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| This is me in October 2010 |
When I started this journey, I wore size 30/32 tops and pants and I couldn't fit into anything in the women's section of JCPenney or Macy's. Last weekend I bought a Macy's 1X blouse and it fits perfect. It was great trying on clothes and having so many choices. It was a more positive shopping experience than I've had in years. I will never need to shop at large woman's clothing stores again!
When the photo (above) was taken of me in October 2010, I know what I weighed then, but I don't know how much weight I've lost because I follow the no scale agreement. There are times I find this challenging. Once at the doctors office, I positioned myself so I wouldn't see the scale and then as I stepped off I saw .9 on the digital read. I closed my eyes so I wouldn't see the preceding numbers. Close call, but I felt proud I managed to escape seeing those numbers. I know how the scale can mess with your head and I am determined to keep away.
A year ago my doctor told me I was going to be diabetic. She was surprised when I came into her office shortly after starting this program. She's seen me at my top weight and over the years has never seen me drop more than a few pounds. Last time I saw her, she said 'we don't need to do a diabetes test this year.'
Yesterday, I wore a size 20W front-zip pants and I loved how I felt and looked. They were hand-me-downs from a friend who is also following Julie. Today, I'm wearing a blouse that I've had in my closet since 1998 and have never worn. It also was a hand-me-down. It's exciting to be getting to the bottom of my closet and having more clothes that are too big than too small. eBay here I come.
If you would like to become a contributor to this blog, send an email to Theresa (me). I'd love to see recipes and journeys of others following Julie's weight loss program.
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Anonymous, While our weight loss methods differ greatly, I posted your comment because your blog has good information for people who want to lose weight and keep that weight off.
ReplyDeleteThe biggest difference in your method and the one I'm following is I don't eat sugar. Allowing myself small amounts of sugary foods, while trying to lose weight never worked for me.
All that sugar is what led many people to diabetes, so I'm not promoting your method, but I appreciate good writing and for those who are not on the key hypnosis program, your tips may be helpful to them -- minus the encouragement to have sugar.
I saw your comment on looking for clothes but having significantly different sizes for each of your body measurements. I really connected with that one and so I searched back to the start of your journey with this older post. I am an apple figure and while I now have a "thigh gap" I cannot fit in zip up pants whatsoever because of the huge waist! My bust/chest size is the biggest size of all. Crazy how our bodies change with weight loss but also simply with aging. Keep up the reflections on your blog and continue to share them in the Support Group on FB.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing Gail. I've talked to a lot of women who have a really hard time finding clothes to fit. One friend is a size 12, but she looks like a size 8. She's never had a weight issue and contributes her waistline to aging.
ReplyDeleteI keep LOL. It helps to be able to laugh at ourselves.