Jodster
My story... where to start.. well, I was an only child for 10 years before my sister was born. I think I didn't handle going from an only child to having a sibling very well, as I have found in family photos that time period is also the time period I started to gain weight. I was always the "chubby" one after that... What I eat has been the source of scrutiny since then... I can remember my mother yelling at me when I got something to eat out of the fridge when I was a kid... and I eventually learned to sneak the food and eat it somewhere that she could not see me. Since then... I've been on so many diets... Diet Workshop, Weight Watchers, LA Weight loss, optifast (twice)... all those others more than once too.. anyways.. I have been fairly successful with Optifast (the first time) and LA Weight loss... 10 years ago, I lost 80+ pounds on LA Weight loss... but during the years that followed... I gradually gained it all back. This was due to having a rough emotional patch for a few years - my sister relocated to Buffalo, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer , and I learned that those I thought were my friends, we not very good friends at all. Which accelerated my return to my current weight.
The last few years, I've been trying to get weight off, and have not been very successful.... An impromptu visit to the emergency room this spring made me take a long look at my health. A freak asthmatic reaction scared the hell out of me, and made me realize that I will not live forever... I do not want to continue living an unhealthy lifestyle. Shortly after that, I found out I had sleep apnea. I mean, I know what it is.. but never realized how bad it was... Shortly after that, I made the comment that I wanted to be healthy by the time I turn fifty. I have three years to get my body and health back. I realize I can't bring back years, but I've already come a long way.
I've quit smoking... 3 years smoke free now... Plus, I've given up the diet soda... so I don't drink any caffeine anymore, however I do drink water and crystal light. Anyways, before I get into anymore. I decided to get gastric bypass six months ago... and now, I'm very excited to finally get this party started. I know it will be something different to learn, and may be difficult at times, but I am ready to start new healthy lifestyle habits and am so ready to be healthy!!
So here is my page.. and I have decided to blog... it is just random thoughts, and maybe some journal type of entries... but its a place more for me, than anyone else. If you decide to read it, welcome and I hope I give some insight or inspiration.
