I was driving to work the other day and that Taylor Swift song came on. And I kind of giggled to myself thinking how just that day, I had encountered a few people who fall into that category. Haters gonna hate… That same day, I had received an email from someone who was interested in starting with Dr. Jack, whose husband told her that this program would never work for her and that she should think about weight loss surgery because then she could eat what she wanted just not as much. Sigh…. heard all that before, too. Not going to solve the problem but whatever…. I wrote her back to tell my story. She told me about the naysayers in her life… yeah… everyone has them. Drop fifty pounds and they hush up pretty quick.
We all have them. They are “friends,” and sometimes they could be family, who just think that the road you have decided to take is wrong. They don’t seem to have any trouble voicing their opinion, and worse yet they argue that your way is wrong. “I can’t believe you eat that way all the time. You know, of you just added in more _____ you would lose more weight. Your problem is that you seriously need more exercise. This program can’t possibly be healthy. You really should try ___ program. You could eat more things, like they make prepared dinners. ”
Lollllllllll…..I used to feel the need to answer allllllll those questions and I used to get pretty defensive about the whole thing. And if I am being completely truthful? I have lost quite a few friends by being very vocal. I know! It’s crazy, right??? Take any road you want! This is MY road and no one asked you to join me, but don’t condemn me for what has obviously proven to have taken my awful health and totally changed it. I still answer people, but now my answers are more to the point. So my answers to those?
I eat this way because I feel better when I do. I don’t want to add anything right now and I will add things as I am advised to by the doctor I completely trust my health to. The last thing I need is more exercise, as that is holding up progress, but I like to move so I keep doing it! This program is completely healthy, and I am off prescription and over the counter medications. Don’t I look better? Never felt better in my entire adult life! Oh heck no, I am never trying any other program ever again! Neverrrrrrrrrrr…. do whatever plan you want! I will never be joining you. Prepared food? Are you kidding! It’s not even food like, disgusting to me now. No way! I don’t eat prepared food. I had no idea how allergic I was to all that stuff. Ick…..
I really am amazed at times how freely people express their opinions about other people’s health. Hello! My health is really no one’s business except mine. And you can hate all you want on what I am doing. That’s not going to deter me. I am on a mission. I want to live a great life! There is so much I was never able to do, so much I missed out on. I waited so long to get to this place. And I just don’t care anymore what anyone thinks about it. It is all about real food, no processed junk. What could be healthier than that?
I actually carry Dr. Jack’s photo on my phone. When the haters start, I pull it out. “This is my doctor, how old do you estimate him to be?” They usually guess any where from twelve to twenty years younger than he is…. really!!! yeah…. what he is eating? I am having some of that. I steer them to his website and his videos because when you hear him talk, you can just see how energetic he is. Like I said, I will have some of that.
You have to find your own answer. I did. I had tried it all. And the thing that stopped me from weight loss surgery was that I could go for weeks on 500 calories a day and never shed a pound. It would never have solved what was really wrong. No program ever worked for me. The truth is I eat more now than I have in thirty years and I feel like a million bucks.
I stopped thinking of this as a plan a long time ago. It’s just the way I live now, and I couldn’t be happier. Sometimes I want to ask people when they are telling me those things, “So seeing no results from trying that other plan, how’s that working out for you? You gained back everything you lost?” I don’t say those things, tempted or not, as it is one of the side effects of this plan is that it’s made me a little sassy. Well, maybe a lot of sassy….. Giggles!!
No, instead I just smile and whistle to myself… haters gonna hate hate, hate….I’m just going to shake, shake, shake… shake it off.