{"id":1769,"date":"2012-11-30T03:01:05","date_gmt":"2012-11-30T03:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skinnygeneproject.dreamhosters.com\/?p=1769"},"modified":"2012-11-30T03:01:05","modified_gmt":"2012-11-30T03:01:05","slug":"my-skinny-gene-story-taking-control-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skinnygeneproject.org\/my-skinny-gene-story-taking-control-me\/","title":{"rendered":"My Skinny Gene Story: Taking Control of ME"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lisa B. has been a part of our Skinny Gene Family for almost 5 months<\/em><\/strong>. She would like to share her Skinny Gene Story, and how she was able to free herself from her food addiction, regain control, and ultimately begin to \u00a0love and respect the person within.<\/p>\n

We are very proud of Lisa. If you are too, please leave an encouraging comment for her below<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Lisa’s Story<\/h3>\n

I did not wake up one morning only to discover I was overweight, I had known it for a long time.\u00a0 It happened so gradually that I didn’t even realize it was happening until it was too late.\u00a0 I felt no longer in control, not only of my weight, but my life, food controls me I didn’t know how to stop it, do I want to stop it ?\u00a0 My eating had become a part of me, part of who I was, could I change?\u00a0 Food was once a friend, comforter, de-stresser, but it had evolved into my biggest enemy, it had become the stress.\u00a0 How do I change something that\u00a0 has become such a part of my life ?<\/p>\n

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The “old me”<\/p><\/div>\n

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I remember the day I found the Skinny Gene Project on the computer, I was searching for a solution to a problem that I\u00a0was not sure could be fixed.\u00a0 Obesity is a problem that fills one’s soul with self-doubt, and the ability to see a way out of the cycle that wants to suck you farther and farther away from a solution.\u00a0 But somewhere inside I was desperate to reach out to someone, anyone that might know or understand the desperation that I lived with everyday, I needed to share and reach out to someone that might keep me from falling farther into the deep abyss of failing myself, and everyone that loved me.<\/p>\n

You see that fear of failure is what keeps you in the neverending addiction to food.\u00a0 I was an addict !<\/strong><\/p>\n

At first I used the food for comfort, celebration and any excuse I could use to get the “High” that I felt when I ate food that I loved.\u00a0 But, as time went on, and pounds, the food I craved, I craved to calm the fears and hurt that I felt because of the things I ate.\u00a0 I know it doesn’t make sense to everyone, only the people that have my addiction. But, could I risk allowing someone to know my fears of another failure?\u00a0 Because if you don’t try, than you don’t fail.<\/p>\n

I had tried hundreds of diets, lost the same 30 pounds over and over, only to end up gaining more weight and being heavier than when I started.\u00a0 Left with feelings of deep guilt for failing myself and those that loved me, and lack of self “CONTROL<\/strong>“. Not that I realized it at that moment, but that was the root of everything ” CONTROL<\/strong>“.<\/p>\n

Being overweight you learn to make jokes about yourself, comments about your weight, and every excuse you can think of to deflect the hurt and anger I felt towards myself.\u00a0 Was I worth saving?\u00a0 Was I worth the effort?\u00a0 Would the Skinny Gene Project even want to help me<\/a>?<\/p>\n

I had not realized how sad, insecure, and betrayed I was by what my body had become, but inside I wanted to try again.\u00a0I really doubted that anyone would even contact me, they didn’t know me, why would they help me when I was no longer even able to help myself ?\u00a0 I\u00a0received\u00a0an email from someone telling me that a\u00a0dietitian\u00a0would contact me for an evaluation in a few days.\u00a0 My past experience had taught me that the phone call was going to be one of dread, blame, more self-doubt, and more shame.\u00a0 The 253 pounds<\/em> on my body was what defined me, that was the only thing most people saw, that was the only thing that I could see when I looked at myself.<\/p>\n

When Nancy Juarez<\/a> called and spoke with me there was no shame, no finger pointing, no blame, just compassion for me and what I had become.\u00a0 She listened to me, not just about what I ate or didn’t eat, she listened to what I was saying, but more importantly heard all the things that I would not allow myself to tell anyone, she knew.\u00a0 She listened to me with such compassion, such a caring spirit that I wanted to share more and more about what I wanted to become instead of just focusing on what my body was.\u00a0 I was so excited when she wanted to help me, soon I began to feel some empowerment over myself.\u00a0 She believed in me when I was not yet able to believe in myself.<\/p>\n

I started the program on July 4th of this year.\u00a0 It was truly Independence Day for me<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 With Nancy’s help I decided to leave the past in the past, and we would begin the journey to a new me together.\u00a0 If not for the Skinny Gene Project, and Nancy Juarez, I truly don’t know what I would be today.\u00a0 Don’t think that I am finished in my journey by any means, but I am on my way to what I want my body to be.\u00a0 Nancy has given me the tools and knowledge to make smart choices for myself.\u00a0 But of the utmost importance she has given me back the control over myself, which is what I have been seeking for so long.<\/p>\n

Nancy\u00a0 Juarez may be a dietitian to most, but she is my LIFE-a-tician<\/strong> , because that is what she has done is give me the knowledge to take my life back.\u00a0 She continues to work with me on making good choices of what to eat, but she helped me to find myself again.\u00a0 I look forward to our weekly conversations of encouragement and empowerment.\u00a0She has given me the courage and self-confidence to know that I will reach my goal.\u00a0 Lord knows that I have not been the most perfect student, but when I falter there is no blame or guilt she just says ” Well let’s get back on track you know you can do it, and if you don’t know you can, I know you can.”\u00a0 That has given me the ability to get back on track and move forward.<\/p>\n

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In Control of “ME” (11\/29\/2012)<\/p><\/div>\n

I have lost 68 pounds so far<\/strong><\/span> and am continuing towards my goal.\u00a0 Sometimes it is 2 steps forward and one step back, but I will continue to fight for what I want.\u00a0 Nancy has been an important part of my losing weight, but she can’t do it for me. I have to do my part with eating right and exercise, but without Nancy and the Skinny Gene Project believing in me and reaching out, I know that I would have never been able to start, because I truly did not know how to help myself.<\/p>\n

Supporting the Skinny Gene Project is very important because I know that there are many people out there that are just like I was.\u00a0 Waiting for someone to reach out and provide a lifeline to someone who is lost in the chaos that is obesity.\u00a0 By supporting the Skinny Gene Project you truly are providing people with a chance to start new and become the person that they want to be.\u00a0 I will do my part by continuing to move forward towards my goal and perhaps I can help someone along the way by giving them hope and the will to try.\u00a0 If it were not for the Skinny Gene Project and Nancy Juarez, I would still be lost and alone.<\/p>\n

If I can help one person to know that they are not alone, that people do care and will help, than it is worth every minute of exercise and sacrifice that I have made to become someone that I respect, love, and empower.\u00a0 ME.\u00a0 I am worth it, I am a good person, I am not alone and you don’t have to be either. You can do it, you are worthy, just believe in yourself.\u00a0 I believe in you and so will Nancy<\/a>.\u00a0 I am happy because I am finally back in CONTROL of who I am.<\/p>\n

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Lisa<\/p>\n

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If you would like to speak with Nancy about gaining control of your health, please click here to schedule a free nutrition appointment<\/a> (via phone).<\/p>\n

Disclaimer<\/span>:\u00a0The weight loss testimonial presented is applicable to the individual depicted and are not a guarantee of your weight loss nor are they typical.<\/em><\/p>\n

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