I'm Mandi. Fatty #1. It's January 6, 2009 and I currently weigh 258 pounds. At the beginning of this year I weighed 262 and that is where my journey began. I have commited to myself that this year I will lose 90 pounds. 90 in '09. I've made attempts at losing weight before, but it was always for the wrong reasons. This year, it's for me. I'm the only one who is going to live my life. This time, I'm doing it right and taking everything I've learned in all of my failed attempts and turning it into something positive. I started taking a class at the rec center with a trainer so I can learn the CORRECT ways of doing the exercises. It's also helping me get into a routine of working out on a schedule so I can begin making it a habit. I've replaced unhealthy foods I like with healthier versions so I don't feel deprived. I LOVE chocolate, so I'm having a chocolate protein shake for breakfast blended with some blackberries or banana so I don't go crazy and eat a whole bag of Oreo's.
I've always struggled with my weight and I use humor to diffuse uncomfortable situations, so I refer to myself, "Just like a Cadillac, built for comfort, not for speed." Or "I'm not fat, I'm fluffy. I'm in shape, I'm round. Round is a shape. What do you like to do with fluffy things? You like to cuddle with them, you like to pet them, they keep you warm..." But right now, the only thing being kept warm is my cankles.
One day, the life I envision for the future will match the life I'm living in the present. It'll happen, just one step at a time.
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Shut Up Fatties!... Get In the van!!!! You know how i know your both gAy?????? You both Whine about your weight in cyberspace...Put down the computer and get a soda no body cares... With you guys in all your endeavors.. keep up the good work. there will be bearclaws at the finishline.. Love you both Aaron. fellow fattie
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ReplyDeleteBipolar freak maybe... or The first half is what people think, the second half is what they say to our face.... it's just a real life challenge. To which I say "SCREW YOU JUDGEMENTAL FREAKS! You'll be the first ones to try to get into my pants and the first ones to feel the heartbreak when you realize how amazing I am and that I want nothing to do with you." There, I feel better.
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