My  name is Michelle.  I am 36 years old and I have struggled with weight loss my entire life.....okay maybe not my ENTIRE life but my mother recalls me becoming heavy at about age 8.   My weight gain seemed to coincide with puberty.  I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (pco) at the age of 20 or so and was also diagnosed with a thyroid condition.  I take medication for both of these things right now.  While I realize these two things may have made it more difficult to keep weight off I also know that I have some bad habits.  I don't get much exercise and I am  not as picky as I should be with my food choices......I have friends who jog and I tell them "The only way I would run like that is if someone was chasing me with a knife".    In college I was on the Phen/Fen diet and lost 70 pounds.  I remember feeling so much better about myself but also really surprised at how invisible I was before.  I was treated completely differently as a thinner person and it was really quite sad.  I look forward to getting on with my life and doing the things I have always wanted to do.  I want to be able to fit into the rides at any amusement park without worrying about it.  I want to ride on an airplane without encroaching on the next person seat or worrying whether the seat belt will fit all the way around.  I want to walk naked in front of my hubby without the lights off .  I would also love to join a recreation league of softball to stay in shape without slowing my team members down.  


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About Me
Lincoln, CA
Location
37.8
BMI
RNY
Surgery
02/12/2008
Surgery Date
Sep 30, 2007
Member Since

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