If you were following my WordPress.com blog a few months ago, you would have read my battle to shed some weight. My weight went down to about 45Kg and then I stopped caring much because my clothes started fitting me well again. But this time it’s serious because my mum came back for a few days and a bunch of her friends came to visit, and one of them was rude enough to mention my weight gain. I won’t lie, it bothers me. You know how they say we should live life for ourselves and not for others? We really should. But I’m humble enough to admit that I personally feel I have weight issues and when others actually mention my weight gain, it bothers me.
A few months ago, there was this program on SBC (Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation) about women and their weight. A group of women from different walks of life discussed their personal opinions about overweight people in Seychelles. Most of them were overweight. I think there was a nutritionist in the group of women…I might be wrong. One obese lady said something about doing her best to lose weight and was glad that she had shed a few pounds. Another obese lady was glad that she could now find clothes her size in the country and was telling everyone that they should be happy about their weight because she is. The host was seemingly about to conclude: “…everyone should be happy with their weight and have confidence in their bodies, no two people are alike…” All of a sudden, a woman of good bodily proportions advised everyone to lose weight if they are overweight and the attitude of being happy about yourself no matter what your weight is, is a stupid way to think.
She said that it is not healthy for people to be overweight, it comes with complications and so on. Anyway, my point is…I totally agree with her. When I walk around, I feel heavier than I should be. I look at myself in the mirror and I see fat where I should not see fat. I don’t feel healthy carrying the extra Kgs. Do you know what it’s like to carry a 3KGs bag of potatoes for an hour? Imagine carrying that weight around with you everywhere you go. That’s what I’m doing to myself: I’ve given myself that extra burden of weight and so I have disrespected my body and myself.
Being overweight also tells you a lot about your emotional well-being in my opinion. People who overeat have no discipline and have issues that they try to deal with by comforting themselves with comfort food. What is my problem? Why do I overeat? I really need to instill more discipline in my life. I just weighed myself, I am 46.5Kgs. I need to lose about 3Kgs. Today is day one of that, because I have eaten less than I should have today.
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