Where do you start when you want to write a blog about losing weight? Do you start with how you got to the weight you are at? Do you start with what your goals are? Do you start by saying, "I have been overweight since I was a young child" and go from there,,,sound familiar??? This is NOT going to be one of those "poor me" blogs,,because I have already "done that, been there" thru All of my teen years, MOST of my 20's and just a little of my 30's (but not much of that because I started "listening" to my heart).
Ok,,,for most of you that know me, you know how I got to the weight that I am at right now, which is (as per documented at my Dieticians' appt on May 27th) 274 lbs. For those of you who don't, I'll go into that in a later blog. But let me go back just a little ways to get you caught up in the weight loss journey of me,,Terri Rosselli.
In Sept of 2003, I was dubbed "Lucky #13" by Dr. Phil when I was chosen as the 13th Challenger for his Ultimate Weight Loss Challenge. Although I was the first person in the audience that Dr. Phil talked to, towards the end of the show I saw all 12 of the seats on the stage were filled, I felt soooo much gratitude for JUST BEING CHOSEN TO SIT IN THE AUDIENCE. I thought to myself, "This is so awesome, I got to fly to CA (since I've never been that far west), I got to stay at a beautiful hotel, I got to meet all of these great people ( the other 12 challengers), and of course, I got to meet Dr. Phil !! With a gift bag under our seats containing the new Dr. Phil book, "The Ultimate Weight Loss Challenge - The 7 Keys", I felt inspiration and a "peace" that I had never known before and knew that I was ready to go home and do this on my own!
As we came out of commercial, Dr. Phil said, "This just doesn't seem right, so there WILL be a "Lucky number 13", then he paused, and as he said my name and looked at me,,,,welllllll,,,I had never felt what I call the "hand of God" around me as much as I did right then and there!!! It was one of those things that you know you have been praying for for so long, and then. when it finally comes right to your feet and says, "here I am, you've been asking for this, so now what are you going to do with it?" Think about watching Extreme Home Makeover when they have the crowd and the family just waiting,,waiting and waiting to say "MOVE THAT BUS",,and they see their new home for the first time,,Yeahhhhh,,it's like that!!! Wow,,what a powerful feeling it is,,almost surreal.
Never in a million years would I ever think that I would actually WANT to get up on a scale and lose weight in front of millions of people. I mean really,,is that something that YOU would want to do? Well,,,this blog is going to be about my experience with that time in my life, and where I am now, which is ready to lose this weight, once and for all. And I want to share that experience with everyone,,mostly because I need the accountability.
I'm also going to be doing a weekly video on YouTube that I will be talking about exercise, rating all of the different exercise videos that I have, (which I have a ton of!!) my food choices, (the how's and why's), along with recipes that I prepare that I either love or hate, and I'll be weighing in (oh my gosh,,,yes,,I did say WEIGHING IN)and sharing my results with everyone! I have a feeling tho that I will be sharing alot more than just a really good recipe,,soooooo,,pull up a scale, and join me for this ride! (It's O-Kayyyy,,REallyyy,,look, you don't have to worry about the bar being able to go across your belly for you to ride this ride, you just need to be prepared for the quick turns to the left,,,a fast trip downhill, and a really good feeling of accomplishment and sense of worth by the time this ride is over).
