BrisSissy
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My name is Sunshine. My journey started last summer when I was 260ish. I stopped drinking Coca-Cola and had the Mirena birth control removed. I took off 15 pounds from making this change. Then my world was turned upside down. On August 27th, 2016, my baby sister took her own life. She was an avid 5K & half marathon runner and had a goal to run a marathon.
When I lost my sister, I realized that I am the only biological child my mother has left. My mother is young. She is only 57 years old and in decent shape. I know I was going down a road where I will die before my mother as I am only 17 years younger than my mom. My sister's death has devastated my mom.
I knew that I didn't want to sit around and be depressed about losing my sister as I would probably gain weight. I took a few months to grieve and then on January 1st, 2017, I started a serious weight loss journey. I know that I will NOT give up because I have a 5K in my future...a 5K that I will run in my sister's memory.
I was 245 on Jan. 1st and over the course of the last month and a half I have done Zumba, Couch to 5K training, and mixed in some Pilates and Kettlebell workouts. I am down to 218 pounds. I have been eating 1400-1600 calories. I am seeing a doctor to monitor me during this time, but have took a natural approach and so far...I have so much energy and am happy. Working out has been the best therapy for my grief and I feel that my sister is with me every step of the way. I hope to make her proud. I have signed up for a 5K on March 18th and plan to sign up for more. I know I may not be able to run this first one, but I am not giving up because I need to live so that my mother never loses another child. They say you should lose weight for yourself, but I think that sometimes you have to have your loved ones in mind to even get to the mindset of doing it for yourself. I am doing it for me, but also for those that would be devastated if I died.
When I lost my sister, I realized that I am the only biological child my mother has left. My mother is young. She is only 57 years old and in decent shape. I know I was going down a road where I will die before my mother as I am only 17 years younger than my mom. My sister's death has devastated my mom.
I knew that I didn't want to sit around and be depressed about losing my sister as I would probably gain weight. I took a few months to grieve and then on January 1st, 2017, I started a serious weight loss journey. I know that I will NOT give up because I have a 5K in my future...a 5K that I will run in my sister's memory.
I was 245 on Jan. 1st and over the course of the last month and a half I have done Zumba, Couch to 5K training, and mixed in some Pilates and Kettlebell workouts. I am down to 218 pounds. I have been eating 1400-1600 calories. I am seeing a doctor to monitor me during this time, but have took a natural approach and so far...I have so much energy and am happy. Working out has been the best therapy for my grief and I feel that my sister is with me every step of the way. I hope to make her proud. I have signed up for a 5K on March 18th and plan to sign up for more. I know I may not be able to run this first one, but I am not giving up because I need to live so that my mother never loses another child. They say you should lose weight for yourself, but I think that sometimes you have to have your loved ones in mind to even get to the mindset of doing it for yourself. I am doing it for me, but also for those that would be devastated if I died.
