Diet, Anyone?

Diet, Anyone?

Here we come again for the nth time. Diet, diet, diet! I know it is not always fun when I try to talk about dieting. I have tried so many times. During the past  I lost few kilos. I gained more. I lost, I gained.... the "yoyo" like thing. That's me! And here I am again struggling to make another attempt and hoping, yes hoping that it will work this time.

Sometimes life isn't fair. Why is it that there are people who never gain weight no matter what kind of food they eat? And some, without eating much, they continue to grow big! Ahhhhhhhhhhh, what a life!!!

I must confess, over the past four years I have gained so much weight. Some said because the hormones change when reaching the golden age. Have you heard about menopausal disorders? Hot flashes or whatsoever? Maybe one of the factors of weight gains? Can I call them excuses too? That I can't really tell you.

When I came to Tahiti, I was pleased to see that I am not that "big" after all when I see some women who are  a lot heavier than me. I am small compared to them and that did not encourage me to look after myself. I was telling  that maybe by playing a little bit of tennis this will stop me from growing big! But nothing happened. 

Until one time, I happened to hurt myself. I was getting ready to go to my regular tennis games and when I bent myself to pick up our garbage and I heard a sudden cracking at my back and pain had struck me at it was impossible for me to move. I struggled to go to our bedroom lied down beside Philippe who at that time was on a sick leave trying to recover from his back pain too. We were obliged to call a S.O.S. doctor to help me ease the pain and it took him some time to arrive. Ahhhhhhh, I thought I was not going to make it. The pain was so intense!  That was really a very unforgettable day!

Philippe and I were practically in bed for many days trying not to move as much as possible and all what we needed was to lie down and rest. Every little move we did was such a challenge and it's good we had enough food supply in the freezer and can goods in the pantry. That was very helpful.

There's the funny thing though, while in bed, he was with his Ipad and I was with my Iphone and we exchanged messages. We tried to make fun with our pitiful condition. And made us even closer together. Like we said....we are bound to bear each other and stay together thru thick and thin.

However, this made us realize that it was about time to take a decision that we should again go on a  diet. We are aware that one of the reasons why we were having such condition is because of our extra and unwanted kilos hanging around. In fact, the doctor strongly advised Philippe to lose weight.

More than a week ago, we finally met our "guru". A lot of people have talked good things about him. The first impression was okay. He was very easy person and we felt very good and at ease with him. He provided us the list of food we are allowed to eat. And some homeopathy drops to enhance the weight loss.
Oh, one more thing....if you are not afraid of needles....go see him. He does acupuncture too.

One week result was very encouraging both for me and Philippe. We feel good and proud about it. And we are determined to keep on. We made a remarkable start. So far, so good.

Over the weekend, we happened to have guests at home. Doing a diet was such a challenge. We didn't like to impose our diet food to our guests. But we were reasonable. During the conversation, of course, we have mentioned about our struggle and one of the guests told us that he himself got through in such experience. We could hardly imagine that he was weighing 148 kilos!

He encouraged us to keep on because when he decided to go on a diet and was assisted by his doctor, he lost only two kilos for one year! But he kept on and never gave up. And after 3 years of struggles, he lost 48 kilos and he is fit and plays tennis like a young man now. That was a good example for us. We don't need to lose as much as he did but  his determination was a good boost for us to move on. Merci Taegai!

I know this is not really the ideal time for us to indulge in a serious diet especially for me as summer holiday is just around the corner and I do a lot of traveling going from one place to the other and meeting people and family members. But I am determined to go on and do the best as I can.

All we need is a lot of encouragements and need feedback from those who have experienced this and to those who are also in the same struggle as we have.

This is not a matter of being pretty or looking good. It's just a matter of feeling good and physically fit. Because the moment, you feel good and confident inside, everything follows. The inner beauty reflects your beauty outside.

It may take time, but we are determined to work it out. Like our children said....we are warriors! It is time to prove it. Now!