Alice M.
I am 65 years old, 5' tall and 255lbs. and I don't think I have ever been happy with the way I viewed myself. I was chubby as a kid, but once I got married, 45 years ago, I just kept going up. I have had 4 children and never lost the baby weight with each one. Just added. I have lost (and regained) 65 lbs. twice. Once on a low cal diet with "The Weight Loss Clinic" in the 80's and again with a very low cal supervised diet thru Henry Ford Hospital in the 90's. The first time I wanted to loose to look better. The second time I wanted to look better, but I also wanted to feel better. This time I don't really care how I look...I just don't want to hurt anymore. I DON'T have any major health problems now (thank the lord), but I know I will down the line if I don't do something about it NOW. My legs and feet and hips just hurt. It's amazing how life sucks when you aren't as mobile as you used to be. I have 13 grandkids (the blessings of my life!) and they were my wake up call. In her freshman year of high school, one of my granddaughters made the varsity soccer team as a starting player. She was so super excite to play and have family to watch her. I drove to her first game. When I got there her field was 3 loooong fields away from the road. I looked at the walk and just couldn't do it! The walk there and back would have been awful and as much as I wanted to be there for her and myself....I just couldn't do it....and I went home. I cried all the way home, but also did alot of thinking that night. I have 7 grandkids younger than her and all very active. I couldn't let myself not participate in their lives like I had with her. I called my PCP the next day and began this journey that I know will give me back my life. I think sometimes it takes the simple things to make you open your eyes to what you are doing wrong. I want to be the Nana that is there for them all whenever and wherever I am needed. I want to be the mom that can fully enjoy my kids and their families. I want to be the wife that is able to get on the back of my husbands Harley again and take long summer rides in the country. And I want to be the daughter that is there for my 88 year old mom who just lost my dad. But I think I am just now realizing that I want to be the ME that is there for ME to live a good long life full of love and fun and joy...pain free! I'm looking forward to the journey and think this site is the place for the support that you all so freely give. Thank you in advance for being there for me.
