How Did You Do It?

Thanks all for the many encouraging comments on my last post. A few of you wanted to know how I lost 50 lbs. It happened at first not by design. I wish I could tell you that I did this diet or that diet and it worked miracles. That is not the case.

About six months ago I was going through a very hard time. The things of life were difficult. I wrote Functionally Depressed out of my difficulty. It helped to put into words what I was feeling. My acid reflux during this time period was in overdrive. For about three weeks food was not my friend. Unfortunately I lost about 20 lbs in that period of time. I say unfortunately because I don’t recommend losing weight this way. I’m in a very good place now and it’s because of God’s healing touch in many areas of my life.

I wasn’t excited about the weight lost at first because I figured when my stomach healed I would gain it all back and then some. Instead when I started to eat normally I ate much smaller portions. I found that I could eat what I wanted without gaining weight back. The weight comes off much slower this way. I feel better, I move better and I’m not as tired. I want to lose more weight but I’m in no big rush.

I’ve struggled with my weight all my life. I’ve been really thin and really large. Through it all I’ve been with Tom. I have to tell you that he has never treated me any different in spite of the scale. He always showed and told me that I was beautiful and he loved me. I knew he meant it. It doesn’t matter to him now that I’ve lost weight. He’s proud of me and for him the issue is that I’m happier about myself. He’s a very good man and it’s one of many reasons I adore him.

My cell phone ringer plays a special song when Tom calls. It’s the chorus from Martina McBride’s song, My Baby Loves Me.

He thinks I’m pretty, he thinks I’m smart
He likes my nerve and he loves my heart
He’s always sayin’ he’s my biggest fan
My baby loves me just the way that I am
My baby loves me just the way that I am

© Nadine Z. 2007