crystalcandoit
I am 44 year old mom of a 13 year old girl and I have a fabulous husband. I also have been obese as far back as I can remember. The overweight child that never lost that "baby fat" who became an obese teenager and continued to gain weight in to adulthood. I have lost weight on and off over the years and tried every diet ever created. I have major success losing over 100 pounds twice in my life, once through Nutri-Systems and once by going on Phentermine..but as much as I wanted them to be permanent they never were totally. My highest weight ever was 420 pounds, that was before the phentermine. I had my first surgincal consult recently and weight 373.5. I have to wait 6 months before I can be scheduled for surgery, so I am looking for pre-op support right now.
I like to describe my life being obese as me walking a tight rope with out a net. I have been very lucky that while I am overweight I have never developed high blood pressure, diabetes, sleep apnea. So I have managed to stay on that tight rope fooling myself that other than my weight I am "a healthy person", but I know that one slip and I am going to fall off that tight rope and the results will not be pretty. So I viewing this journey as not building a net for that tight rope, but getting to the other side and cutting that rope totally and climbing down the ladder to enjoy my life to fullest down on the ground instead of watching other people have fun and enjoying themselves. I hope that makes sense to others because it makes sense to me...maybe after I manage to get off this tight rope permanently I can climb a mountain, enjoy the beach, jump from a plane, or just not get exhausted walking to the soccer field to watch my daughter play soccer....
About Me
Before & After
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