Well we have all heard the saying ... "From the Inside Out ..."
This post is just to say ... I have not had a lot of success working on me from the inside out because since I have had such a hard time with self-esteem, or liking self ... then it is hard to feel good enough inside to like me outside either.
However, some of you don't know that I was diagnosed with the dreaded diabetes in February of 2007. When that happened I took the meds, but ended up mad because the meds & changes I tried to make didn't work. The number just wouldn't go down much. So I got mad & quit trying. I went back to eating what I want to ... which is a lot of what I don't need to (potatoes & bread).
Then my sugar levels really got high. So ... as of this February ... I am SERIOUSLY trying to make some changes, and a couple weeks ago I got a PLESANT surprize at the doctor. The dreaded scale (I only weigh at the doctor - don't like to live my life by that number) ... I was telling the nurse what I weighed (where to start measuring) ... but that I was trying to make changes & as I was saying that she kept backing up & backing up. I finally said "WHAT IS IT?" ... she told me & I had lost 16 lbs. since February!!!
That is PROOF that I have made better decisions ... and I am making changes.
You got to understand ... I have fluctuated 2 lbs. up or down from my weight for a long time. I have never been off that weight in years. The new number ... well let's just say it has been about 6 or 8 yrs. since I weighed it.
So ... that is helping me inside a lot. It is proof to myself (& others) that I can do it & that I AM DOING it ... making better decisions & changes like I said I was!!
In a year from now ... I have a goal that I intend to have reached or be near! So in this case I am changing the outside ... and that in turn will go a long way for me inside ... I believe that it will.
On a mission ...
Jenn H.
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3 comments:
Congratulations! That's an awesome weight loss. More importantly, the sugar level will decrease as your weight does. Are you walking? That will help tremendously to control the diabetes, as I'm sure you've already been told.
I am what is termed "border-line" diabetic, diagnosed some 6 or 7 years ago. Having a great deal of it on a serious level in my family, it got my attention. Before diagnosis, I weighed approximately 40 pounds more than I do now.
Jenn, feel good about yourself! You are a good and beautiful person, inside AND out. I will be praying for your journey.
Way to go, Jenn! I'm glad your success bolstered some much needed confidence. Keep it up and do it for you, not for anyone else.
And keep on writing! I seem to do more reading than commenting, but I'm always glad to hear how things are going in your world.
I"m inpressed! That is really a great start, Jenn. I"ve noticed a little bit of confidence in your tone the last few times I've seen you, so I think that it is more than just losing the weight. I think that you are making a conscious effort to renew yourself and to let God help you.
Now, I have to start losing weight, myself. I've weighed myself lately, and I weigh more than I've ever weighed in my life. A lot more. Pray for me as I continue to pray for you.
Keith
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