....can't wait for the end results! OK so this is my first blogging experience. I'm not quite sure who will be reading this but whomever you are, welcome! Thank you for listening to me! I decided to start this blog just to help myself get some things off my chest. I have been struggling with my weight since I graduated from high school. I had at one point gained about 30-35 lbs since the day I graduated! I never had the desire to work out and I just ate WHATEVER I wanted with no reservations.
My parents tried to motivate me by getting me a gym membership and a personal training towards the end of college (2006). I did end up losing about 10 lbs but then we cancelled our membership and I went right back to where I was. Last May I was diagnosed with fatty liver disease and I was the heaviest I have EVER been! I felt so terrible because these bad habits that I had created for myself had gotten to a point that my health was severely effected! The doctor told me that this is a LIFELONG condition and I would have to be on a LIFELONG low fat diet! OK... if you know me I LOVE FOOD!!! But thanks to Christopher, my love, I was able to eat and be satisfied with a low fat diet. I lost 15 lbs in a matter of 3 months! I wasn't even working out that much. When I found out about the liver disease my parent paid for 3 years of my gym membership and I would go maybe once a week. It has been nearly a year and my liver is doing GREAT! I have been working out consistently again which makes me feel great! Now, I am trying to get back to my high school weight by my birthday in May. I have another 15 lbs to go and I think I can do it.
Last month I lost 8 lbs so it doesn't seem that far out of reach. It is so hard sometimes though to stay motivated. I get cravings for delicious fatty foods like enchiladas and spaghetti carbonara! Yummo! Of course it doesn't help that I am blessed with the most amazing boyfriend that is such a GREAT cook! At this point I can't afford to have off days or cheat meals... I have to stay focused for 2 months straight! That is something I have never done before but I know that with God's help I can do ALL things! He is so good to me and has watched over me through this journey called life. My mom prayed that God would give her a scripture for me...and He did.
Isaiah 43:1-5 (this is her interpretation)
"But now, this is what the Lord says----He who created you, Carla, He who formed you, fear not for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; Carla, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you and when you pass through the rivers, Carla, they will not sweep you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. For I am the Lord, your God, the Holy One of Israel, Your Savior....Since you, Carla are precious and honored in my sight, and because I LOVE YOU, i will give men in exchange for your life. Do not be afraid Carla, for I am with you."Isn't she so AMAZING my mom!?! What is even MORE amazing is how much God LOVES me that He put that in there for me!!!! He is so awesome and I know that he will help me to have discipline and self-control. Just pray for me! :)
