Cindy

Just changed my weight tracker again. I love changing it!! At least when it’s to a smaller number. Noticed a couple of things when I changed it. One, I should be getting another star this week (if all goes as planned) and two, I’m almost out of the 190’s!!

It’s funny. When I started trying to lose weight, I didn’t have much confidence in myself. I’ll be honest with you, I’ve never really put much effort into it. Like I’ve told a few buddies of mine, until you get it in your mind that you really want to lose the weight, you’re not gonna try very hard. I’ve “tried to lose weight” before but it rarely lasted more than a few days. So, I figured it would probably be the same thing this time. But, something was different. Well, a lot of things were different.

I was tired of not being able to keep up with my kids and of not being able to play with them much because I was too tired. I was tired of being too uncomfortable to go out in public because of my weight and worrying what everybody else was thinking about me. Still, I didn’t have much confidence that I’d stick with it for long. (apparently, neither did anyone else in my family) I had been able to lose a few pounds before I joined this site (about but it was taking me a long time to do it and I was getting discouraged. I had no real “plan”.

I am a firm believer in God and I believe that He has a plan for our lives. I had prayed about my weight issues and asked God for help this time. Help to actually lose some weight and stick with it. I believe God led me to this site. Since I’ve been on Buddy Slim, I’ve lost 28 lbs and am still going. I’ve found the motivation that I need to keep me going. I’ve found people to share the struggles with as well as the triumphs. And believe it or not, I’m actually enjoying it all. I have goals and a plan to help me reach those goals. And for the first time, I believe I can actually get there!

I want to thank my buddies and fellow Wild Cats for inspiring, motivating and encouraging me. I want to thank my buddy Wonder Woman for challenging me and pushing me further. I want to thank Dr. Marc for creating this site so that we all have a place to go for help. But, most importantly, I want to thank God for leading me here and helping me stick with it this time. While I’m proud of my efforts, I know that without God, I’d be just as big (if not bigger) than I ever was.