Waiting to Lose Weight
by Sky Taylor, Diet Bites
Waiting to lose weight? You've probably thought or said this a thousand times - if not a million, "One of these days, I'm going to lose all this weight!" But you know, it's never a convenient time when it comes to losing weight. Such as the case with Lucy.....
Lucy sat in her cozy kitchen nook sipping a cup of warm tea as she looked at the fading flower garden through the clear panes of glass. Summer was fading with fall on its coat tails. This morning, thoughts of the 75 pounds that she had gained were pressing on her mind. To think, her wedding day had only been two short years ago and she had been a trim size 8.
With the holidays over the horizon, she was certain to meet family and friends that she hadn't seen since the wedding. But also arriving with the holiday season would be lots of delicious goodies - like carrot cake with cream cheese icing, cheesecake, pumpkin pie, turkey and all the trimmings. Why if she dropped those pesky pounds now, she knew that she would only gain them back amid the holiday buzz. So best to swallow her pride and get on a strict diet after the holidays. Yes - that would be best.
Two months later, Lucy is exiting her doctor's office - her mind a tornado of thoughts. Pregnant. How could this be? It certainly had not been planned. No - she had wanted to drop the unwanted weight before getting pregnant. And according to her doctor, the extra weight had played its part in triggering diabetes, and also in contributing to her high levels of bad cholesterol and high blood pressure. Lucy was suddenly frightened - not only for herself but for her baby. Why hadn't she lost the weight? Doing such may have halted her health issues - or at minimum, kept the numbers at a less risky level.
By now, she could have dropped twenty - possibly thirty pounds. And suddenly, those holiday goodies didn't appear so appetizing. In fact, she was ill to her tummy - quite literally.
Of course, Lucy's story is a fabrication but it is certainly one that comes true for many individuals. We like to think that Lucy ended up having a beautiful healthy baby and that she lost the unwanted pounds, thereby achieving a better level of health. Unfortunately, happy endings don't always happen.
In Summary
On that note, if you are waiting to lose weight - please don't wait until you've painted yourself into a corner with a set of silverware. Your life is MUCH too important for that. Start your healthy diet NOW and start losing weight. And yes, the holidays are indeed over the horizon, but if you think about it - there is always a holiday or celebration moment right around the corner. Please let your next Celebration Moment be for your achievement of weight loss. We're here for you - with tons of weight loss articles, diet tips, low calorie recipes and diet motivation and will do all we can to help you drop those unwanted pounds.
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