Operation Transformation is a lifestyle change!
24 February
Yahoo, I'm down again this week and feeling great with the whole LIFESTYLE change that will without a doubt continuing when Operation Transformation is finished.
It's amazing to think eight weeks can change your life in one way or another, also amazing how emotional a journey like this can be on so many levels. I decided that 2010 was going to be my year. Something that I wanted to achieve for me and my family. I started to study part time despite having a 7month and a 4 month old with me. I wanted this to be my year.
My relationship with food was awful, no breakfast, no lunch and then when I would have dinner I would later snack on junk food to make up for what i was missing throughout the day. I realise now that my body was craving for all the wrong reasons. I thought that there was nothing wrong with what I was doing. Yes I got fat but I thought I could stop anytime I wanted but boy was I wrong.
My weight crept up more and more and I was classed as obese, a word that eventually scared the living daylights out of me. It made me stop and think about my family and how selfish I was being. I was suffering with Irritable Bowel and was on tablets for low iron. I was always tired and didn't have the energy to run after my eldest sun.
I always said I would 'start tomorrow'. I lacked motivation, drive and I didn't know where to start. Then the opportunity arose to talk part in Operation Transformation through the group mumstown.ie. The group was a website where I chatted with like minded parents who felt the same. So the journey to change our lifestyle in eight weeks began.
It's all so far so good. There has been emotional times, wanting to cave, pulling back from the biscuit tin, the smell of the chocolate stand and trying to focus on the long term results. This wasn't going to be a quick fix just to fit into that dress.
I have personally learned so much about food in many aspects and about staying positive. I've also learned to pay attention to what we give our kids, how to read labels and understand calories. This is something I never did before. Once it said 'low fat' I would think I could eat twice as much but I never looked at anything else. I now read labels even on the naughty stuff and make responsible choices for my family's health.
My relationship with food has now changed. I eat breakfast, lunch and dinner. I feel so much better. I have tried new foods. My Irritable Bowel is improving and my iron levels are rising. I don't get out of breath when I run after my son anymore. We have become more active as a family and I am hoping that after this experience our lifestyle will change for the better. My cheap affair with junk food is over and my love affair with healthy eating is now red hot and hoping to get even hotter.
For those embarking on a new adventure for whatever reason, you can do it! It is tough to retrain yourself but you will get there. For every hurdle you cross there is hope and strength along the way and that light at the end of the tunnel gets less crazy and clearer as you focus on it.
Here's to the final weeks of Operation Transformation, a lifetime of good health and a change for the better!
Sonia at Mumstown
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