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Throwing in the towel
So, I'm embarrassed to admit it, but I've had this habit for the past fifteen years or so -- every now and again, when I got out of the shower, I'd stand before the mirror, hold up my towel so it covered everything from the top of my shoulders down... and I'd try to envision a proportionate, healthy body beneath it. (I've been morbidly obese since junior high, so takes a lot of imagination.)
This past Tuesday morning, I decided to throw in the towel -- which is to say, I've decided to quit daydreaming, take a long hard look at my actual body and do something about it.
Since Tuesday, I've been drinking all the water I'm supposed to, eating more yummy greens than I've had in months (why don't I ever think to buy them?), and indulging in foods I've always been told would make me fat... and so far, I've lost seven pounds!
(I know it won't go this fast forever, and that a lot of the early loss is just water, but it's still a huge morale booster.)
I've read the book, done my homework, and I know that taking on the Atkins lifestyle will improve my cholesterol and blood pressure, and greatly decrease my risk of Type II diabetes and a myriad of other obesity-related diseases... but to be honest, my focus these days is not on how I'll look in my medical records, but how I'll look the day I don't have to hold up a towel anymore to see a healthy me.
This past Tuesday morning, I decided to throw in the towel -- which is to say, I've decided to quit daydreaming, take a long hard look at my actual body and do something about it.
Since Tuesday, I've been drinking all the water I'm supposed to, eating more yummy greens than I've had in months (why don't I ever think to buy them?), and indulging in foods I've always been told would make me fat... and so far, I've lost seven pounds!
(I know it won't go this fast forever, and that a lot of the early loss is just water, but it's still a huge morale booster.)
I've read the book, done my homework, and I know that taking on the Atkins lifestyle will improve my cholesterol and blood pressure, and greatly decrease my risk of Type II diabetes and a myriad of other obesity-related diseases... but to be honest, my focus these days is not on how I'll look in my medical records, but how I'll look the day I don't have to hold up a towel anymore to see a healthy me.
Welcome aboard!! Good luck! Your son is a cutie pie! Give it all ya got and you will succeed!
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...1.10.08 ?inaccurate?/206.2/160
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