I was an emotional eater. I heard Vishen mention WildFit a couple of times and how amazing he felt after the program and how he learned things about himself. For me, it was now or never.
I [now] feel powerful being in control over what I put into my body. We've been brainwashed into thinking the government and organizations want what is best for us. When all else in my life seems to be falling apart, what I choose to put into my body and how I decide to react (instead of self-medicating with food/food products,) keeps me grounded. Introspection rather than reacting is a better choice. Vegetables can taste good. Vegetables can taste better than meat. What my purchase of dairy does to a cow's life is horrendous. The intelligence of our body is amazing. It knows where to apply the nutrients I give it, so I need to give it everything I can if I want to be healthy. No one but me can make the decision to change. When I change, others can't help but recognize the positives from my results. I have beliefs and habits and expectations that stem more from the environment I grew up in, the culture in which I operate than they have to do with me and what I want. It's okay to say I don't do that - no, I need to say I don't do that to reinforce what I stand for, to define who I am, to gain confidence in myself and to learn to value myself. Being on the offense and being 100% committed is far easier than being on the defense and going with the flow with regard to food prep (and life.)
There is no guilt in eating anymore. As an obese person, I know I am judged. I have felt less-than. I now feel good about my choices. I feel empowered and powerful and confident. I know it is possible to lose weight and still feel happy while doing it. I like knowing I am not that weak victim and that I am no longer controlled by all of the factions in society that don't have my best interest at heart. I have given my body the tools it needs to become healthier. I have lessened the burden on my bones and muscles and organs due to some pounds lost. I am now mentally and physically, "enlightened." It is early yet, but I believe I may have just saved my husband's life. Whatever meal I prepped or cooked he had, so he didn't follow the whole program but he made significant changes. He is a diabetic and has non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. He almost died 2 years ago due to a sudden major bleed due to varices growing in his esophagus. With low blood volume he suffered a heart attack. After an endoscopy this past week, they said he didn't have to have another one done for a year and that the lining of his stomach was improving! He said his problem now is his blood sugars are getting too low! We spend time together prepping for breakfast, packing a healthy lunch, cutting up veggies for our car trips, ensuring there is always water in the car. I shared this in the group: On January 1st of 2019, I was 156 lbs. overweight. I had a medical issue that sidelined me. I set a goal to lose 50 lbs. this year. From August of 2018 to Feb of 2019 I was basically lazy boy chair confined, morning, noon and night due to a bone spur from my spine pinching a nerve at the exit point of my spine to my neck and left arm. I could not lay flat, go to work, had difficulty climbing steps or lifting any kind of weight. I was packing on the pounds and was compromised so much that I had to be heavily medicated to attend my son’s wedding in September of 2018.
This morning as I stood at my desk (I am fortunate to have a workstation that rises.) I was able to do a pelvic tilt and feel my abdomen contract. I have two main “rolls” of fat on the front side of my torso. The lower one sits on the top of my thighs when I sit, the top one had become as large as my breast silhouette.
As I stood and contracted, my lower fat roll (which has shrunk) – raised off my thighs, and my back muscles lengthened, and I could legitimately stand tall. Individuals who have never been obese would not understand what a miracle that is. I am starting to feel my muscles awaken.
The only way I might be able to explain it, is to think of a time when you came out of a pool and felt gravity come back onto your body and felt the weight increase. For me, this moment was like stepping into a pool and feeling myself go weightless.
While I was in physical therapy for months, I could never feel the muscles in my abdomen and my physical therapist tried.
I am now 122 lbs. from my goal weight and feel healthier and hopeful for the first time. I believe I can continue eating like this.
Constant review and check-ins with myself, support of, or at least camaraderie with all the other participants, consistent messaging, experiencing the results, wonderful logical explanations, understanding and compassion from Eric and responses from the WildFit mentors make a solid package!
I have reaped improved health, made smarter choices, reached new, positive physical milestones, have a renewed compassion for myself and others, and am now aware of targeted marketing and know to read what the food industry slips into prepared products. I have lost faith in the watchdog FDA.
There is no guilt in eating anymore. As an obese person, I know I am judged. I have felt less-than. I now feel good about my choices. I feel empowered and powerful and confident. I know it is possible to lose weight and still feel happy while doing it. I like knowing I am not that weak victim and that I am no longer controlled by all of the factions in society that don't have my best interest at heart. I have given my body the tools it needs to become healthier. I have lessened the burden on my bones and muscles and organs due to some pounds lost. I am now mentally and physically, "enlightened." It is early yet, but I believe I may have just saved my husband's life. Whatever meal I prepped or cooked he had, so he didn't follow the whole program but he made significant changes. He is a diabetic and has non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. He almost died 2 years ago due to a sudden major bleed due to varices growing in his esophagus. With low blood volume he suffered a heart attack. After an endoscopy this past week, they said he didn't have to have another one done for a year and that the lining of his stomach was improving! He said his problem now is his blood sugars are getting too low! We spend time together prepping for breakfast, packing a healthy lunch, cutting up veggies for our car trips, ensuring there is always water in the car. I shared this in the group: On January 1st of 2019, I was 156 lbs. overweight. I had a medical issue that sidelined me. I set a goal to lose 50 lbs. this year. From August of 2018 to Feb of 2019 I was basically lazy boy chair confined, morning, noon and night due to a bone spur from my spine pinching a nerve at the exit point of my spine to my neck and left arm. I could not lay flat, go to work, had difficulty climbing steps or lifting any kind of weight. I was packing on the pounds and was compromised so much that I had to be heavily medicated to attend my son’s wedding in September of 2018.
This morning as I stood at my desk (I am fortunate to have a workstation that rises.) I was able to do a pelvic tilt and feel my abdomen contract. I have two main “rolls” of fat on the front side of my torso. The lower one sits on the top of my thighs when I sit, the top one had become as large as my breast silhouette.
As I stood and contracted, my lower fat roll (which has shrunk) – raised off my thighs, and my back muscles lengthened, and I could legitimately stand tall. Individuals who have never been obese would not understand what a miracle that is. I am starting to feel my muscles awaken.
The only way I might be able to explain it, is to think of a time when you came out of a pool and felt gravity come back onto your body and felt the weight increase. For me, this moment was like stepping into a pool and feeling myself go weightless.
While I was in physical therapy for months, I could never feel the muscles in my abdomen and my physical therapist tried.
I am now 122 lbs. from my goal weight and feel healthier and hopeful for the first time. I believe I can continue eating like this.
Constant review and check-ins with myself, support of, or at least camaraderie with all the other participants, consistent messaging, experiencing the results, wonderful logical explanations, understanding and compassion from Eric and responses from the WildFit mentors make a solid package!
I have reaped improved health, made smarter choices, reached new, positive physical milestones, have a renewed compassion for myself and others, and am now aware of targeted marketing and know to read what the food industry slips into prepared products. I have lost faith in the watchdog FDA.