Day 23: It is not too late

Sometimes I think that it is too late. It is too late for me to lose weight because I have been overweight for more than half of my life. That is a long time to be overweight.

I start thinking about the number of years that it took for me to accumulate this weight and then I think, "If it is going to take that long to get this weight back off, I will NEVER be at a healthy weight."

Do you ever start to feel that way?

I have read about people—as I am sure you have, too—that lose 100 pounds in less than a year and they look absolutely fabulous. They don't have any flabby hanging skin, they look like they just walked out of a glam magazine.  Who are these people? I don't know them.

I think it would be hard work to lose 100 pounds in less than a year. I think it will be hard to lose 100 pounds in two years. But as a long-term goal, I am pursuing just that. I actually would like to lose 140 pounds, a little more than me doubled. Scary to think that I am carrying around the equivalent weight of another person. No wonder I get so tired! I am having to carry around 140 extra pounds everywhere I go. You would actually think for that workout I would be in better shape!

Unfortunately it does not work that way. In fact, quite the opposite, but it is not too late for me to change.

For the past nine days I have been following the menus and other aspects of the Transitions Lifestyle System and I feel better. I really do. I continue to learn so much and with hope, I am still continuing to lose weight.  If you want to know more about Transitions, please send me an e-mail at: karin@inhnews.com and I will connect you with Tia and she can tell you more about it. It is not a diet, but an entire lifestyle (makeover) because, let's face it, being overweight is a lifestyle, too.

Have a wonderful, healthy day. Remember to get out there and do some exercising! It's a beautiful day! Enjoy it!