A Lifestyle of Weight Loss
Rachel Hare
Author Bio
I am just a simple girl who struggled with her weight her whole life. I have tried many of the big names diets and exercise programs, but nothing ever seemed to work or work for long. I finally was able to lose the 50+ pounds and keep it off. At the suggestion of several friends I have also helped to lose weight, I am writing about what worked, what didn’t, and hoping that by sharing my knowledge I can help others struggling as well.
As for my background, I have a BS in chemistry and a Masters of Forensic Chemistry and love nature, painting, and watching movies.
Description
A short book with a few simple tips on how to change your life and finally lose the weight. No tricks, no gimmicks, just a girl sharing her struggles and advice so that you can reach your goals and more importantly stay there. So many diets and plans talk about how to help you lose weight, but no one talks about how to change your life so that you maintain it.
Book excerpt
Chapter 1: The Beginning of the Never Ending Journey
I think at some point in our lives we all struggle with something, or multiple things. For many of us, one of the major hurdles in our lives is our body image, weight, self-esteem, etc. Whatever word or phrase you want to apply to this fight, it always seems that the scale or those skinny jeans tend to whoop our ass.
For people who have never had any body issues, it’s hard for them to understand where the majority of use are coming from. Even within the healthy/weight loss community, there is discrimination and shaming towards those that society may deem “skinny”. When you are trying to lose weight, and a person who is thinner than you is complaining about the same thing, we have a tendency to (either in our head or out loud) wonder what the hell is this person talking about?
This is a problem I have come across on both sides. I have two younger sisters. When it comes to body types, we are all completely different. The middle one is very tall and very thin with few curves – the classic model build. The youngest got the best of both worlds, with the more athletic build – very lean but with decent curves in all the right places. Then there is me, with a great hour glass shape, hips made for popping out babies, and boobs that no man has ever complained about. As great as that sounds, I have a big body type, which means large arms and legs, broad shoulders, and I gain weight just by smelling food. It took a long time for me to accept my body type and realize that no matter how much I weighed, I would never look like either of my sisters. It took a long time to love my curves, a battle I still fight daily.
Now back to the shamming part. I was larger than all of my friends growing up. As we got into middle school and high school and body image became a thing, the typical girl convos started and of course became “oh I need to lose weight”. And I would sit there and listen to my friends’ say that they had gained a few pounds, or needed to shed a few pounds, and wonder seriously!? I would have killed to have had any of their bodies, and couldn’t fathom why in the world they would be unhappy with what they had. Why they would feel the need to lose weight? Looking back at it, as long as they aren’t taking it to an extreme level where their health suffers, who am I to judge someone for wanting to get rid of a few pounds? To try and improve themselves?
Author Website
https://www.facebook.com/healthyweightlifestyle