enjoyed with vitality and enthusiasm. My being overweight turned every day existence into a struggle and drains away the joy from the simple pleasures of being alive. That is my motivation — that is my drive — to reclaim my live and be able to enjoy it once again.

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