What defines you?

As I moved forward in my journey this past year, I learned I was defining myself by my sad story. But many people also define who they are by something else, the scale! Be careful that you don’t replace your sad story with a scale or a number. It’s easy to fall into that trap when you are used to putting yourself in a box and labeling yourself, it comes naturally.   

 
I challenge you to begin allowing the true you to emerge, viewing yourself as you view others with less negative thoughts and talk. Letting go of your records from the past that repeat in your head is difficult but doable. Replace them with positive things about yourself, do things that are hard and scary so that when you accomplish them you see yourself in a different light. This is how we replace the negative weight holding us down.

“I am not defined by my sad story, I wrote a new one!” – Jenn Snell

Support? What does it look like?

“Support is the #1 cornerstone of a doable, sustainable lifestyle, without it your inability to see yourself in a positive light will overcome you and your setbacks will be failures and one day you will fall and not get back up!” Jenn Snell

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A support system is imperative! Without it the negative influences in your life, your situation and life WILL win! Trust me, the people you think will be your support won’t and the people you least expect will! Regardless, you must be smart about your choices. Is it ever smart to start out on a journey across the USA without a plan or map? I guess if you didn’t care where you need up but if you have a specific goal, you need a plan of action right? Well, the journey you’re on is no different. Having the right support will make or break you at times. You need support that will tell you all of the hard things, the things you don’t want to hear. People who will love you enough to point out the elephant in the room. It might feel uncomfortable and hard but it’s necessary.  The right support will hold you accountable, ask you questions and have no judgment! 

 

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H2O = Weightloss

Chris Powell taught us how important water was to our weight loss success while we were at Boot Camp. There were times when we thought we knew better than him, and didn’t drink enough. It showed on the scale!!! Especially, when you have a lot to lose your body has a ton of toxins that just sit in your cells, but….don’t trust me look at what an expert says! 

 “You can also be starving for water, and a lot of experts talk about drinking a lot of water. But, the problem is when you’re not getting enough water it causes hunger not thirst, because in the old days if you were thirsty, your body needed water, you could eat something like fruit or live food, or all the foods that existed before we started playing with foods. And they all had water in them; everything had water in it. Now we’re eating peanut butter and crackers, and fish and chips, and fried chicken; there’s no water. We’ve basically processed the water out of our food so we’re chronically starving for water. And, we need water to eliminate toxins, we’ve talked about toxins, we also need water to burn fat because when you burn fat you’re putting toxins into your system. You need to be able to flush those toxins out. If you’re not getting enough water then your body is going to shut down the fat burning process. So I recommend drinking a glass of water before each meal. I recommend drinking two glasses of water when you wake up. I also recommend drinking a glass of water every hour after dinner until you go to sleep. There was a study at the University of Wisconsin where they found that in 100 percent of the subjects studied, drinking water at night killed night time cravings. So it’s a great way to kill junk food cravings too. A lot of experts talk about water, but I just want to emphasize that if you’re not drinking enough water you’re not eliminating toxins, your body is not going to burn fat, so that’s a really important point. You need to understand that.”

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Inside look at my letter to Chris Powell

Ever wonder what it’s like to be severely obese? I wrote his poem to Chris Powell as a reflection of how I felt. I included this with my letter to him. 

In this Skin by Jenn Snell 

  (wrote when I was 346 pounds)

A glimpse into the past

Do I remember it still?

What I see is then, not now

As I look again….a stranger within

Don’t recognize the new skin

Reflections of my soul

In the glimmer of my eye

Makes it hard to say goodbye

It covers me-

All I see are reflections of me

Scratch it out so I can rest easy

Walk away, feel my skin

I’m covered up

All bondage from within

Extra skin out of place

Feel that hurt no saving grace

Hands cover me, takes a long time

Dull aches, heart breaks

Missing memories for Christ sake!

What the hell, nothing more to sell

No more lies

Focus on the face, step back, NO

Can’t work at that pace

Lies to my soul

As I put on more I see less

What? This is trip

The mirrors bigger

I can’t see, still all of me-

When? I, I didn’t see it begin

Breezed by me, crept up on me

Lies again

Focus on the face, step back to be erased

No can’t work at that pace

What will be my saving grace?

Bruising on the hips

Squish, can’t sit, don’t fit

Heart beats fast

Want to gasp

Simply crushed putting on the front

Always behind

As they look back

Red faced – “see” me in my place

Categorized “BIG” XXL only

Hide the tags, BOLDLY

Cater to what you cannot do

Under the sky so small compared

Up against my lover

Is he still there?

So much of me you see

So much of me you DON’T see

So little of me I give

Just wrapped up inside

All that’s dignified

In a shell casing

Not hard and firm

No love here

Yell- I can’t hear

So you see it’s not me

Somewhere lost within

Afraid to come out to begin

Hold out your hand

Don’t let go – I’m afraid

I have to stand tall

Up, head held high

Eyes glowing

As I say goodbye

To all of me, well most of me

Leaving the worst of me behind

Categorized “HAPPY” Large only

Cut the tags, BOLDLY

Cater to what I cannot do

BUT WILL SOON……..

 

See Jenn’s best friend now!

From Mariah: 8-25-15

I was truly given the opportunity of a lifetime when Jenn gave me the pay it forward week to boot camp. I’ll be honest, there was a part of me that was terrified. Not afraid of hard work, or clean, healthy eating- but afraid of the mental issues I would have to face. I didn’t want to face those things. I have successfully lost weight twice and over time- I gain it back. This is the mental part. If you don’t deal with the mental part it doesn’t matter 

 what you do to lose weight it will always come back. I also struggle with injuries and when I start working out -I go too hard, injure myself, give up, repeat. Of course on day 1 there at boot camp I badly injured my shoulders (both previously weakened and unstable partly from past neck surgery). I knew I was over doing it but how do you say “I can’t do that” on day 1 in an environment like that, when they are yelling at you and it’s an insane environment? I did everything they asked- and I paid for it dearly. Spent every night in agony, one morning sitting on the edge of my bed rocking and crying in pain. By mid-week I had no choice but to tell them I could not do upper body at all and would need to know the modification. Most people were there to learn how to push themselves. Turns out I was there to learn how to manage injuries and persevere, and say NO I can’t do that! So hard for me!! Following the State of Slim book and learning all day, every day, from one of the books co-authors, Dr. Holly, I ended up losing 5 pounds in the week I was there despite my injuries and exercise modification. It was just the jump start I needed mentally. I have continued healthy eating and exercise since returning home and have continued to lose. Just today I made it into the 180’s! Even if it was 189.8 I’m calling it the 180’s!! Started at 200. There is nothing quite like immersing yourself in a place like for the sole purpose of helping yourself. I can never thank you enough Jenn! ❤️❤️❤️

The truth about skin removal surgery

Skin removal surgery is no joke! You need to be prepared for it mentally and emotionally! You come out looking and feeling like a different person. To look in the mirror is weird to say the least, but mostly it is rewarding. It’s just important to really understand what you are going to go through before you make a decision! Ask a lot of questions! Be bold, look at photos, ask about the worst case scenario. I just want to be honest with everyone and tell you that it’s a personal choice that WILL change you. Make sure it’s right for you! Was it right for me? How do I feel now? YES! And GREAT! 8 weeks post OPP and I’ve taken a turn for the good! But it was a long and hard road for me honestly on an emotional level. As usual thanks for listening and remember Courage Prevails!  

Heidi Powell did what was needed

 

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What a crazy ride! This year has been the hardest year of our lives but also the most rewarding! We have had so many struggles but yet we came out the other side stronger than ever! I think my husband and I can get through anything and you all know how much we actually deal with now! He and my kids stood by my side this year allowing me to blossom into a woman with love for herself, it was a process of little moments, steps forward, some didn’t even seem significant, but they all counted and added up to this new person. I can look in the mirror now for the first time in my life and love who I see, not because I lost weight but because I see ME 🙂 What a gift my family gave to me, sacrificing so much along with me to help me shed this emotional weight I so desperately needed to shed! LOVE LOVE LOVE my life and can’t wait to share it with you. I hope my journey can INSPIRE, it’s time to pay it forward!