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Recently I have had more than one person say to me ... how do you stay on a diet? My answer is ... diet what diet? I NEVER NEVER NEVER let it enter my mind I am on a diet. I sincerely don't feel like I am. I am only making wiser and healthier choices.
I found after a few months into my weight loss journey if I ever had the urge to over eat it was not because I was hungry. But because I would allow my brain to think about snacking on something high in calories or one of my favorite comfort foods.
I bet I am no different than most people. If you are honest with your self and will really think about it, you would admit, many times you eat out of habit more than because you are hungry.
It doesn't happen a lot anymore but if I do ever let those thoughts creep into my mind. I take a deep breathe and search deep into my soul (stomach) :) I always find the same answer. I am really not hungry it is all in my mind.
Until Next Time ... Keep Smile'n & Stay Healthy!
Recently a new visitor on the blog asked a very good question which I have not been able to get out of my head. Sheri asked what type excercise program do I use? Well I wish I could say I excercise an hour a day or even 3 days a week. But the honest truth is I don't excercise at all.
I was 160 pounds overweight when I started on my journey and I couldn't excercise or at least I was afraid too. I feared I would have a heart attack. However, there is no doubt now I could excercise and had planned to start walking at the first of this month but we have been having a dangerous heat wave here in the Midwest and I used it as an excuse to wait. :)
I do 100% believe excercise is very important and accelerates weight loss. As I continue on this journey I am determined to make excercise a part of my new life.
Until Next Time .... Keep Smil'n & Stay Healthy!
I can't believe how fast the summer is flying by. I have intended to write on the blog for several days and each time I am sidetracked. I have 6 adorable grand kids and they keep me hop'n in the summer. My daughter told me yesterday schools starts in a month. It seems like they just got out for the summer.
Recently we celebrated the 4th of July. We always celebrate with family with a cookout and sitting around the pool. This is the first time in 35 years I didn't wear a "granny" bathing suit. You know what I'm taking about ... the swim dress type and when it gets wet it hangs below your knees. Not only was I able to wear a normal bathing suit I received compliments on it. I went to bed that night with a smile on my face as the thought ran through my mind ... YES it is finally happening! I am beginning to experience life as a more normal size person.
In the beginning of summer I had 100 more pounds to my goal ... today I am 83 pounds to my goal. If you want to join me on my journey to a healthier lifestyle give SlimmMax a try. It doesn't matter if you need to loose 10 pounds or 100 pounds you can do it.
Until Next Time ... Keep Smile'n and Stay Healthy!
As I have shared before I have been a severe diabetic for over 8 years and being overweight for so many years is what caused my diabetes. In the past 8 years I have suffered with constant Kidney/Bladder and Yeast infections, health issues diabetics learn to live with. Plus my eye site has suffered due to complications from being diabetic. My eye site was changing at such a rapid pace I had to stop wearing contacts which I was very disappointed about.
I began my weight loss journey less than a year ago. I have lost 70 pounds and went from a size 26/28 to a 14/16. The weight loss which allowed me to get my diabetes under control would have never happen without SlimMax.
The weight loss and controlling my diabetes has also brought many other improvements to my health. I have not had a Kidney/Bladder or Yeast infection in 9 months. Plus I am wearing contacts again. These are all things I am very excited about but the most amazing development is, under the supervision of my doctor I have been able to cut my daily diabetic medication by more than half. My doctor has said I will probably need to take the oral medications until I reach my weight loss goal or maybe for the rest of my life. However, the insulin shots I will be able to stop soon (if I stay on course) which is the best news I have received as I continue my weight loss journey. Who likes getting a shot everyday? NOT ME!
Until Next Time .... Keep Smil'n and Stay Healthy!
Yesterday a good friend asked me a question which I didn't really want to answer. I wasn't ready to confess yet. I didn't want to tell this part of the story until I had reached my total weight loss goal. But I realized that I am not the only one that struggles with being overweight and suffers from low self esteem.
I have a good friend and a business associate that married her high school sweetheart. They went to their 30 year high school reunion a few years a go. At the reunion her husband re-connected with an old high school girl friend he had dated before he started dating my friend. It was the beginning of a long affair which finally ended up in a bitter divorce for both of them.
Eight months a go my husband received a letter that his 40 year high school reunion was coming up. I really didn't give it much thought. He had never been back to any reunions. But this time was different. He started emailing old friends making plans to attend. My heart stopped and my friends story popped into my head. I knew there was no way I would go with him and I didn't want him to leave for the reunion with an obese wife to return home to.
In 36 years of marriage my husband has been the most loyal, faithful and understanding husband on the planet. He has NEVER one time said a word about my weight. So I really had no reason to feel threatened BUT for whatever reason I did. The day I saw the email to his friends is the day I started on my weight loss journey.
It wasn't long after that I had a serious health scare and I went from wanting to lose weight to get back the "sexy" look from my youth to realizing I had to lose weight to come out of a downward spiral to early death.
I would have never been able to achieve this kind of weight loss without the help of SlimMax.
Do you need to lose 10 pound or a 100 pounds? You can do it with SlimMax.
Until Next Time ... Keep Smil'n & Stay Healthy!
My husband loves the Biggest Loser and even records it if we are going to be gone. Now for me I am the total opposite. I don't like it and won't even stay in the room when it is on. The reason I dislike it so much is because to me it is very unrealistic.
There is no way on God's green earth most people including me would be able to live up to the expectation of the trainer's on Biggest Loser. However, the other night when it was on I did stay in the room for a few moments and there is something one of the contestant said which really hit home with me. He made the comment he wouldn't be able to succeed if he wasn't in the proper mind set.
His statement made me realize mindset has a lot to do with everyone's ability to succeed. If you don't put yourself in the right mindset you will never have the determination to be successful losing weight or for anything else in life for that matter.
I have shared before I have struggled with my weight for over 35 years and have done everything known to man, including having my stomach stapled and nothing worked until SlimMax. However, I am 100% certain IF I didn't make sure each day I was in the proper mindset, I wouldn't be able to succeed either.
In the past there are many times I would eat, not because I was hungry but only because I wanted too and it usually was for comfort or to reward myself. If I had a day which was going to be full of running errands (which is a task I hate), I would get myself out the door by telling myself when I am done with all the errands I will eat lunch at McDonald's. I would even plan before I left what I was going to eat, a Big Mac, large fries and large Coke which is 1,350 calories in just one meal. Now with SlimMax controlling my appetite and cravings I don't even put those thoughts in my mind any longer.
Now I think about making better choices. Don't get me wrong on occassion I still eat at McDonald's but I eat a hamburger, small fries and a diet coke which is only 480 calories. Now that is a BIG DIFFERENCE in calorie consumption. You don't ever have to do without the foods you enjoy just make a wise decision in how much of it you eat.
If you have only a few pounds to lose or over 100's pounds you can do it with SlimMax and the proper mindset.
Until next time ... Keep Smil'n & Stay Healthy
I am in shock!
After several days of my husband reminding me my jeans were way too big, I decided it was time to invest in some new clothes that fit. Plus I was tired of tugging to pull my pants up many times a day. When I started taking SlimMax, as much as I hate to admit it I have to ... I wore a size 28 (4X). Today I purchased a 14/16. No that is not a typo. All the way home I kept repeating Praise the Lord, Praise Lord. Right now, at this moment I can't even find the words to describe how today has impacted the way I feel about myself. I just can't believe I no longer need to wear plus sizes.
The best thing is I know from the bottom of my heart if I can do it, anyone can. Being overweight has not been a short term issue for me. I have struggled for 35 long years and it has been a heart wrenching struggle at times. There was a time, if I saw a friend from high school in the same isle at the grocery, I would turn around and leave. I was so ashamed of how much weight I had gained, I just didn't want to talk to anyone that knew me when I was much thinner.
If you are struggling with your weight, you don't have to. Take action today.
Until Next Time ..... Keep Smil'n and Stay Healthy!
Have you ever heard someone say, I didn't realize how good it was until it was gone?
Well that is exactly how I felt yesterday. For the first time in months and months I forgot to take my SlimMax. Late in the afternoon I started wondering why in the world was I so hungry and why did my mind keep going to the Reese cups I keep in the cabinet, in case my blood sugar drops to low? I was literally CRAVING one of those Reese cups and I was thinking I don't want a bite I want the WHOLE thing.
Yesterday I realized I take SlimMax for granted. I had forgotten what it was like to get through the day without the strong appetite control SlimMax provides. The rest of the day was horrible I wanted to eat everything in site. I was hungry and more than hungry I was suffering with "junk food" cravings. It really made me appreciate the way SlimMax not only keeps me from me being hungry but it keeps me from craving the foods a Diabetic does not need.
I promised myself I will never forget to take SlimMax again!
Until Next Time .... Keep Smil'n and Stay Healthy.
