Happy Weight Loss; I Lost 125 Pounds By Making This Simple Change To My Diet

Chaterine Lennox
Jul 21, 2017 · 2 min read

Before: 331 lbs

After: 205 lbs

I’ve always turned to food as a source of comfort, ever since I can remember. My childhood was very hard at times and the only thing that ever made me feel any sense of happiness was food.

Throughout adolescence and into high school, I gained a lot of weight; by my senior year I was around 260 pounds. After graduation, I moved to another state and gained about 60 pounds. Seven years later, I found myself at my highest weight of 331 pounds. I was constantly in the drive-thru line or sitting on the couch watching TV. Physical activity was really nonexistent for me at this point.

I tried to diet here and there and went on exercise kicks, but nothing stuck. At this point, I was the only one standing in my way, which left me angry and frustrated. I would constantly tell myself there was no use in trying to lose the weight and degrade myself with negative self-talk. Then I would eat as a refuge, which perpetuated a never-ending cycle.

The change

When I found out I was on the fast track to diabetes and a number of other health issues, I decided I didn’t want that life for myself. I know people whose health has been impacted by obesity, and I didn’t want to end up that way.

When I began taking back my health by trying to lose weight, I started slowly. I knew that if I rushed into a huge lifestyle change I would fall off track like I had all the other times. I first began by changing my diet and then slowly incorporated an exercise routine into my plan.

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