Stinkin' Thinkin' and Weight Loss
Stinkin' Thinkin' and FAT
Trina L.C. Sonnenberg
Not many people, outside of those who live in my area, know that I was fat. I am 5'6" tall, and 22 months ago, I weighed in at 173 pounds. I won't tell you what my measurements were, because I never took them. I didn't want to know what they were. But, I will tell you that I was a size 13.
The good news is that I no longer weigh that hefty amount. I lost 53 pounds and have kept it off for well over a year now.
How did I do it? I'll tell you in a minute, but first let me give you a little lifestyle background.
Trina L.C. Sonnenberg
Not many people, outside of those who live in my area, know that I was fat. I am 5'6" tall, and 22 months ago, I weighed in at 173 pounds. I won't tell you what my measurements were, because I never took them. I didn't want to know what they were. But, I will tell you that I was a size 13.
The good news is that I no longer weigh that hefty amount. I lost 53 pounds and have kept it off for well over a year now.
How did I do it? I'll tell you in a minute, but first let me give you a little lifestyle background.
Weight has always been an issue with me, even when I was a child. I always felt like the Jolly Green Giant next to my classmates and friends. It didn't help that I was taller than most girls either. But, weight was my main issue. I hated my body.
I spend a lot of time sitting here at my desk, especially in the colder months. I don't get out much when it is cold, except to walk to the post office, or local market; which, by the way, are not very far from my house. The rest of the year, I spend more time outside, working in my yard; I do a little camping and a bit more walking, but since I am connected at the finger tips, to my computer keyboard, I am not really what most people would call active.
Through the years, I have gone up and down in weight like a yo-yo. Following the birth of my second child, at age 31, I developed a thyroid problem. (Hypothyroidism) So, maintaining a weight I desired was even more difficult than before. I lost my pregnancy weight, gained some of it back, lost it, gained it, and on and on... I kept two complete sets of clothes. My fat clothes and my skinny (pre-pregnancy) ones.
For a few years I maintained a weight of around 140 pounds, and I felt comfortable with that, but then I ballooned to 173. Every time I passed a mirror, I'd think to myself, "God, are you FAT!" I really hated my body then, more than any other time in my life. I disgusted myself.
I tried to lose weight, but the harder I tried, the more frustrated I became. I became so depressed, I didn't even want to have a mirror in my house.
One day, I decided that I just did not want to be fat anymore, ever! I sat down and started thinking about all of the reasons I was fat, and what I could do to change it.
I got to thinking about how I viewed myself, what my eating habits were, and my exercising habits too. But the thing that kept coming back to me was this: I kept telling myself that I was fat. No matter what my weight was, I'd tell myself I was fat, every time I'd pull on a pair of jeans, or pass my reflection.
Then I got to thinking about what I was eating. Every time I'd eat something fattening, I'd tell myself that I was going to get fatter because of what I just ate. Then I'd feel guilty and eat more 'bad' things.
So, here's what I did... I started eating healthier food. Each time I wanted to eat something that was fattening, I would tell myself that it was not healthy to eat it, and if I wanted to be healthy, I should choose something else, and I would. I changed the way I thought about food. I changed the thought process from eating in relation to weight, to eating in relation to health. And, I began really reading labels.
The result of this shift in the way I thought about eating resulted in me choosing healthier foods to snack on. Rather than starving myself, I ate several times a day, but I chose healthy snack foods, like berries and raw vegetables. My appetite was satisfied, and I could eat quite a bit, if I wanted to.
The next part of the process was to change my attitude about myself. Rather than giving myself negative affirmations each time I looked in the mirror, or dressed, I would say something positive to myself. I changed, "You're fat, to you are beautiful, healthy and thin." You see, it finally occurred to me that the biggest reason I was fat was because I constantly told myself that I was. If you believe something about yourself, it becomes the truth, manifesting in physical form.
Once I changed my attitude and beliefs about my body and my eating habits, I began losing weight! I lost it fast and furious, and I have kept it off.
People I know began telling me how great I look. I kept telling myself, and still do, that I am beautiful, thin and healthy. As the weight came off, I became more active too. I have more energy and stamina. It's a lot easier to carry 120 pounds than it is to lug around 173 pounds.
I have not, in 22 months, returned to my old eating habits, or attitudes about my body or food. I am a size 4 now, and love to shop for clothes. (And all my fat clothes went to charity. Keeping them would mean that I was allowing for the weight to return. Keeping a set of fat clothes tells your sub conscious mind that you will return to that size at some point.) When I pass a mirror, I say something nice to myself, even if I'm having a bad hair day. And, if I do decide to have a treat, I don't beat myself up for it.
I have not completely stopped eating my favorite treats either, I just have learned to eat them in moderation. I eat more salads, fruits and whole grains; less dessert and junk food, and I don't eat until I feel like a beached whale. Smaller portions at meal time and healthy snacks in between meals, keep me satisfied.
If you keep telling yourself that you are fat, you will be. If you can give yourself positive affirmations, and learn to love who you are, without basing it on what the scale tells you, you can lose weight and keep it off. If you can shift from thinking about being fat to being healthy, you can do it. Focus on being healthy, not on being fat, or losing weight.
I lost all that weight, and I didn't have to join a weight loss club or gym, spend money on pre-packaged meals, or buy expensive menu items, or exercise gadgets. It cost me zero dollars, and actually saved me money, because I just stopped buying all that unhealthy junk food.
Stinkin' thinkin' about yourself and the food you eat is what keeps you from having a body you can love. Change the way you think and you can change your life. I did.
Copyright © 2007
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Trina L.C. Sonnenberg
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I spend a lot of time sitting here at my desk, especially in the colder months. I don't get out much when it is cold, except to walk to the post office, or local market; which, by the way, are not very far from my house. The rest of the year, I spend more time outside, working in my yard; I do a little camping and a bit more walking, but since I am connected at the finger tips, to my computer keyboard, I am not really what most people would call active.
Through the years, I have gone up and down in weight like a yo-yo. Following the birth of my second child, at age 31, I developed a thyroid problem. (Hypothyroidism) So, maintaining a weight I desired was even more difficult than before. I lost my pregnancy weight, gained some of it back, lost it, gained it, and on and on... I kept two complete sets of clothes. My fat clothes and my skinny (pre-pregnancy) ones.
For a few years I maintained a weight of around 140 pounds, and I felt comfortable with that, but then I ballooned to 173. Every time I passed a mirror, I'd think to myself, "God, are you FAT!" I really hated my body then, more than any other time in my life. I disgusted myself.
I tried to lose weight, but the harder I tried, the more frustrated I became. I became so depressed, I didn't even want to have a mirror in my house.
One day, I decided that I just did not want to be fat anymore, ever! I sat down and started thinking about all of the reasons I was fat, and what I could do to change it.
I got to thinking about how I viewed myself, what my eating habits were, and my exercising habits too. But the thing that kept coming back to me was this: I kept telling myself that I was fat. No matter what my weight was, I'd tell myself I was fat, every time I'd pull on a pair of jeans, or pass my reflection.
Then I got to thinking about what I was eating. Every time I'd eat something fattening, I'd tell myself that I was going to get fatter because of what I just ate. Then I'd feel guilty and eat more 'bad' things.
So, here's what I did... I started eating healthier food. Each time I wanted to eat something that was fattening, I would tell myself that it was not healthy to eat it, and if I wanted to be healthy, I should choose something else, and I would. I changed the way I thought about food. I changed the thought process from eating in relation to weight, to eating in relation to health. And, I began really reading labels.
The result of this shift in the way I thought about eating resulted in me choosing healthier foods to snack on. Rather than starving myself, I ate several times a day, but I chose healthy snack foods, like berries and raw vegetables. My appetite was satisfied, and I could eat quite a bit, if I wanted to.
The next part of the process was to change my attitude about myself. Rather than giving myself negative affirmations each time I looked in the mirror, or dressed, I would say something positive to myself. I changed, "You're fat, to you are beautiful, healthy and thin." You see, it finally occurred to me that the biggest reason I was fat was because I constantly told myself that I was. If you believe something about yourself, it becomes the truth, manifesting in physical form.
Once I changed my attitude and beliefs about my body and my eating habits, I began losing weight! I lost it fast and furious, and I have kept it off.
People I know began telling me how great I look. I kept telling myself, and still do, that I am beautiful, thin and healthy. As the weight came off, I became more active too. I have more energy and stamina. It's a lot easier to carry 120 pounds than it is to lug around 173 pounds.
I have not, in 22 months, returned to my old eating habits, or attitudes about my body or food. I am a size 4 now, and love to shop for clothes. (And all my fat clothes went to charity. Keeping them would mean that I was allowing for the weight to return. Keeping a set of fat clothes tells your sub conscious mind that you will return to that size at some point.) When I pass a mirror, I say something nice to myself, even if I'm having a bad hair day. And, if I do decide to have a treat, I don't beat myself up for it.
I have not completely stopped eating my favorite treats either, I just have learned to eat them in moderation. I eat more salads, fruits and whole grains; less dessert and junk food, and I don't eat until I feel like a beached whale. Smaller portions at meal time and healthy snacks in between meals, keep me satisfied.
If you keep telling yourself that you are fat, you will be. If you can give yourself positive affirmations, and learn to love who you are, without basing it on what the scale tells you, you can lose weight and keep it off. If you can shift from thinking about being fat to being healthy, you can do it. Focus on being healthy, not on being fat, or losing weight.
I lost all that weight, and I didn't have to join a weight loss club or gym, spend money on pre-packaged meals, or buy expensive menu items, or exercise gadgets. It cost me zero dollars, and actually saved me money, because I just stopped buying all that unhealthy junk food.
Stinkin' thinkin' about yourself and the food you eat is what keeps you from having a body you can love. Change the way you think and you can change your life. I did.
Copyright © 2007
The Trii-Zine Ezine
www.ezines1.com
About the Author:
Trina L.C. Sonnenberg
Publisher - The Trii-Zine Ezine - Your Trusted Source for Internet Business and Marketing Information. Serving online professionals since 2001. ISSN# 1555-2276
http://www.ezines1.com/triizine
http://www.ads-on-q.com/intro
Author of: My Journey A Lifetime of Verse http://stores.lulu.com/triizine
Internet Marketing Mavens
http://internetmarketing-mavens.com Keywords: weight loss, fat, healthy living
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