northernga1
Where do i begin, growing up i was never really over weight. My mother and father split up when i was 2. Soon after my mom met my step-father and years later they got married. My step father was fairly strict when it came to food in the house, never really knew why til i was much older. My biological family are obese and because of this my step father tried to really control what i ate when i was younger. As i hit my teenage years my mom and step dad started to really drink a lot and the control on my diet became more slack as a result between puberty and not having someone control what foods i ate i started to really gain weight. By the time i was 16 i was obese and craved any thing with salt and sugar. At 19 i became pregnant with my first child with that pregnancy at the beginning i lost approx. 40 pounds and then gained about 50ish back. My son was born at 10 pounds 4 ounces and 23.5 inches long; the doctors swore i was gestational diabetic but the tests were always negative. When my son got his first year needle it became apparent that something was not right with his development. He was not talking and there was some odd things. I went into the doctors and voiced my concerns but never truly had family support so never persued further testing. At this point i was the only person who thought just maybe my son had autism. I became pregnant again just before my son was 3 years old. With this 2nd pregnancy i gained much more weight by this time i was way over 200 pounds & by the time i delivered i was close to 240ish pounds. Over the years i've yoyo'ed and went from losing 70 pounds only to regain 90 back. I've done this at least 4 or 5 times over the years. Eventually the weight slowly creeps up 5 pounds here 10 pounds there and before you know it you are almost 300 pounds and looking into weight loss surgery. The only thing i know is only i can change my life; i've put myself here and know i'm ready to get myself out of this rut i put myself into over the years. For once i'm going to take care of my self i deserve it after everything i've been threw over the years.
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