Personal Narrative: Losing Weight

Losing weight can be caused by many things. Just six months ago I was 50 pound over weight, and very unhappy. I decided one day that I wasn't going to live that way anymore and do something about it. I realized that my life had become very sedentary. The only movement I got was from the couch to the kitchen then back to the couch. I knew I had to make progress past where I was at. I have been slightly soft around my middle for my whole life. I was never too far over board but never really skinny either. Life went on, I met my husband I couldn't be more ecstatic. We got married after only knowing one another for three months and lived a wonderful life for a few years, then things started to go downhill. We slowly began to realize that we were
I was excited to go clothes shopping for the first time in a long time. After losing the weight my confidence went through the roof. I felt like I could take on any problem in the world and crash through it. Nothing could bring me to a halt. My kids noticed it, too. I was finally able to run around with them for longer than five minutes. I felt like my weight was holding me back from being the mother I could be and now I was able to bring that dream to fruition. I was no longer depressed about my failed relationship, but instead looked forward to the next one. With my new level of self love, I set out into the dating world. I never would have been confident enough to do that before, but because I lost the weight I knew I could conquer it. I ended up meeting my soul mate, something I don't think would have happened before, and I couldn't be more elated. Being so depressed and turning to food for love is somewhere I don't ever want to be again. Losing weight had changed my life for the better in so many ways. I look forward to each new day with hopes and aspirations of a better day than the last. I feel like a whole new person now and I am loving every minute of