Sunday, February 5, 2023

"No more jeggings"

If you ever watched mommy dearest as a kid you'll remember the phrase"no more wire hangers." That is where I got the title of this blog, but instead of hangers, it will be jeggings or any other pants with elastic bands outside of workout clothes. At age 49, I can reflect on how my body has changed over time as a kid I was called "gordita" which means "fat little girl"  by family members. I realize now that it was only because they were comparing me to my sister. Yep, there are some negative family dynamics that are going to come out in this blog. I will do my best to cover the situation and how it impacted me only.

When you are a child and your family tells you stuff like that you actually believe it. I believed that I was fat and food became my comfort, especially after losing my mom. My sister and I lived in Utah with family and were healthy & active. To this day I have to give a shout-out to Utah peeps as a lot of them live a healthy lifestyle that I admire. That was the natural turning point for me and I took those habits and kept them. I just lived life and mostly ate whole foods that were prepared at home. We very seldom ate out, there were fewer fast food places, and the foods were not processed, & filled with sugar the way they are today. Those things are making us fat & sick. I recommend that you youtube the man who fasted for 55 days because that documentary is factual and lived out.

One of my best friends and I had a discussion about carbs that may give you more perspective. He was trying my salted caramel iced coffee with sugar alcohol and thought it was delicious. I asked if there was an aftertaste and he said it was minimal. He was wondering what would there be an aftertaste if someone tried natural sugar cane for the first time. I totally had a Ratatue moment and was transported to the time I had sugar cane as a kid. I remember liking it, but my best sweet memories as a kid were being at a cherry farm, eating crab apples, and eating fresh peas out of my aunt's garden. Then we started talking about how low carb is the normal eating that I grew up on for the most part.

I am grateful for growing up eating mainly scratch-made meals, but the military mess hall was the best thing on the planet. The meals were new and interesting, and combos I never had like chili mac. I ate whatever I wanted in Army because I was uber-active but my weight hung out at 125 which is what I weigh today. So let's get into the jeans shall we; the truth is that I love jeans. I would wear them all the time. In writing this blog the last time I remember wearing jeans. Let me clarify what jeans are: they are zip-up or button-up non-stretchy pants which I have been wearing for the past 13-plus years. 

So as I have gone through this journey currently unemployed, I do have time to hit the gym and really focus on my workouts. Bettering myself physically has increased my capacity mentally as well. I am constantly wanting to improve myself and know the job will come and the fat is disappearing. It is such a big deal to me to be 125 and this month I plan to take my work outs and my food to the next level. I am not going to weigh my self until March, but plan to move more, eat at home, drink more water, and less alcohol. Right now I fit into a size 2 dress, 4 jean, and converting into extra small work out wear. I am so asstounded to be back her and plan to main train a low carb life style. There are times when I do miss my fries but I am making a keto air fried fish and blooming onion tonight. I get to cook things differently, and there are more products available. Please still read your labels though because it can be tricky, but I have promised my self to stay with this lifestyle. And that I will hopefully never grow into jeggings again,

Until next time,

Carmen (Mindy) Lewis

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