Tales of the Mildly OverWeight: Part One

Pulling a 17,000 lb Bear Cat
 with 9 other women.

Weight loss is such a hot topic in today's society. For a lot of us, the number haunts us, it dictates how we feel. Recommendations to "ditch the scale" don't work for those of us who are constantly faced with those numbers. I can feel fabulous at 185* but the second I walk into the doctor's office they are spouting questions like, "What do you eat? Do you exercise? You are obese. You need to lose weight." 

Thank you, I know that. But I eat healthy, I exercise, I do not think I am obese, I think I'm built a little differently than your 5'3" and 130 lbs statistic. So, how can you help me?

There are SO MANY stories of people who have lost 50, 75, 100 lbs and have kickstarted a new, healthier lifestyle. While they are inspiring, they are also discouraging. I don't need to lose 100 lbs. Fifty pounds would be pushing it for my body. I 'm thinking somewhere between 20 and 30 lbs would be a good weight for me. Strong enough to lift all the weight I want, while healthy and lean enough to run the way I want and feel comfortable in my body. Where's the support group for that? Where's the magic, life-altering, safe way to do this?

At a 5k race. March 2015

I know. Exercise more and eat healthier. If only it was that easy. Yes, when I did Whole 30 during January I lost 10 pounds. But Whole 30 is not meant to be sustainable. Its not meant to be the rest of my life. And it was really hard to run while on it. So that's eating healthy with minimal exercise. So that is out. Yes, I run, I trained for and completed a Ragnar Relay, averaging 12-15 miles a week. And, running is not the way to lose weight, its just not. So, where does that leave me?

I have no idea. Truly. And I'm sure there are more of you out there. I'm positive, in fact. So what are you doing? What are you trying? What has worked? What hasn't? Let's talk about this.






*Not my actual weight, I'm not ready to divulge that yet.