Who needs it any how!
Oct 25 '00
We could probably sit here day after day, reading reviews written on how so MANY of our members have lost weight the healthy way and how they have reaped the benefits of doing so.
Well, not this time! You won't be reading how I lost the weight by following a healthy diet with exercise and have lived happily ever after.
Instead, you will hear the horror of how an unhealthy diet has caused a roller coaster that so many have lived through.
I won't state how much I weight, especially since one of my neighbors runs around stating it quite rudely enough for everyone to already know. I will say though, I am overweight, and leave it at that.
Since a teenager, I listened to my father insult me by calling me chunky, fat A$$, heavy weight and thunder thighs. And this was BEFORE I began my weight gain. See, my father has always had a problem with obesity. The problem was, he hated it. No, he wasn't obese. Instead he was the perfect athletic. Trim, fit, muscular and a self taught black belt. I grew up being teased if I didn't keep up with him in running, sit-ups, bike riding and chin-ups. I was probably the strongest kid in my class. Including the boys!
This all backfired on my poor daddy though. His obsession turned me into a compulsive eater. When this became a problem and the weight began to add on, I turned to drugs. Straight whiskey and speed kept the weight down as a young adult along with eating nothing for breakfast and just crackers and water for lunch.
And believe it or not, this is still my father's motto. "Eat all you want, then make yourself throw it up. OR eat crackers and water all day. That'll keep you filled up."
I love my dad so do not get me wrong! He did not have the proper up bringing and the guidance to eat healthy with a good exercise regiment. there is that chain again folks. What you say and do to your child affects the future!
An unhealthy diet is the way I lived. Then, after I became married, I moved away from my folks. I packed my fridge full of ALL types of food. Junk food filled my cabinets and pantry and ice cream and pies filled my freezer. Nope, my husband DIDN'T mind. He didn't care WHAT he ate!
I lived like this for two years before the first bit of reality hit me. Actually, it was my father's words. "You're getting fat Trudy Ann. Do something about it!"
So, I did. I stopped eating food all together and begin drinking nothing but grapefruit juice and water. This lasted for a week before I decided to eat again. But when I did eat, it was followed by half of a half gallon jug of grapefruit juice.
This became it. This is how I burned away the fat. That is until I began vomiting stomach acid and blood. My esophagus was raw and bleeding from the strain and I began having severe stomach pains every time I DID eat something.
Although I did end up losing some weight, I also lost a lot of my health. Two years later, three weeks after my daughter was born, I was in the hospital having my gall bladder and nine gall stones the size of dimes, removed.
I asked the doctor "How did this happen?"
He said, "Poor diet."
I thought about it. "I use to drink nothing but grapefruit juice to lose weight."
He replied, "That would do it! You can't (not) eat like that and it not have an adverse reaction. I know a great dietician, if you are interested."
I passed. My stupid mistake. I tried going to the Wellness Center and having a physical trainer. I felt out of place, embarrassed, and gawked at. A couple of months later, I dropped out.
My last diet regiment included crank. Once every two - three days I would scrape off about half a rock and add it to a drink. It was a slower process of it entering my body, but it was all I needed to go for about three days without eating. Of course, the cigarettes and vodka helped out a lot too.
Now I know you are probably wondering how in the heck this is going to be beneficial to readers. It's supposed to be a lesson. A lesson in;
1) Don't listen to others who condemn you. If you are happy, then accept the fact that some people just CAN'T accept the different.
2) If you are not ready to lose weight the proper way, then don't even begin. You will be causing more damage to your body then to remain at a consistent weight. The roller coaster of losing and gaining weight can be damaging to your heart.
3)Be different! It's better to be looked Over than to be over looked. Don't change just because someone else wants you to.
4) Life its self is a lesson. Every experience (good or bad) will lead to something you have learned. However, you CAN sit back and learn from others mistakes as they tell you…..
the only way to do it is the right way. If you don't know the right way, then do not be telling someone else how they should be doing it. Your incorrect advise could be what kills them.
BBWs Have a big, beautiful day!
BTW, I no longer take any type of drugs other than what my doctor prescribes and I have not taken a drink in three years (this coming January)
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