A personal journey of losing a 100lbs. chapter 1 page 1

Chapter One:  Take the Lead

You might be the only one over weight in your circle, or you may be the first person in your family to make a change to be healthy. Life is a Journey and it is up to you to decide how to go about that journey.

The Journey, we all feel the peer pressure to fit in, even if that means doing unhealthy practices. Smoking, drinking, and eating bad food, it happens to all of us. So what makes the difference; choosing you above others. Choosing to keep your body safe and healthy and treating your body as precious as it is.

Goal: Of course we all hear from everyday social conversation and social media that we should all be at a healthy body mass index (BMI) but the goal is health with the side effect of valuable weight loss.

Be the leader and take the role of being in charge of your body. 

You alone decided what to eat and you are what you eat. 

Don’t be so obsessed with being liked. The first three months after I decided to do healthy practices, I did have to defend my choices with old friends and co-workers who didn’t like it when I no longer joined them on their eating binges. Nothing makes a person feel worse about doing intentionally poor choices than to have someone pull back and say No, I am not going to do this with you. 

Here are some catch phrases to help with smooth conversations when saying no.

>I already have dinner planned at home.

>I had a late lunch, I will eat later

>That smells and or looks, good, but I am not hungry

>Oh I just ate, I am so full, on this one you have to stress "full" or people will keep pushing you to take a bite. I smile and gently "lady like" pat the middle of my tummy while shaking my head no.

>“Oh just one bite, it want kill you.” Smile, and say “that is kind of you to offer but please excuse me, I have a phone call to make.” Then dash for the exit. Take five, or ten minutes and return to socialize with others.

>Fake it. I have done this so many times at birthday parties. You smile, you sing happy birthday. You take a piece of cake and you break it up with your fork. If you look around you will see others devouring their cake. Make a comment, Mmm this frosting smells so good. Then when it is convenient throw the smashed up piece of cake in the trash. This always works for me, and I go home with a good feeling knowing I didn’t blow my blood sugar.