I am obese, and that's ok.

 Among a crowd someone joked about another's 'morbid obesity' being their disability. I was taken aback by this comment and I felt the need to speak up. I said, "Hey, I'm obese! Being morbidly obese is not very hard!"  The commenters response was to assure me that I was not obese.  But, yes, yes I am obese, and that's ok!

I am also only human and I am a dreamer.   Often dreaming up the impossible, that is easy. But when I dreamt for something that was possible that was difficult. It's difficult because if you have a dream that can come true there's only one thing in your way--it's  also the one thing that is required-- SELF.

I have been obese all of my life. I have had a dream of being a 'normal weight', being healthy and happy.   I am still obese, and I still have that dream!  Now when I state that I am obese I don't carry shame with it, I'm just matter of fact about it.  Obese is simply a word that describes a literal finding. The number on the scale each morning is a literal finding, and that number paired up with other factual findings (body measurements) is the formula to determine  ones BMI  (Body Mass Index) which is than classified in one of the following categories underweight, normal weight, overweight, obese, morbidly obese.  I have worked my way out of the morbdily obese category and I remain in the obese group. My goal weight and my dream weight, (20 pounds difference) will actually list me in the overweight category still.  My dream weight is a nice number I haven't weighed since I was about 14. My goal weight  is about what I weighed nearly 29 years ago (before motherhood took over).   It would be nice to hit my dream weight, I had formerly called it my 'cruise weight' but thats been a fail! - but when I hit my goal weight that may be success enough to satisfy my dream of  being a 'normal weight'  and being healthy and happy. 

The difference between a dream and a goal is simply the plan.  Truthfully almost any dream can become an achieved goal with a proper plan.  The dreamer is responsible to turn into the planner.  A plan that is practical will produce results.  As much as I like to dream I also like to plan.  Dreams are thoughts, goals are ideas and actions lead to results.

I have not met the time line for any of my goal weight benchmarks during this past year and a half.
With about 25 pounds left to lose for my initial goal weight, I am planning to lose 1/2 of that in the next 21 days. Chances are high that this too will be another fail but in the long run its a win / win trying💪 ---      
     
            Summer Vacation 2016 ready or not here I come!!

      "about 100 pounds lost"  ❤️