Cindy Downes

Oct. 28, 2005 - Weight Loss - I'm not going to give up!

I weighed myself yesterday and discovered that not only have I not lost weight, but I actually put on another half pound! How depressing. Over the last 20 years, I have lost 25 - gained 35; lost 35 - gained 45; lost 40 - and gained back 15 so far. What a roller coaster!

But I'm not giving up. It's not just about how I look - it's a health issue. I have to keep my weight off to deal with arthritis. I want to play with my granddaughter; I want to be able to do what God calls me to do. I want to do things and go places, not sit in a chair and rot!

Somehow I will beat this. I will keep bicyling. I will continue exercising. I will try harder not to eat so much (my problem is more quantity than quality - I do eat pretty healthy most of the time - it's just my portion sizes are still like when I worked on our farm!). I will continue to read about healthy eating (I find that reading Prevention and other health magazine keeps me interested.).

AND, with God's help, I will keep my weight down!

Maybe I should write down what I eat everyday - the embarrassment of telling all might shame me into weight loss!

For all of you who are out there struggling with weight issues, I encourage you to stand firm and keep trying. We can't give up! Here's to a good health day!

Oct. 28, 2005 - Untitled Comment

Posted by 1crazylady5kids

Recognizing the problem and starting to do something about it is the hardest step to take. I am 40 and was 50 pounds overweight from the birth of my last child - it took me until this summer before I finally was able to start to do something about it. I started working out regularly(I am doing Tae Kwon Do with my children, great exercise and great family time too - the kids love teaching me something, my oldest is a black belt) and went on a diet to try to change my poor eating habits. I have lost 45 pounds in the past 6 months and for the first time in a long time I feel great. I have more energy and I feel strong. I don't want to be old and unable to do the things that are important to me. If I can do it anyone can - I promise you self discipline is not one of my strengths when it comes to doing something I don't really want to do.

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Oct. 28, 2005 - I IDENTIFY WITH THIS

Posted by LandmarkGeek

Oh Man - are you singing my song!!! I do not know what happened to me when I turned 40 but the past five years have been the biggest struggle to lose or maintain my weight.

I did Weigh Down and lost 35 pounds. Then I gained some, but not all back. I tried a low carb diet and lost some but could NOT swear off carbs forever and as soon as I began to eat any carbs, the weight came back, and then some.

In the past year I have gained about 5 inches in my waist - is this a middle age shift taking place. IT is so depressing! I started a year ago swimming. Worked up to a mile a day, six days a week. REally felt great but only gained weight.

In August this year I quit swimming and in September I started working out on a cross trainer. After six weeks of 5 weekly sessions (45-55 minutes each) it looks like I have not lost a thing.

Cynthia, I totally know where you are coming from. I am not giving up either. I want to be healthy but also don't want to look like a cow with my daughter's wedding in a couple of weeks. I am trying to accept that God made me the way I am, and that as long as I eat right and exercise, I should be content with myself. It is a real struggle and frankly I think sometimes it is one way that Satan can really discourage me and keep me focused on myself. Hang in there, I am hangin' too!

Karen

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Oct. 31, 2005 - Weight Loss

Posted by ExcelsiorWarriors

You are so right - I am not 40 yet, but I have been feeling as though it takes more effort to lose weight and stay healthy then it used to. I think I am going to try the one day at a time approach, maybe this will help. Its not like I don't have access to eating right, exercising or any of the things needed to do this. I really believe its just my body has changed alot over the years and I still treat it as if I was a teen. Well, I'm going to hang in there. You keep me in prayer and I'll keep all of you in prayer too.
Dawn ; )

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Nov. 8, 2005 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Anonymous

Hi Cindy,

good luck with the weight loss thing. I've just started using my blog as aplace to come to every day and report in on how i've done with eating and exercizing. Yesterday was my first day at this. I

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Nov. 8, 2005 - Hang in there

Posted by Anonymous

I'm struggling with my own weight-loss journey. I want to encourage you to not give up. There is so much to experience in life that the extra pounds and girth prohibit us from doing today; but not tomorrow.

'Jake'
jakeisthefatman.blogspot.com

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