Up, Up and…. away we go! or… My husband’s blowup doll has sprung a leak.
After reading mothergoose’s blog, I have decided to change the way I think of weight loss…. I always thought of it as a journey ‘down’. Weight goes down, size goes down, cut down on food, ‘chasing down a dream. ’ lol I like looking up for a change. Not so much about losing lbs, as gaining confidence and self respect. Reaching the peak, climbing all the way to the top where the view is spectacular. The view is myself in the mirror, at goal and on top of the world! What a trip! Thanks Rachel, for redirecting my focus from a negative to a positive.
A change of subject…. recently a buddy asked me if I thought diet or exercise played a more important role in my weight loss. I don’t think she’ll mind if I share my reply with all of you. So here it is:
I think you really have to eat healthy….and exercise. (portion control is a big part of it, even if you’re eating healthy foods you have to cut back calories and fat if you want to lose). If you don’t exercise you will start losing, but more like deflating. lol My husband said it was like I was his blowup doll with a leak. (he was being funny, but it made me realize that toning is essential) Especially at my age. Even then, it’s not going to work as well as if I was young. Do it now, so you don’t get to be a ’saggy senior’. I guess what I’m trying to say is…diet takes off pounds, exercise tones what’s left. Ya gotta do both. It really is a lifestyle change and you do get to the point of wondering ‘why did I wait so long?’ It was like I was fighting being healthier and happier. We really are our own worst enemies. Turn it around and be your own best friend. If I can do it, anyone can. 
Remember IMOBFF ? A few of us picked that as our new motto…I’m My Own Best Friend Forever!
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Blow up doll with a leak…thats funny. Your right…gotta do both…when my little sister would work out with me…I was like..feel these muscles…I have some under that fat somewhere..and then I felt hers…she was as soft as the pillsbury dough boy lol..no muscle any where lol.
You sure are doing an amazing job…53 lbs down…wow!! Wont be long before you reach your final goal!!!
And even then, when I reach my goal, the need to exercise and eat healthy will still be there. It truly must be a lifetime change… or things will just revert to the way they were. Fat and out of shape. It’s a life sentence, but the rewards make it worth it.
Great blog! Yes, we can be our own worst enemy. And I do think exercise and “diet” go hand in hand. You get so much from both.
Trying to be MOBFF…and not be co-dependent:)
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thanks for sharing…i love your blogs!
Ok, that title cracked me up, but I can relate.
I agree, you have to have BOTH to be successful.
chrisie, you are funny…can we be co-dependent on ourselves? And if we are, is it a bad thing? I need to think that one over. Thanks everyone for your comments.
Great blog Sandy!
This is so true too! You can’t diet with out the exercise or you don’t get the results that you want!
Loved your blog!!! yup, you are so right, exercise is definitely key!! Don’t want to be saggy….now or as a senior!!!
Loved your blog title…cute
Great blog sista!
Good point. I have seen folks who have lost alot of weight and they were saggy. Thanks for the heads up