Interesting and Strange

Interesting and strange observation. My family that I haven't seen in 10 plus years; I saw at the funeral. More interesting... In my past... God forbid I eat a cookie or piece of cake at a family gathering. Such judgement and shame because I was so big and unhealthy. I always felt guilty if I had a cookie and that I was letting everyone down.

Yesterday I ate horribly. High calories and cookies and handfuls of m&m's and not one glaring look of shame. But it's like I now have permission to eat badly because I went and got healthy.

(I also ate broccoli, cauliflower, squash, and other assorted veggies... Don't panic! 😜)

Family dynamics are weird. But honestly, it's NICE to be on this side of the spectrum. Oh and they couldn't believe how different I look. Also a nice feeling.

And yes I ate badly. I also had to look at my sister-in-laws dead body in an open casket and support my brother. I also cooked a months worth of food to freeze for my brother which filled a full 24 hours as a cooking marathon!! Oh, and I fed everyone dinner.

And I think one bad day food wise won't undo all this work. And even in my bad eating i still logged it all and had my accountability!

I don't know, guess I thought this was interesting. How the tables have turned and how I can now eat that same cookie, guilt free. Maybe they never judged me. Maybe it was all me! Judging myself. Mistaking their facial expressions as disgust and disapproval. And now I'm confident. Now I'm in control. I'm active. I eat healthy most of the time. And I know that cookie is no big deal now. Not for me. Not anymore.

Like I said... Interesting!

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Sharing MY Story

My name is Barbara Hammond. I'm a 42 year old former stay at home mom (recently went back to work full time) to two wonderful kids, Natalya age 8 and Zach age 3. I married my college sweetheart Craig 11 years ago.

I'd been heavy most of my adult life. My wedding dress was a size 26. When my son was born in 2012, I was weighing in at around 300 lbs, and had high blood pressure. The high blood pressure freaked me out. What kind of mother could I be to my family if I stroked out! I immediately went on BP medication and decided enough was enough.

I started my weight loss in a size 3XL.

Today I am a size SM. I have lost 135 lbs on my own, with out pills, surgery, or extreme dieting.

My Year One

My Year Two

Sharing the Journey

NOW!

NOW!

July 2012 and July 2015

I've been blogging (http://bit.ly/UnderConstructionWithBwarsh) my journey every step of the way so that others could see how I've done it too.  I'm an open book. I'm approached all the time with questions on how I did it. I'm told that I inspire others. That my story is one they want to be part of too.

I’m all over social media now with my blog, twitter, instagram, and fb page. Maybe check me out, and we can connect there as well. :)

Talk to you soon!
Barbara

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Don't Let Your Story End; RIP Rose

Don't Let Your Story End; RIP Rose I'm in shock. My mom called to inform me that my brothers wife committed suicide yesterday. My mind is racing and I'm a mix of emotions. I'm trying to process this. I feel horrible for my brother. She has been so sick for so long. She had terrible depression and a slew of mental illness. As the year rolled on she kept getting worse. The most recent treatment plan was shock therapy which scared her tremendously I hear. My brother stayed by her. Long after everyone said she was too far gone. He's a good man and my heart hurts for him. 19 years together and now my brother is a widower. That's madness! I still can't believe it. Rest in peace now sweet Rosie. #heavyheart #semicolonproject #depressionhelp #dontletyourstoryend

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Water Check

Water Check! How are you doing today? Did you drink enough? Still need to drink more? You should ideally be drinking 1/2 your body weight in ounces. If you weigh 200 lbs, the goal to drink would be 100 ounces. LIKE if you hit your goal, COMMENT if you're still working on it and tell me how close you are! #ThirstyThursday

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People Choose Free Candy Bar over Free 10 oz Silver Bar (Worth $150) in ...

Wow! seriously people???? TAKE THE MONEY NOT THE CANDY!!!!! Throwin' down some #WednesdayWisdom!!!

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Tic Tac Containers Re-Purposed

What a cool hack, and great for camping. Turn your #tictac containers into portable travel size spice storage!

http://www.thekitchn.com/turn-tic-tac-containers-into-spice-storage-skruben-174664

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Alton Brown on NERDIST - Amazing!

Was listening to an old Chris Hardwick Podcast episode with @AltonBrown, self described "Thyme Lord" and it was GREAT. #evergreen episode for sure!!!

Brilliant insight on Food, and nutrition, and behaviors around eating. Why we DON'T crave Broccoli. We like it, but we don't crave it! Interesting podcast, and a good one to download and give a listed while you're working out or driving in the car. Food topics come up about 1/2 way in. Oh, and he talks about being a closet doctor who fan too.

Listen here: https://art19.com/shows/id10t/episodes/19570992-bee5-4117-b602-985ca83c8fb7

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