Why Do I Want to Lose Weight???

I know, I know. My topics have been really one sided to begin the year. It really isn't my intention to make this blog all about weight loss and my new healthy habits, but it is my intention to let you in on the goings on in my life. Well this is what my life has come to at the moment. That being said, I get to start this post off by sharing some wonderful news. I have officially lost 10 pounds! 🎉 Woo hoo! Again I attribute this to the initial water weight, but hey 10 pounds is 10 pounds. I'll take it!

10 pounds down = a new shirt for me!

Now comes the big question: why do I want to lose weight? Well the main flashing sign is the one that tells me I need to because I failed my bio-metric screening for my health insurance, however that is not the most constructive way to think of this question. A lot of these forthcoming thoughts have been constructed based on the fact that I have spent a lot of my free time listening to a podcast called "Losing 100 Pounds with Phit-n-Phat. This podcast has completely changed the way I am trying to view my weight loss this time around. You see, I have always gone about this from a negative stand point. "You need to lose weight because you don't look good." "You are disgusting because you ate that cookie." The list of dumping on myself could go on and on. But these thoughts are not constructive and are definitely not empowering enough to make me want to stick with my new healthy choices.

So may I present the new version of myself I want to become:

The biggest vision I have is being the version of myself my husband sees on a daily basis. I want to start believing all the things he tells me instead of just scoffing at him. I also don't want to put that pressure on him of needing to tell me positive things. Eventually if I scoff enough I may not hear them anymore, and I have no one to blame except myself. I want to become a version of myself who is comfortable in my own skin, whether I'm 220 pounds or 160 pounds. If I don't have confidence in my appearance now, I'm not going to magically sprout it based off a number on the scale. I want to ditch the negative self image and become more positive with myself. If I treat myself nicely during this journey, I will more likely want to stay on track.

The next version of myself I see is a lady who can buy what she wants from a store without worrying about if it will fit or not. I want to be that "hot mama" who can pull anything off she puts her mind to. Do I sound conceited? You betcha! Am I actually going to be that way? Absolutely not. But the point is for me to think big and make big exciting plans for myself. I would be lying if I said I haven't been pinning outfits on Pinterest for my future self. Having something tangible to aim for such as a new and exciting wardrobe is another motivator to keep me going... now we will see if the hubby will think this is a good idea when it comes time to pay the price. 😆

Finally I want to lose weight for my health. I recently watched a YouTube video where a couple of people were drunkenly exclaiming "Guys... We are in the prime of our lives!!" I was laughing at the time because they were just obnoxiously going on and on, but the more I thought about it the more it sank in. This is the prime of my life. I need to start establishing my healthy habits now. I am only given one body and I need to take care of it if I want to accomplish all my life's ambitions. I don't want to run the risk of developing diabetes. I don't want my doctor to lecture me every time I go in for my yearly physical. I don't want to have to have counseling sessions from my insurance based on the fact my BMI is telling me I'm obese. I want to be able to travel and have fun with my friends and family. I want to continue teaching the kiddos who need me the most. I want to get to a point in life where I no longer put food on a pedestal. For this to become a reality, I need to make the necessary healthy choices to allow the best version of myself to come to fruition. And this starts with a positive outlook on why I am making these changes.

Mrs. Imparato