How I Lost 50 pounds by diet control

by Recha Kish

In the beginning there was the shock. Never really controlling my weight through a weighing machine, I stood there on one of these machines, starring at the number : 180 pounds. I have never seen this number before and never imagined I am that heavy. Of course I realized that I am not in shape and of course I was not happy about it, but those 180 pounds really shocked me.
It took me some days to stomach that, what remained was desperation and the truly wish not to cross that 180 pound border. I checked my weight with the body mass index to find out the real truth. It could not get much worse. The BMI told me, that I have adiposity. I don't have some extra pounds, I am sick. At that moment I realized I need to change my way of life, and that as soon as possible. I did not search for special diets or nutrition types because I knew the problem : I eat too much and move too little.

In the following weeks I started to eat less than before. That was not easy and there were days it did not work well. It helped me that I kept going on to eat everything I want. If I wanted to eat chocolate then I did it. In my opinion it is not helpful to suppress a desire. What counts is the amount. My stomach got used to smaller servings and I felt satisfied eating just one serving instead of three. Through this new eating habit I lost my first 20 pounds. And then my weight stagnated and it was obviously that I won't be really successful without any sport.

So I started to jog or should I say I started to walk ? After years without sport I had absolutely no stamina. I felt ridiculous and it was embarrassing when other people walked by and smiled at me. In those moments I tried to remember how it felt on that weighing machine. That feeling was even worse that the feeling right now. I continued walking which ended in jogging. And it was worth it, I lost the next 20 pounds.

This is my situation right now, I lost around 50 pounds and the BMI says I have normal weight. I have more self-confidence and know that I will never cross the scary 180 pounds border. Of course I keep on jogging and eating only as much as I really need to be sated. Maybe that sounds like a demanding, boring or uninteresting way of life. But in the end it is more important how it feels like, and I can tell you it feels great.