At 9:21 I received a text message from Colleen Clement that their reporter, Anu Prakash, and their photographer, Johnny Sartin, were on their way. That excited me because Anu Prakash was a name I knew! So when 10:30 rolled around we were ready and waiting!
Anu Prakash herself called me to tell me they had arrived and after some last minute primping and preparing they were at my door! My first thought when I met Anu was just how petite she was and it made me very self conscious. Despite my weightloss standing next to someone who is small framed makes me feel enormous. But Anu's personality is not small. She is warm and bubbly and the kids took to her quickly. Grace was shy but the boys went right to her and greeted her with hugs and introduced themselves.
Johnny decided which rooms would be used and where we should sit. That made me glad we had washed down the chairs the night before, because Liam likes to smear food on them and he also licks the back rests LOL
After some initial questions, which I assume were meant to relax me, Anu started the interview. It was at that moment that I felt something calm me, I had this. I took speech in college after all. So, I did my best to keep my cool. I'm glad my sister was there since her presence helped me stay grounded. I wish my grandmother could have been there though. She had pre-surgery prep at the hospital.
Anu asked all the questions I expected. What made me want to lose the weight? How did it make me feel when I couldn't play with my children like I wanted to? Where did I get my diet ideas from? What does my diet consist of? What were my workouts like? Again, absolute amazement that I didn't have help of any kind. And of course: How has my life changed since the weightloss?
I think the interview with the Monroe Evening News, and the 1 hour interview with Women's World Magazine really helped me. I spent a lot of time going over things in my head which I wished I'd said. Those what ifs bothered me. I also think the praying before hand helped. While I did feel awkward a lot, I didn't feel afraid like I thought I would.
After we filmed all the necessary shots I got in a pic with Anu thanks to my sister Mercedes for taking the shot <3
Me meeting Anu Prakash of Channel 7 News Detroit, Mi
I'm not sure when the piece will air, after nearly 2 hours of filming I hope they got plenty of good stuff to use. I'm so afraid of the thoughts of others, that I have probably made myself sick. And I'm pretty sure there are people who think I'm lying and making this all up. This whole journey I've been doing my best to prove that I'm not a fake, I will do the things I say I will do. I will succeed and I will get healthy. I know I don't have to prove myself, but the negative comments hurt all the same. Here's to the men and women who go through this journey and feel that fear, I feel you! My love <3
Fantastic
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