• Megs Mission

Yes I realize this probably should have been my first blog on Big Girl Thin but better late than never right?! So here it goes!

My mission with Big Girl Thin is to inspire YOU and the rest of the WORLD to live a long healthy life. With that said I despise diets (please read my quote blog) and think 99% of people are completely clueless, I was one them, on how to lose weight and get healthy. I also think 99% of people do not understand what it means to be HEALTHY. When I dropped the weight of course people were interested on how I did it. Sooooo as much as I LOVE to talk I decided the best way to answer that question was to start a blog.

My new years resolution for 2010 is to blog about my journey from a big girl to a thin girl, most importantly a healthy girl. I feel this "getting healthy thing" is the best kept secret since sliced bread! I'm not kidding! As I've said before, I might not be a health or fitness professional but what I am is a big girl gone thin and this is MY story. Some people have said to me "it wasn't like you were 300 pounds" and losing the weight wasn't really that big a deal. Hmm guess what? It was a BIG deal. I was significantly overweight for my age and height and if I kept it up I was going to end up with major health problems in the not so far away future. The BIG deal was I didn't need to weigh 300 pounds to understand how it felt to be overweight, unhealthy and unhappy. I've also been told "what do I know about losing weight." Remember I'm not a professional so "I must not know" very much.

This is what I know:
I know what it's like to lose yourself when you keep gaining weight. I know what it's like when your family tells you you're getting a little heavy and your reaction is to eat more. I know what it's like to hide from everyone how much you are really eating. I know what it's like to go out with your friends and you're just date bait. I know what it's like to dread shopping for jeans because most of them can't get past your thighs. I know what it's like to try on tall boots and none of them fit because your calves are too large. I know what it's like to think your dryer is shrinking all of your clothes. I know what it's like to look in mirrors that only show you from your waist up. I know what it's like to avoid mirrors. I know what it's like to hear "you have a pretty face." I know what it's like to think the only thing pretty about yourself is your face. I know what it's like to diet but ultimately fail. I know what it's like to turn into a negative person. I know what it's like to turn into a sad person. I know what's its like to not like yourself. I KNOW what it's like to learn to LOVE yourself and start LIVING. I KNOW what it's like to GET HEALTHY. Don't tell me I don't know.