June 8th - is it thirsty Thursday?

Melissa Foster
Jun 8, 2017
2 min read

Hey y'all! So lately I've been trying to loose weight. Blah blah, I know cliche but wait there are reasons behind this action!

So about a little less then 3 years ago I was diagnosed with depression caused by my out of control anxiety. Per my psychologist , doctor and therapist I needed to start "taking care of myself". Losing weight, excersise and putting me first were all things I needed to do to feel better. Running is something I've always done and loved!! Let me tell you that running truly helps control anxiety, it wears you out that helps calm your nervousness. Thanks to a friend who helped me get out of bed every morning "AK" and my boys (husband and son) i was able to move forward, under heavy medication but still progressed.

About a year or so went by and I had made progress but just felt out of it all the time. So a couple of great mentors, AB and VP suggested I try all natural way of life through food and vitamins. Last October 2016 I visited a wellness center and jumped on the "natural" band wagon, I thought what do i have to lose?! My husband helped by detoxing with me and started to eat better, I take lots of vitamins. Working so much was really hard on me and pushing myself to feel better, my excuse was not enough time, I'm always working.

I still get extreme anxiety like crazy but I'm able to recognize it, understand it and push myself to "breath" through it. As of May 2017 I have lost 30lbs but still feel like I need to lose another 20lbs, well to be at what those docs consider healthy weight for height. I have left out about 92% of most of the "gossip" portions of how I got here and why but I'm still new to this blog thing and telling people how I feel and my problems is not something that comes easy. My husband has lost about 30lbs and the "Foster clan" about 200lbs all together!

Yesterday we went to a new chicken place called Slim Chicken, so good. Not gluten or diet friendly lol but still stuffed my face. After thought, why the he'll did I eat this?? Lol then today Frosty Frog which serves amazing snow cones! I have not been able to pass my 30lbs loss mark die to my EXTREME sweet tooth and my boys and I eating out. I've been at this only 30lbs for like two months now BUT no regrets and the point is to be happy and live in the moment, so they say. But isin't that how I got here?!?!