"Losing It "- Diva's Page
Here I am in 1988 at 217 pounds, laughing on the outside and crying on the inside. Life has been a series of diets since the age of fourteen.
Many past diets were successful but not for long. Weight Watchers, NutriSystems, Diabetic Diets and countless others all worked but the weight was always regained quickly because nothing was learned about a permanent way of life. When I joined ASD, an Internet diet support group in 1997, goal was once again in sight but I kept getting stalled, finally reached the 140's in May of 2000, and got a new outfit and a new nickname, "Pink Mama"
An illness in March 2000 had led to completely new eating habits using unprocessed whole and organic foods. At the age of 70 the key to a healthy way of staying slim was finally in place. Summer of 2001, below, and a trimmer shape emerged. Weight and appearance were still the priorities. The journey was not quite over, in fact it never is. Something important was still missing. Happily, the best was yet to come.
Exercise was the vital ingredient never added to previous programs. It was the key to getting below goal and maintaining with ease. Free weights, stair climbing, speed walking, aerobics and floor exercises turned back the "aging" clock and brought fitness. I started by lifting small cans of vegetables and increased up to eight pound free weights. Check out the grey area on the right. The shadow that hides the true shape.
December, 2001, and maintaining comfortably at 132 pounds ready to welcome the New Year having fulfilled Eternal Resolution Number One ( lose weight and get in shape). It took hard work to get there and it is going to take a lot more to stay !
An old dog CAN learn new tricks and feel like a pup again. Even when you age you don't have to choose between being being thin and being attractive. It is never too late to make changes!
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