Where do I start?? I feel like I have asked myself that question many times in my life when it comes to my health and weight! I have struggled with my weight my entire life. I came out of the womb at 10lbs, 6 oz. All thru my youth and adolescence I was a bigger child, but I was fit and played sports year round. I was an athlete. One I graduate from HS my weight ballooned from 165 to 315. At 25 years of age I decided that was enough and I lost 125 lbs. The past 14 years I have played the game where I gain 50, lose 40…..gain 40, lose 20. I have played this game and I’m sick of playing this game. I have crept back up to 285. I don’t want to be 315 again! I want to reclaim my health and life. I feel like there is an athlete begging to get out of this body.

Not only do I want to focus on my physical health but my mental health. By me addressing issues with my mental health I was able to see that I need additional help with my weight loss and reaching a healthy lifestyle. I know that this journey will be hard work, emotional and tough. I’m ready. I want the challenge. I want to be able to take care of myself so that I can take care of those around me and be better just not physically, but mentally too.

The past year I have been contemplating and researching surgery. I finally took the plunge and went to a meeting March 24th, 2014. My first doctors apt was April 3rd and I’m now going thru a 6 month program that focuses on mental health, lifestyle change, diet and prepping your for surgery. If all goes as planned I’ll be looking at surgery towards the end of this year.

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