Now What?

After that fateful trip to the doctors, I proclaimed to myself that I was going to lose weight and get healthy. I wanted to be around for quite some time, and I wasn’t ready to leave just yet. Once I put my mind onto the concept of eating healthy, the next thing was to follow through. There was no definite diet plan or anything, I just quit the junk food cold turkey which proved to be easier said than done. Food was truly a drug to me and kicking old habits was a tough task. My mom was there to help me all the way. She had lost some weight a year or two before my ordeal, so knew how hard it would be for me to change. A lot of our family members are overweight and have the same medical issues that I was close to getting. We started out simple at first. She stopped making rice and potatoes with every meal. Grilled chicken and whatever vegetables that were in the freezer were my lunch and dinner that month. She also put me onto crystal light and drinking more water in general. With these subtle changes, I lost about ten pounds before returning to school. Once i did get back, I knew I had ro make myself useful and just start going to the gym. *sigh this is my favorite part*