Family Background

So I'm sitting here right now watching the Biggest Loser and thought it would be a good time to blog. How inspiring is this show? I really like it. I would love to go on it with my family. Everyone in my family is overweight/obese and so I think it would really turn around all of our lives. They always pick on me because I'm the smallest. HA! My BMI says otherwise. Actually I need to be 169 pounds before I am into the "overweight" category. I can't wait to see that number!

My Dad was sticking to a really healthy diet and he is working out at the hospital 3 days a week (M, W, F). He just had his heart stint put in a few weeks ago and if you workout at the hospital they will monitor you to make sure your heart rate is okay, etc. It's a great program and I'm really proud of him. But lately, since he found out he did not have Type 2 Diabetes, he has reverted back to some bad eating habits. Today he was eating pizza at lunch! Not only lunch but he has been having unhealthy snacks too. I guess he decided since he didn't have Type 2 he wasn't in as much of a hurry to get healthy. I know he has a lot on his plate right now. My Grandmother is very sick and is in a nursing home. She is literally knocking on death's door. I don't think that is an excuse but I think he is eating his emotions and I'm a little worried about him.

Mom has been dieting right now too. However, she is doing it the WRONG way. I learned the hard way that restricing calories is not the answer. I didn't do it on purpose, but last time I was on Phase 1 of South Beach I just never realized how few calories I was consuming and I stopped losing weight because my body went into starvation mode. My Mom will drink juice in the morning then have peanut butter crackers for lunch and come home starving. She looks thinner but she is starving her body.

My brother, Alex, has never really tried a diet. He is 6 foot and about 260 pounds? Maybe even a little more than that. Mom and Dad pester him to lose weight all the time, because at twenty-six it's definately unhealthy. I keep telling them, he has to do this on his own. Honestly, whenever my parents berate me about going to the gym it's embarassing and makes you not want to go that much more. I think Alex needs to make the decision to go. He's on high blood pressure medicine already. Suprisingly, Alex eats veryyy healthfully. He just eats HUGE portions of food and goes back for seconds. What I would eat in 3 days he would eat in 1 sitting.

The funny thing is, my family is actually the unhealthiest out of our whole family. My cousins and Aunt's and Uncles have always been healthy and slim. Kind of depressing, huh?

I'm determined to lose this weight slowly and the right way. I'm so happy that my phase 1 is showing me the results and that I'm finally losing all of that water weight. I can't believe how debloated my stomach looks already just from not eating bread, sugar or milk. It really is amazing! I think I might go back to Phase 1 a few days before my wedding next year.

Speaking of which, Sam should be proposing any day now. Ahhhh! I'm so excitied. I think I've narrowed it down to either November 6 weekend for my Mom's birthday or Thanksgiving because those are the only two times he'll come into town. Sometime I will tell you why he is coming to MY house for Thanksgiving instead of his own...his story is UN-be-liev-able!

Anyways, I better get back to The Biggest Loser!

Happy Tuesday!