My Weight-Loss Journey Intro.
The subject of obesity and weight-loss
seems to constantly be present. Whether a commercial with a new sort
of crazy diet system or supplement is splashed across the television
screen, or a new article is popping up with new statistics on just
how dangerous extra body fat really is, the topic is without a doubt
a relevant one. My name is Amy Maier and throughout most of my life I
have been obese, but about a year and a half ago I decided to change
that.
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| Senior Prom, June 2010 |
I am only 22 years of age but the
majority of those years I've spent being obese. I honestly can't even
say when I really started gaining the weight because it has been so
long and I was so young. The later years of elementary school was
when I started to realize that I was heavier than a lot of my peers
and naturally I've had a lot of self esteem issues most of my life
because of it. I will admit that I was very lucky in the sense that I
(for the most part) was not bullied during my teen years because of
it. Once I hit college I was already over 300 lbs. and it didn't
bother me all that much.
The only main issue that has stemmed from my
weight would be that I am incredibly shy, but other than that I
really didn't think about it too much. Looking back now makes me
realize just how scary that is.
On February 19th, 2013 I
woke up and decided something needed to change. I had a long late
conversation with a friend about losing weight the previous night
and it really made me think. Being so overweight was really putting a
toll on my body and considering there is a long history of diabetes
in my family I figured I was tempting fate and something had to
change. I decided to start slowly and hope something worked for me. I
went out and bought a new scale the next day and was very alarmed to
see the number “345” glowing red between my feet, which was a lot
higher than expected. My mind was officially made, I absolutely
needed to change certain aspects and habits in my life.
Today, about a year and 4 months
later, I have lost around 118 lbs and still have a little ways to go.
I honestly cannot say what clicked in me all of a sudden, but thank
God it did! I want to use this blog to tell my story and record my
past progress (and future progress seeing that I am still about 70
lbs away from my goal) in hopes that I can help someone struggling
the way I was and
explain just how I had success naturally. No
gimmicks, crash-diets, or pills (although I will admit to using a
raspberry ketone pill for about a month when I first started. Trust
me, they didn't do a thing), just portion control, healthy food, and
exercise. This blog will by no means provide a magic answer to the
road to weight-loss, but I am hoping my story will set a spark in
someone just as one did in me.
1 comments
So proud of you Amy! You are kicking butt! Can't wait to see this blog unfold. :-) - Love Jessica W.
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