With only 3 days until the new season of Biggest Loser blogger Jill Monson shares ranch-members motivation and also shares her own.
We are only three days away from the season premiere of this season of Biggest Loser. Two of the ranch-goers are Lisa and Cate. They discuss here what motivated them to be on the show and it made me start to think:
As someone who has been overweight basically my whole life I am used to certain challenges that will arise. Such as fitting into the booth at a restaurant, airplane seat belt extenders and being teased or looked at like I'm a lazy person. I guess in some ways I had become resigned to these things. What I had never considered was being told I was too fat to have a baby.
Let me back up and give you the full story. So as I mentioned before since I have last blogged I have fallen in love and am now engaged. The wedding is this October. Since my fiance and I are a bit older we want to try to have a baby soon after. The thing is my fiance is a woman and as a same-sex couple we needed to decide who would carry our child. We decided I would. So all excited we met with the doctor who proceeded to tell me that she wouldn't try to help me get pregnant at this weight because it was dangerous for me and the child. This was devastating.
Up until now my clear sugar addiction had only posed a problem trying to find jeans. But now it was becoming an actual GENE issue. I was heartbroken.
I decided 108 days ago to do something drastic, not for myself, but for my future child. I went completely sugar-free. I do not eat real sugar or fake sugar. I no longer consume a two-liter bottle of Diet Coke every day. I had become so accustomed to taking Five-Hour Energy and drinking venti carmel macchiato's from Starbuck's to fuel myself that I went through a few weeks of extremely painful headaches. Now I substitute unsweetened iced tea and non-fat lattes and I am satisfied.
Please understand this is not easy. If it was wouldn't we all be walking around looking like Kate Moss? People always say to me, "I have no idea how you do it. I couldn't." Here's my secret: I just keep thinking about Baby Monson-Bishop (yes we will be hyphenating) and how badly I want to meet him or her. Or according to my beautiful fiance --both. She is convinced we are having twins. I told her "I don't think so! My va-jay-jay (as Oprah calls it) does not agree." Although twins may work so we don't have to share! We can raise one a Patriots fan and one a Green Bay fan (This is the fiance's only flaw - she's a Cheese Head).
Having a baby is my motivation for this change. Please share what your motivation is to begin (or continue) the weight-loss journey. Even if it's fitting in those cute jeans. Sharing it will make it real and keep you accountable.