Sunday, March 20, 2011

Why Did I Choose the Walmart Lifestyle?

I live about a mile from a Walmart and I figure lots of people have one nearby. Simply put, loosing weight doesn't have to be hard, difficult or expensive. Anyone can do it if you decide to invest in yourself. I am choosing to be healthy and want to do this with followers who want the same. I will be posting my shopping list and recipes as well as how I'm doing on my way to losing 100 pounds. Why? Because I want to be healthy. I'm tired of going in a room feeling like the fattest person there. I want to shop in the regular section of a store where they have 'normal' pretty clothes. Plus, I have the most wonderful boyfriend in the world and he deserves a girlfriend who feels sexy! How do I know this will work? I was living a healthy lifestyle before I met him and lost 65 pounds. It seemed almost effortless. I bought healthy foods that I enjoyed tremendously and ate whenever I wanted to as long as it was healthy and I was hungry. I really didn't exercise for the first 6 months and still, the weight fell off! I gradually added walking and lost even more. When I met Mike, I was delighted he loved to cook and not always what I knew I should be eating. (Homemade pretzels, barbecue, potato salad and Italian food) were some of his best recipes. Since I was eating all this delicious food, I was back to my old habit of stuffing myself with whatever tasted good with no regards to my health. And I ate more than I should have of the wrong foods and gained back around 35 pounds of the 65 I had lost. It is my own fault. I overindulged. However, I KNOW what I need to do to lose it and maintain it. I don't want to be the girl who neglects herself because her boyfriend likes to cook. It is my fault, not his and he is encouraging this endeavor. So if you want to join me, I encourage you to think about healthy foods you love and embrace this healthy lifestyle as well!

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