Yep. I managed to lose 50+ pounds in the last 6 months. This wasn’t the first time I attempted to lose weight but, for the first time ever, I had a huge motivator that allowed myself to take the massive action that was needed to make a lasting change. Why am I writing about it? Because I get asked how I did it. I hope what I have done can help you find your own path to where you want to be.
How did I get here? Well, I ate more calories than what my body needed and I didn’t have a very physical life style. This is the reason that every expert on the planet tries to tell us causes weight gain and we are all like “nah, I burn more calories than that!” A huge number of calories comes from the liquids that we drink. This was where I was getting most of mine – the never ending pop binge. I was drinking several of these a day. While food was a part of it the drinks played a much larger role.
I tried cutting back on the drinks here and there but never committed to giving them up. I tried different forms of exersize to combat the intake of calories and found moderate success with them (walking and DDPYoga). However, I still lacked that switch that my brain needed to make all of this a lasting change.
On December 19, 2013 that switch was thrown. I was visiting my doctor for a routine checkup. There was a bit of concern about my blood pressure at the start of my appointment but it was still low enough for them to think that it may have been nervousness. By the end of the appointment it was still elevated. On top of the normal discussion about how I should lose weight we were now talking about my blood pressure. He gave me a deadline. I had a few weeks to get to work on dropping some pounds, which he thought would lower my blood pressure, or we were going to be talking about taking pills to control it. I was not about to start taking pills for something that was within my own control. My major motivator had been put into play and I understood it was time to get serious.
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