by Nancy » August 16th, 2007, 10:16 pm
Hi, KatesMom ~
You want to know how it feels to wear leather pants or how it feels to be healthier?
I tell ya, when I wear my black or red leather pants, I feel FABULOUS!
I will never tire of that great feeling of slipping them on, zipping them up and the way they hug my legs and hips. I actually feel the waistband press across my hipbones and it amazes me.
I recall discovering my hipbones for the first time…I was lying in bed with my hand resting across my bod and felt something weird. I was concerned that I’d discovered a tumor (I had a tumor removed from my backside in 1973 and am mindful of lumps but lemme tell ya, when I weighed as much as a linebacker, I had so many lardy lumps that it was hard to tell if they were ‘normal’ or not. I also have had many false alarms regarding breast lumps. When a woman is overweight and has large dense girls, it is difficult for the techs to compress them and get good readings…)
It feels special to wear clothes that are more form-fitting.
When I spoke Monday evening I wore a Pepto Bismol pink shirt with silver grommet-studs along the neckline and it fits close because of its spandex threads and I tucked it into the black leather pants.
I wore leopardy heels - five years ago I would have worn pull-on pants with an elastic waist, a big shirt and athletic shoes with orthotic inserts.
Heck yes, my feet used to hurt.
Over the years, I've had two foot surgeries on both feet - bunionectomies on the Daddy toes and the baby toes TWICE, foot tendons and muscles moved and twanged about, I had plantar fasciitis in both feet, and was plagued with terrible foot pain for years.
My shoulders used to hurt and I wore a bra with wide straps and 6 hooks across my back, a pair of industrial strength fannyhose to keep my belly and buns from looking like Jell-O when I walked and most likely I wouldda worn my jacket or a coat because I was ashamed of my body and wanted to keep it under wraps. Now when I stand before a group of people without my coat on, I smile inside my heart of hearts and am thankful, because I can…
My husband beams when we sees me; I will never tire of being patted or given little pinches.
More than feeling special and happier about how I look, it feels wonderful to no longer have aches and pains in my feet, my knees and my back. It feels great to walk without huffing and puffing, to fit into a car or airline seat with room to spare and excess seat belt length. I can sit in a booth at a restaurant. I have confidence to do just about anything I want to do – losing weight was a challenge – initially - but once I made up my mind that this would be the last time I ever had to go on a weight loss program and that I wanted better health more than I wanted food, it really became quite easy with our program.
Maintaining my weight feels even better than losing it in the first place. I know it is possible to do so because others have done it, too – there are no magic pills or special operations needed.
The formula for success for weight loss or weight management is truly rather simple – we must make changes to the underlying causes of our weight gain – most of us eat more than our body needs and we eat foods that are high in fat, high in sugar (and we eat way, way too much of it) and we sit on our hineys way too much – we gotta move it and shake it or it attaches itself to our hips, thighs and buns and lives there forever!
I know you can do it, if you will do it – evaluate what you want most – awesome health, better vitality and energy, smaller pants, increased self-confidence or cheesecake…
With Take Shape For Life, we teach that we can create the healthy life we want when we apply the knowledge of the proven program to our daily situation. Making healthy food choices becomes easier as time passes. As we look for non-foody options to deal with the stresses of life and when we eat smaller meals that are low in fat/sugar, we keep our blood sugar even and the cravings for carbs are diminished.
We are happy to have ya along on the journey – hangeth in there, every three hours you are getting closer to your goal. Nothing tastes as good as thin feels!
Nothing tastes as good as thin feels...
The Formerly FLABulous and Now very Fabulous
Nancy Pettit
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) but I am trying to remember what it felt like to wear a size 4 leather miniskirt. Gosh, I looked good in it. I looked so good my AA sponsor said I should stop wearing it to meetings because it was distracting to the suffering people who were trying to get sober.
walk beside you all the way!
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