FiveHundredProblems
My name is Veronica. I am now the owner of a blog called Five Hundred Problems (my ode to Beyonce's love). Since last year, February 2013, I weighed 499. My emphasis on my number weight is important. I was a pound shy of five hundred, therefore five hundred problems begun.
I never realized I weighed that much. Yes I was having mobility issues. I couldn't tie my own shoes. I didn't fit anywhere, in anything and I was always sleepy. My room was always a mess and ...... the biggest shocker of all......I wasn't aware that I was a food addict.
Coming to admit that I am a food addict is hard. No one wants to be labeled "different" and "not in control". Therefore I never embraced it. I just ate. I ate whatever I wanted. Eating habits were large portions. We're talking about drive through at a KFC order a 8 piece family meal with sides. I would eat it all and get rid of the evidence, away from my home and work.
Food is not the enemy. It is the choices I made. My self sabotage.
So what brings me here. Its now July 2014, my current weight loss is 56 lbs. I would like to tell people that it was all diet and exercise but in actuality it wasn't. I had to seek help for my addiction.
At 499, my initial weigh in, the love of my life told me that he loved everything about me, heavy or not. He told me he wants live a life with me and to grow old with me. As I sit here today his words resonate deeply, enough to bring to tears to my eyes. He then said and I quote "if you continue like this, I'm afraid you'll never get there". A phrase so deep that I cried and with a hug I stepped off the scale and a plan of action went into motion.
