My story….by Debra Mazda
As a young girl, teen and for part of my adult life, I spent years on and off diets. Dieting consumed me and the more weight I lost the more I gained next time around. The cycle was vicious and had complete control over me because I did not know any better. It was drilled into my head day after day that I was too big and fat and not valued because of my size. People made fun of me and the kids in school were so mean and cruel. I felt horrible most of the time and my life was consumed with LOSING WEIGHT.
I was on every Diet known to mankind and my family tried everything including wiring my jaws shut. After feeling so lonely, depressed and realizing that my life was spiraling downward it was time to fight back. I was losing the battle so I had nothing to lose and everything to gain at that point. I began to take matters into my own hands; I began to exercise, move and breathe. With the help of some fitness center owners, I started to feel better. They helped me to stay focused on exercising daily and not giving up when I wanted to. I began to cut my food in ½ and that combination began to take the pounds off. Little did I know that that would be the turning point in my life.
By learning to eat and exercise for my health and stop focusing on losing weight I experienced the begin of the journey of a lifetime. I began to realize that all of the past did not matter, what mattered was the direction I was headed in, walking through a storm to get to the rainbow. I thought about that every day and made it my mantra. There were days I fell down, cried for hours, wanted to give up, hated everyone and doubted my strength but I kept going forward. I was so determined to get this done and live a healthy life that everything else seemed to fall by the wayside. I became so committed to getting this done and never did I realize that it would become my life’s passion and journey to helping others to change their lives.
If I could give anyone any advice, it is this:
~ First, make the commitment to your cause and that is you. Doing it half way will you get half the results and we have all been there before.
~ Next, get rid of your past thinking and renew your mind to what you need to get done. Doing this will require a lot of self-talking and meditating on yourself.
~ Lastly, YOU WILL BE CHALLENGED, YOU WILL FALL DOWN, YOU WILL WANT TO GIVE UP, YOU WILL HAVE NEGATIVE THOUGHTS AND PEOPLE WILL GIVE UP ON YOU, however YOU CAN NEVER GIVE UP ON YOURSELF! YOU ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THIS PUZZLE. KEEP ON MOVING FORWARD, GET READY FOR THE RIDE and BY ALL MEANS ENJOY THE SUCCESS!
Debra Mazda