Thursday, June 11, 2015

Blog Challenge - Day 1

The Meaning of My Blog Name...

So, my blog is called "Plus Size to Downsized" and I think it is pretty obvious what it means. I have always been a big girl, I was always the "fat friend" and really hated that. I didn't have a lot of people that I trusted, no boyfriends in high school (or college, for that matter).

My whole adult life, I would lose weight just to gain it back again. I even went so far as to pretty much starve myself on the HCG diet (whatever it was called). I took pills everyday (that I got from Walmart, yeah, I'm smart) and ate 600 calories. My hubby made me stop when I passed out one day while at the Hot Springs in Carson City, NV.
I have tried really hard in the past, even getting down to about where I am now (my lowest in forever). I look at pictures from THAT time and think to myself, what if I had continued with the weight loss 3 years ago, where could I be NOW if I had not given up.

Well, I have made up my mind, I am NOT giving up this time. I will not go back to all the old bad habits that I had. I have the support of my family, losing weight with someone else is so helpful (even if I do get jealous because he has lost more than me!!!).

The name of the blog actually came to me while I was laying in bed one night, I was thinking about my weight loss journey and where I have come from and where I was going and playing around with words. I actually had to get up and write it down so I didn't forget it! That was the moment that I decided that I would be doing this blog, it all came from a thought in the middle of the night, and the rest, as they say, is HISTORY!!

Stay tuned, tomorrow is "15 things about me."


2 comments:

  1. You are strong, writing about your weight loss journey for everyone to see. But it will help, I'm sure of that! I also blog about my weight loss every month, even if it's a weight gain occasionally. And it has really helped me to not give up when it got rough. I hope it will work the same for you. I will follow your blog, because your right. It helps doing it together with people :-)

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  2. Thank you Tanya! I feel that it will help me in my journey. I will feel accountable to all my readers, not just myself. And I hope to inspire someone else to do it too!

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