Why did I decide to start this blog? You may ask yourself this as you read, and I am here to give you an answer! I chose to create this blog to put my limited, albeit expanding, knowledge of healthy living out there for anyone else who has struggled to lose weight and maintain said weight loss. I don't know if anyone really reads through my posts, or cares. But I have high hopes that some day, someone will happen upon this blog and read it, and it will give them inspiration of some sort. I am most certainly not a trained professional, nor do I consider myself an expert on matters of health; I am merely attempting to put myself, and my stories out there, to give hope to anyone who might need it, advice to those who would like it, and some answers and ideas to those with questions.
I love writing, I love eating, and I love learning how to be healthy. I have struggled with my weight my entire adult life and I know I am not alone in this battle. I don't mind being open and putting myself out there for those who choose to read- I am hoping my stories will help in some minuscule way!
I know I am not a professional, and I am most definitely not trying to get up on my high-horse and talk down to anyone. I am simply a person, going through an experience that I know many can relate to, and sharing my journey along the way. I enjoy writing about the little tid-bits I learn throughout this voyage, and I hope that some of my self-realizations can assist others in the sometimes-difficult path to becoming healthy- for life.
I will always be honest with my struggles, because no one is perfect, just as no weight loss battle is perfect- and I don't want to present myself as someone who thinks this whole "healthy for life" thing is simple. Some pieces of it are less complicated for me, some are much more challenging- I just want to be honest when I write about what works for me, and what hasn't.
I want to share my self discoveries with you all: I recently realized that I had the wrong idea about those who are thin- I believed that all thin people were just born with self discipline (which some are I'm sure!) and the ability to resist eating half a batch of cookies at once. But I was wrong- many people work very, very hard to learn self control, and I was thinking that they had it easy just inherently "knowing" self discipline with food. I know now that, for me, I have to teach myself to stand firm against that extra brownie (or three) and it's not easy. But it's worth it! I know there are a lot of myths out there, in my opinion, about weight loss and maintenance and I am attempting to present my opinion on some of them due to my personal experiences.
So to sum it all up- I just want to share my experiences with anyone who wants to read them and I will be honest and open about this journey and I hope anyone reading thoroughly enjoys themselves and doesn't hesitate to ask questions or make comments! If you're out there, reading, thanks :)
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