JillyBeans08
Well, where do I begin. I am 33 yrs old, married almost 12 yrs and I have a beautiful 8 yr old son. I was skinny as a stick in my childhood but actually come to find out I had an eating disorder as early as probably 8 yrs old. Isn't that horrible? I went on my first diet the summer after 7th grade and I was a size 11/12 and thought that was too fat. I basically yo-yo dieted all through high-school, my college years, my 20's and into my early 30's. I have tried Atkins, Weight Watcher's, Lifestyle's Weight Loss Centers, FormU3 Weight Loss Centers, Phen-Fen, South Beach, Dexatrim, Body For Life diet, The Zone, Richard Simmons, exercise programs, various powders, pills, and concoctions and nothing seemed to work. I have an eating disorder that I have been dealing with for years and have been getting professional help with and I am obsessed with food. I am an emotional eater and just love food-who doesn't right? After spending over 43 days in the hospital in 2007, one deep vein thrombosis, and several pulmunary emboli to my lungs (blood clots) later, I decided this weight had to come off some way, some how. I have Lupus Anticoagulant and Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome, severe obstructive sleep apnea, asthma, chronic venous insufficiency in my legs from the blood clots and fibromyalgia. I thought my life was pretty much over and was starting to give up. I would just sit around and eat and eat and put on more and more weight and feel sorry for myself. Then my friend had the surgery and I saw how great she looked. Then my brother had the surgery. He is 3 months post-op and had already lost 100 pounds and my Aunt had the surgery and she is 2 months post-op and had lost 45 pounds. I was just inspired to do this myself. I felt that if I did something for myself that was good for a change, I might be around long enough to see my son grow up and enjoy the rest of my life with him and my husband. Besides, I am only 32-not 72. I wanted to stop acting like I was dying and start living! So that is my story. Basically my health problems woke me up and made me realize I needed to be here for my family and for myself and I needed to get this weight off or I was going to die.
