Jennyfromtheblock13
I am currently a 32 year old mother of one and living with the most fantastic man in the world. At least I think so....We are not married yet, but plan on getting married in the next few years. I have a little boy named Noah, who is 22 months old and very, very active. I work for the YMCA in Niagara and love, love, love my job. I recently just switched positions, (kind of promotion) and went from being a Membership Host at the Niagara Falls Branch, to an employment counsellor in Welland. I am very excited about his opportunity.
So here is it, what brought me to the OH site.
Well I am an obese women, have been for many years and just felt it was time to change things. I have struggled with weight since highschool, but it definitely got worse in my 20's when I was married to a man who was very emotionally abusive and cheated on me all the time. Funny thing is, is now that we are divorced, we have put that behind us and have become friends. He has a daughter from a previous relationship to me, and I helped raised her while we were married. She has special needs, and is visually impaired and is the cutiest, most sweetest little girl you would ever want to meet. She is now 11 years old and still calls me Mommy "J" and I just love her. So him and I decided that for her sake we would remain friends and I get to see her and take her for sleep overs whenever I can. My current hubby does not mind and my son absolutely adours her. All in all a good thing. However, as a result of a trumultruous marriage, my weight steadily increased over the years and then since having my son, I just could not seem to get it off.
My hubby says he loves me no matter what, but I know things would be better if I wasn't so heavy. When I was thinner, I loved to have a great sex life, but now, not interested what so ever. Its really all about how I feel inside and physically I just can't seem to enjoy it as much. I want that back. We also would like to have another baby and I am looking forward to being pregnant again and having a nice round belly, and actually looking pregnant this time and not just bigger.
Its kind of embarrassing to work at a gym and be this heavy. Not really a good example. So I hope that when I can lose some weight, that I will be able to start working out again, and get my personal trainers certification and help other women and men like me. I have very severe arthritis in my back, neck and shoulders and I am hoping by getting the weight off that it will help me out. I have a lot of pain every day and would love to just have one pain free day. Just one.....with no migraine, no feet pain, no back ache. Just pain free. That would be nice.
Anyway, that is me, that is why I am here. I look forward to blogging about my journey to my goal weight of 165lbs. This is just the beginning of what I am capable of. I expect great things of me and will achieve them, starting now.
