I stood speechless, wanting to say, “WHAT?!?!?! Easy???? Sign me up for easily losing weight because that is NOT how I have lost nor is it how I continue to lose.” How could someone think that anything about this has been easy? I don’t care what station of life or what circumstances you are in, losing weight is difficult no matter how you look at it.
Yes, not having children does make it easier not to bring junk food into my house and not having a husband does keep me from eating “MAN” food, whatever that means, but I have fought to be a loser!!! I have gone to countless parties where I insisted on bringing veggie and meat & cheese trays just so that I wouldn’t be the only one not eating. I have turned down invitations to girlfriend getaways so that I could stay on program and when I did join my besties I brought my own groceries so that I could stick to the plan.
My marital status has nothing to do with my ability to lose weight, my will power and support system are what have helped and continue to help me on this journey. When I sit alone in the evening I can eat whatever I want and no one would ever know… No one is going to look at me and say, “Babe, what are you doing?” I don’t have a live in cheerleader or a live in feeder for that matter.
What I am getting at is this is difficult for everyone; yes some things are easier when you are single but some things are not. It’s a journey, no matter which road you are on there are ups and downs and obstacles that get in the way, the only way to succeed is to keep going and although you may have a detour, NEVER give up, NEVER quit, and NEVER assume that its easier for anyone else.
