Barb S.
I started this journey about 6 years ago. I knew that I needed to do something about my weight. I had just had my second child and having had a very rough pregnancy knew that most of my problems were related to my weight. It was interesting at the time because I didn't look in the mirror and see how huge I was. I didn't think I was thin but I definately didn't think of myself as morbidly obese. I blame that on a lot of things, I think mostly it is because I generally have a very positive attitude and don't outwardly worry about what other people think. I kind of thought, eventually I will get this under control and be normal. Eventually never comes!
As a child I recall thinking I had a weight problem and remember my mom taking me to the pediatrician who spent a lot of time telling me I was not fat and I had nothing to worry about. (The doctor was obese so what did she know?) I plugged along and just attributed my size to just not being one of the lucky ones. I was extremely active in school, I played competitive softball and overall was in good shape.
I look at photos of me back in university and realize I was overweight but not so much so that I grossed people out. I had a few boyfriends over the years so it wasn't like the men in my life viewed my weight as a problem.
