luvthesun61098
My story begins at around 3 years old. I have always been overweight. When I was little, I was "raised" by my mom and she was a not so good influence on eating habits. She wasn't around much because she worked a long hard job of road construction to support us and instead of playing with me when she was home, she'd toss me a cookie to cope with. Cookie by cookie I became overweight. I started dieting in 2nd grade. Richard Simmons Deal A Meal. I remember crying one night that I was out of cards and I hadn't had any dinner. From there the fad diets all rolled in (work out tapes, Atkins, Weight Watchers, Slim Slide, Oxycize, etc...). I even purchased phen phen on my own through a magazine ad and money from my savings account at about 13 years old. Phen Phen worked! But when my mom found it I only had one pill left and she totally was against it of course and finally figured out how I lost 40 lbs that year! At 19 I had my first child. I gained 100 pounds! I had pre-eclampsia and lost 60 lbs within the first month, but I kept 40 lbs and the stretch marks. At 27 years old I had a baby girl and 40 more pounds of baby fat to keep. That's 80 pounds of "baby fat" I was holding onto, plus being overweight to begin with.
I was born with hip dysplasia. With all this weight pressing on my bones it has been increasingly difficult to walk without him pain and waddling like a duck. I can no longer fit in a movie theater seat, so I can't take my kids to the movies. I can no longer fit in an airplane seat, so no more flights to Florida for vacation. I can no longer shop at the mall (something that was always very therapeudic for me). I now avoid all my old friends out of embarassment of how I look and I'm afraid of them seeing me this way. These are just a few of the reasons why I'm ready for this! The biggest reasons of all are my 10 year old son and my 2 year old daughter. I no longer have any energy to do anything with them. I just want to play outside and have the energy to! I want to be able to move and not just sit and watch. I have limited them because of my weakness and weight. This is going to be the best thing I can possibly do for them and myself. Wish me luck and bless me with your prayers!
