Finding the fit and healthy me

Posted on January 8, 2015

Hey Everyone!

My name is Cathy and I am new to the Dietbet games! I came here because of Kristine from "I lost big and so can you". I have been following her journey and she is absolutely amazing. I am glad she has inspired me to do this challenge.

So a little bit about me, my profile picture is from 7 years ago. This was back when I was 18 and I was at my best weight yet! I was eating healthy and exercising and I felt great. I have that picture for my profile because I want to look at it and remind myself of how happy I used to be, because a few years prior to that picture I wasn’t in a good place. When I was 13 I was thin but I didn’t think I was because I used to be bullied. So since I thought I was fat I became anorexic. I lost even more weight and was sick all the time. I was not happy and didn’t want to be involved with anyone or do anything. To put it simply, I was miserable. Then, when I was 14 I met my now husband and I started to feel more comfortable about myself and with medical problems I was having I started eating again but I took to binge eating the EXACT opposite of what I was doing. Ugh it was terrible! After 4 years of struggling with my weight again I decided to start going to the track with my best friend after school. We went two or three times a week sometimes more than that. Ran several miles and did sits ups, pushups, and whatever we could think of to JUST KEEP MOVING.

After a while life happened and decisions were made. My husband (fiancé’ at the time) and I were moving to Oregon. I had never left Arizona and I have never been away from my family. This was a stressful time for me. I couldn’t find a job and suffering from major homesickness. I just kept piling on the weight. Pound after pound and I just couldn’t get off the constant yoyo diets that I thought would help out so much and they didn’t.

Finally found a steady job and it wasn’t the greatest so I am going to fast forward a bit…. At this point I have been here for 2 years and 30+ lbs up from my Arizona weight. I worked at that job for 4 years and after leaving that job I had been in Oregon for 6 years total and I was 55+ lbs up from my happiest weight.

Now we are here today, I have been in Oregon for little over 7 years and I am the biggest I have ever been. I am now 100+ lbs from my happiest weight. I told myself that this needed to happen the right way. No more yoyo dieting and I need to get some movement in because I am in a job now that is primarily sitting. I have the option to stand but with how much I weigh it hurts to stand. My co-worker has been an inspiration for me because she help connect me to a website called Halfsizeme.com and they have podcasts that you can listen to for free and they are truly inspiring stories from people who have lost several pounds. We collectively are putting together a list of our “I have had enough because”. So far out list is quite long. Support weighs so much when it comes to losing weight. It can make or break you and I know for a fact that it can.

So I am leaving my first blog post with this quote I thought of: I may be slower than a turtle but I am fast than a couch potato.

(If someone has read that quote somewhere I am sorry I promise I didn’t steal it.)

Here is to finding the fit and healthy everyone! <3 :)

Cathy

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beachcalsix

01/09/2015 11:25AM

I love the quote, so cute! Hope you're having a strong week!

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Gingersnaps

Thank you! I am trying last night was a bit hard but I am not letting that get me down! :)

kwogni

01/09/2015 5:53AM

There is that saying, "Whatever goes up, must come down". That means if your body can add that much weight, it can also lose it. We're here to help if your need advice or support.

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Gingersnaps

Thank you Kwogni! :)

Brack

01/09/2015 2:44AM

Great blog! It takes a lot of courage to (1) start something like this but more importantly (2) put yourself out there. First and foremost, all of this is temporary. Picture this process likes Chutes and Ladders. You will have ups and downs. Own them all because they are all yours. Such is life, right? The best news is....you are on your way. Like you said....you are faster than the couch potato. You are lapping everyone on the couch. :) You do not have to go fast...you just have to go, fight? Baby steps may not be big steps but they are progress towards a destination. This is a journey and throughout this journey you are meant to confront some demons; the reasons you (we) got to where you (we) are. If you (we) ignore those demons....history will repeat itself. Take the whole journey in and you will find success. I wish you all the best!

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Gingersnaps

Thank you so much for your kind words! I appreciate you taking the time out to respond to my blog posts it makes me feel like for once I am doing the right thing at the right time. I am glad I was able to join the dietbet challenge because now I truly feel like I have the support I need to keep going on my journey! Thanks!