At some point in everyone's life there comes a moment when you look back at a relationship, a job, an event where your friends around you offered suggestions, encouragement or support. After that moment has passed retrospection usually follows. As an analytical person, I spend a great deal of time looking back over tasks, jobs, positions and the like trying to determine the best course of action. Did I follow the rules? Did I meet my goal? Was the outcome, the best outcome?
One of my recent blog posts was a book review about a great book that helped me really sit back and look at what brought me bliss. This retrospection is all about understanding what brings you happiness and contentment. Today I have a great job, a wonderful family and am working on getting my health to the best it can be for a 50 year old. I may not ever be a kick-boxer, but I know that I will be able to take care of myself in my golden years, instead of relying on someone else to bathe me.
Over the last few years I have read everything I can get my hands on related to health and wellness. I have poured my soul into understanding the best course of action to fully take charge of my health, my well being and my surroundings. I took a year to live in an RV in the desert just to come to terms with what is really important for me.
What I needed to do was read that my weight, while maybe normal for someone on a SAD eating plan, it wasn't normal for my body. In those articles I learned that all the oil I was putting in my body, all the sugar was killing me. And I needed to change that.
I commented this morning on a article about kicking wellness to the curb on a page called "Fat Fe..... Wi...." Name blurred to protect the innocent. I was met with the reply of, your comment is off topic and will be deleted shortly. I removed my comment and un-liked the page. You see, sometimes people, especially fat people who are unhealthy (and I can speak to this because I was one), don't like to be told they are accountable for their own actions. This article was speaking to how people fall into stereotypes and go into one fad diet after another to try to "fix" what isn't broken. Because you know, if you just love fat people (who are unhealthy) they'll be fine. To that I say bullshit.
Fat (who are unhealthy) people don't need to be told their beautiful. We need to be told we're in danger. And I say that with a loud fucking yell because I heard from all my friends how beautiful I was at 300 pounds. I heard them tell me what I was loved and I was find just the way I was. But you know what? I wasn't fine. I was close to death. I couldn't breathe when I walked up a slight incline. I couldn't sleep well because the fat around my throat was choking me while I slept. What I need was someone to come to me and say:
I completely understand being a support system for those who are unhealthy. You see my weight, my size was directly related to my health. Today I'm a much healthier person and a side effect of my new eating habits are having lost 128 lbs. My blood work is amazing now. I no longer have issues with sleep, my knees, my hip or my fibro. I have completely reversed my type 2 diabetes and have seem to have no continued issues with my congestive heart failure.
Just so I'm clear, I'm not saying we need to be ugly to people who are overweight. I'm not saying you need to call names or shun anyone. What I am saying is look out for your tribe. If you see someone struggling, lend a hand. A real hand. Don't tell someone a dress looks great on them when it doesn't. A real friend will tell you that you have a booger showing. A real friend will tell you that you need to address certain things. Be someone who helps straighten a crown when NO ONE is watching.
I'm also not saying that everyone over a certain size is unhealthy. We are all different. We all have different body make ups and there is no perfect size. Your body will tell you what is right for you when you give it the nutrients it needs. I figured this out the hard way.
I am putting this offer out there. Anyone at all who is interested in learning about WFPB lifestyle and healing your body holistically feel free to reach out to me via this blog or on my support page at Real Rations. I share science based resources to learning to live and heal your body using food. I share recipes in my group Real Rations Recipes as well as welcome stories and before and afters here. Everything I share there is free. My goal is to help those out there who were like me. Those who were morbidly obese and utterly hopeless. Those who felt as though they wanted to die.
I'm not trying to change your mind on plant based eating. That's not my business and frankly, I don't have the energy for that fight. I'm here for those who want to change. Who want to try something new. Those who need to try something new. For those, this message is for you. I see you. I hear you. You are important. You are worth it. <3
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| Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson |
One of my recent blog posts was a book review about a great book that helped me really sit back and look at what brought me bliss. This retrospection is all about understanding what brings you happiness and contentment. Today I have a great job, a wonderful family and am working on getting my health to the best it can be for a 50 year old. I may not ever be a kick-boxer, but I know that I will be able to take care of myself in my golden years, instead of relying on someone else to bathe me.
Over the last few years I have read everything I can get my hands on related to health and wellness. I have poured my soul into understanding the best course of action to fully take charge of my health, my well being and my surroundings. I took a year to live in an RV in the desert just to come to terms with what is really important for me.
What I needed to do was read that my weight, while maybe normal for someone on a SAD eating plan, it wasn't normal for my body. In those articles I learned that all the oil I was putting in my body, all the sugar was killing me. And I needed to change that.
I commented this morning on a article about kicking wellness to the curb on a page called "Fat Fe..... Wi...." Name blurred to protect the innocent. I was met with the reply of, your comment is off topic and will be deleted shortly. I removed my comment and un-liked the page. You see, sometimes people, especially fat people who are unhealthy (and I can speak to this because I was one), don't like to be told they are accountable for their own actions. This article was speaking to how people fall into stereotypes and go into one fad diet after another to try to "fix" what isn't broken. Because you know, if you just love fat people (who are unhealthy) they'll be fine. To that I say bullshit.
Fat (who are unhealthy) people don't need to be told their beautiful. We need to be told we're in danger. And I say that with a loud fucking yell because I heard from all my friends how beautiful I was at 300 pounds. I heard them tell me what I was loved and I was find just the way I was. But you know what? I wasn't fine. I was close to death. I couldn't breathe when I walked up a slight incline. I couldn't sleep well because the fat around my throat was choking me while I slept. What I need was someone to come to me and say:
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| Photo Credit Elijah Olson Pic 1 July 2016 - Pic 2 July 2019 128 lbs lost |
- Hey, Renee, you should really get rid of all the processed food in your cabinets.
- Hey Renee, you should toss out that milk because, you know you're not a fucking baby cow and you shouldn't drink it.
- Hey Renee, you can't breathe because the fat around your neck is getting so think that its choking you to death while you sleep.
- Hey Renee, your knee and hip arthritis is so bad because your knees weren't intended to carry around three hundred fucking pounds.
- Hey Renee, stop eating pizza or you're going to die, way early and way painfully.
I completely understand being a support system for those who are unhealthy. You see my weight, my size was directly related to my health. Today I'm a much healthier person and a side effect of my new eating habits are having lost 128 lbs. My blood work is amazing now. I no longer have issues with sleep, my knees, my hip or my fibro. I have completely reversed my type 2 diabetes and have seem to have no continued issues with my congestive heart failure.
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| Photo Credit - Screen Cap UNC Health |
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I'm also not saying that everyone over a certain size is unhealthy. We are all different. We all have different body make ups and there is no perfect size. Your body will tell you what is right for you when you give it the nutrients it needs. I figured this out the hard way.
I am putting this offer out there. Anyone at all who is interested in learning about WFPB lifestyle and healing your body holistically feel free to reach out to me via this blog or on my support page at Real Rations. I share science based resources to learning to live and heal your body using food. I share recipes in my group Real Rations Recipes as well as welcome stories and before and afters here. Everything I share there is free. My goal is to help those out there who were like me. Those who were morbidly obese and utterly hopeless. Those who felt as though they wanted to die.
I'm not trying to change your mind on plant based eating. That's not my business and frankly, I don't have the energy for that fight. I'm here for those who want to change. Who want to try something new. Those who need to try something new. For those, this message is for you. I see you. I hear you. You are important. You are worth it. <3
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