About me and my mission

Hello, my name is Erica and I'm 26. Welcome to The Unhappy Fat Girl! This blog is going to be about my journey to lose weight and become healthy. I honestly don't have a plan other than I am going to start small. The reason I started this blog is to create something be accountable to. I think it will help me get where I want to be. Another reason I decided to do this was maybe someone, somewhere, will stumble upon this and find motivation for themselves to become healthier too.

My History: I have been heavy for as long as I can remember. I was always a pretty fit kid, though a little chunky. From the first years of grade school to my early years of highschool, I was very self conscious. I used to get teased by my classmates about how I looked, which impacted my self esteem for many years.
My family tried to guide me in the right direction when it came to eating. I think the sadness I had from being teased so often was heavier on my mind than how to eat right. Part of my problem growing up was that I took comfort in food. Now that I'm older and a little wiser, I can identify those issues.
Currently, I am not sure of my weight. I know that the scale at the doctors office maxed out at 350lbs. When I stood there, watching the nurse try to get my weight... I wanted to break down and cry... I remember thinking to myself; "What have I done to myself?!" and knew then and there, it was time to change. So, here I am, putting it in writing for the world to see; I am changing my life for the better. I want things that I can't currently achieve. One day, saying "I can't." will be replaced with "I did!"
I don't know what I will blog about, how often, or what successes I will have. I don't know what failures I will have either, which is why I am thankful for any and all of my followers. Having people there to push me when I want to give up, to celebrate my successes with me, and to pick me up when I trip and fall. Out of all the times I've tried to get healthy, I think this will be the winner. With you all backing me up, I can't lose!

Thursday, April 3, 2014

Progress vs. Failure

Ive been thinking alot lately about what success really is.  Its kind of complicated yet very simple. Just like the night needs the day, success needs failure. See, without one, the other would simply not exist. We have to fail every now and then in order to know how to succeed.

To me, I guess there's different ways I feel about success. When I go without eating fast food, thats an accomplishment; no matter how small. So I think my rambling is basicly about having our own ways of making success for ourselves. No one but our "self" knows what success is.

For me, success was putting fresh onion in my chili today instead of cheese. It is about drinking more water with that nice water bottle I got from my aunt. Also, its about not getting fast food for the past 2.5 weeks.

I think I have lost a little bit of weight over the past month or two. My jeans aren't as snug as they used to be when they come out of the dryer. I'm starting to see how all the little things I've done in the past 2 months have added up.
SUCCESS!

Conclusion: Don't let someone elses success become your own goal. Make your own success and watch how far you will go!

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