A friend of mine asked me, a couple of years ago, if I would go on the Biggest Loser with her. I am not sure if she was serious, but I laughed. I said there was no way I was standing half naked on national television and letting the world know my weight. But tonight I sit here and watch the season premier, I am struck that it does take courage. Courage to be on tv, but courage to take the first step. People have been on the show and you can tell they don't get it. Then you see a young girl cry when she sees the number.
I cry when I see the number. I don't want to face the number. I don't feel like that number. It doesn't define me....or does it?
I don't want to live in the shadow of a number. So as part of my resolve to lose weight, I am going to announce my numbers. I hope it will inspire me, at the least motivate me. And I hope it will get smaller in the process :)
today isn't the beginning of my journey. I have been on this journey my whole life. but I hope today is a turning point.... today I am 287 lbs.
I watched Biggest Loser last night and I, too, was struck by the courage it took to step up on the scale in front of all those people. I was struck by how humiliating that must be.
ReplyDeleteBut I was also struck by how encouraging and empowering it must be to have so many people supporting you. I bet a lot of the people who were there watching the weigh-ins didn't even know the contestants. I bet the mayor of Orlando didn't really know those people...but they were there supporting them.
That's how I felt when I started my weight-loss blog. I was shocked at how many people in the blogosphere were so willing to offer their support and encouragement to me. I couldn't believe how much the support of strangers meant to me.
I hope it means as much to you. You have my support. We can do this. We can change our lives. It just takes commitment and courage.
You can do it!