Cathy714
Hi. I'm a 50 year old wife and mother of 5. I'm 5' 3' and weigh 210. I come from a family plagued with weight problems. Seems like we're all overweight, just got done being overweight, or are about to become overweight. I was born premature and only weighed 2 lbs 10 ozs at birth. I didn't start to struggle with my weight until about age 37. Maybe that's why? But I have family members who have struggled with it all of their lives. I gained weight during the pregnancy of my son, Keenan. I'd been able to take off the "baby" weight from my other kids, but not thistime. I tried LOTS of things to lose the extra pounds...Weight Watchers, NutriSystems, LA Weight Loss, YMCA, Seattle Sutton, etc. Since his birth, I've developed asthma, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, pre diabetes, sleep apnea, etc...With 5 kids from 31 - 13, I need to be healthy. Right now, I belong to LA Fitness. I've belonged since July '11. I've worked out pretty consistently 3xs a week. I've not been so consistent over the holidays. Part of it is time related, but part of it is frustration too. I just don't see a lot of movement on the scale. Okay, maybe I see a little, but it's usually in the wrong direction! My little sister had RNY in 2006 and has been successful keeping the weight off. I said I would NEVER do that. TOO DRASTIC! But now, after so many years of trying to do it on my own and failing, I've changed my mind. I attended an information seminar on 12/6/11. After filling out the paperwork, I scheduled my first set of appointments for 1/4/12. I've been learning a lot from the stories of others so I thought I would blog about my own journey too. Until next time....
