BossLadyN
Wow - How Long Has It Been
Sep 18, 2011
I was in church a few weekends ago and was asked for the hundreth time what's the secret to your sustained weight loss. I guess it's a natural question since so many people have weight loss surgery, lose all the weight, and slowly but surely regain most or all of it.
For those that know me, I vowed to never go back if every being blessed with this amazing tool. I'm proud to say that 3 and a half years after surgery, I'm still a slim 145-150 lbs. How I maintain my weight is an entire blog entry. And I don't want to digress.
So back to the church story. As I drove home that afternoon, I thought to myself how there's so much to say about my journey, my philosophies on weight loss, and my testimony regarding the role my God plays in my success. Most times there's so much I want to share with people when they ask and it's too much for a brief 10 minute conversation. At that moment, God put it on my heart to share my story in a more formal fashion. I've always believed that God expects us to bless others with the blessing He bestows upon us. So my blessing to others will be to share my story in the form of a book.
So where to start .... Obesity Help. I have years of journals I kept throughout this journey that captures all of the highs and lows. So I logged on today to save those blogs to my hard drive for the skeleton of my book. Well you can imagine the surprise when I saw that I haven't posted since 2009. Amazing how life takes ahold of you when you are no longer burdened with the excess weight that slows you down. Life flys by a million miles an hour and you don't want to miss a beat. Not to mention fantasy football, facebook, and hanging with the family is so much more fun.
Obesity Help served its purpose when I needed an avenue to vent and find friends that were suffering and celebrating the same as I was. But my dependency on it has faded over the years.
So here I am today. I will continue to post and give updates on my progress. I do hope to still be an inspiration to those out there browsing the blogs looking for hope.
Cya soon.
Natalie
