Skinny Fat.
Did you know that that is a thing? Me neither. Apparently its a person that looks fit and healthy on the outside, but underneath is a whole other story. Every time I tell people that I need to loose weight, they audibly scoff because I don’t look like I need to. But I beg to differ.
I have always had a healthy appetite, and through high school stayed very active. In college, however, the activity stopped, but the eating didn’t. This is where I gained my first substantial amount of weight. I didn’t see it, because I was still relatively small, maybe around 120lbs. But one day my parents came to campus and saw me from a little ways away. My mom pointed me out to my dad and he said ,and I quote, “That’s not her, that’s not her stomach!”
That was my first of many wake up calls. It only takes a few times for patients or coworkers to ask if you are pregnant for you to get your act together. The problem I have is I am a feast or famine dieter. When it is time to loose weight, I am all in. I will sacrifice sleep, money, time, anything to make sure I loose the weight. I have literally tried every type of weight loss fad up until this keto diet that’s going around now. My problem is that as soon as I think I’m cute (insert hair flip), everything stops. No more gym. I finally get to eat all the foods I’ve been missing. And now the weight creeps back on.
My new goal is to live a healthy, BALANCED lifestyle. No more back and forth. No more diet pills and laxative teas. Clean eating and going to the gym regularly is the name of the game. As I strive to make this my new lifestyle, I want to encourage and be encouraged by those around me. I plan to be open and honest through it all.
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