The Happy Hive

Have you ever been in a place where you knew you needed to move, but you weren’t sure how to get to that place where you wanted to be? Have you ever felt stuck in limbo as you just wander though trying stuff that didn’t work and giving up and trying again and again? If so, you and I are very much alike. For the last 34 years, since I have been married, and even probably before, I have struggled with my weight. You could say that I have a fat gene, that it is genetics that have failed me. You could say that I lacked will power, or that I didn’t follow through enough. All of that may or may not be true, but those thoughts did not help me change what needed changing the most. My mindset.

And let me tell you, I’ve tried it all. I have done Weight Watchers (now known just as WW) sometimes successfully since I was 18 off and on. I have lost a ton of weight only to gain it back again. At one point I was about 13 pounds away from goal, and then I got pregnant with twins, miscarried one, got depressed… well you know what happened from there. I was FAT. I am an emotional eater… or I was. Sure, I could blame my anxiety disorder, the rough childhood, the different types of abuse that I have suffered (not from my mother, let’s get that out there right now). You could even blame my love of cooking and baking (and sampling). But in the end, what I needed was to change the way I thought of myself, of food, and of how to get help and comfort.

Listen, I’ve spent years and money on counseling. I spent one year where I went to the gym RELIGIOUSLY, worked with a trainer (btw you don’t’ really lose weight just by exercising), I walked 600 mines one year (even more than that, but that was the goal). In 2013 I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, and I even lost 60 pounds from the fear that they would have me shoot myself up with insulin if I didn’t get it under control. I took gym classes, nutrition classes, read books, tried new things but none of them worked for me. So what finally worked?

It's a simple formula, really. You get the weight off by a controlled eating plan, during which time you work on your mindset. This was the powerful part for me. I can tell you more about it if you want to know, but I’m not here to talk about the diet portion of this process, but of the change of mindset. I had to find a different way to comfort myself, rather than eat food. I had to find a different way to stay awake when I’m sleepy, other than food. I had to find another thing to bring me joy, other than chocolate. Since being on plan, I’ve obviously lost weight and inches, but I’ve also lost the compulsion to put things in my mouth whenever I was bored, lonely, or walking through the kitchen. I have focused on who and what I really want to be and kept that laser focus during this process. And now that I have reached one leg of the promised land, I’m off to the other. Did you know that 90% of people who lose a significant amount of weight just gain it back? Usually, 2-3 years later? I don’t want to add to that statistic. One of the main reasons I picked this program is that it has a program to keep the weight off.

So, are you curious about the program yet? Send me a message and I will answer your questions.