SistaEbony
I look at pictures of myself from the time I was a chid until today and from the age of about 7 until the present I have always been a big girl. I went from being a small child to blowing up over a summer. I remember shopping at Lane Bryants when they had a store in Downtown Dallas. My mother was excited that we could go somewhere and find clothes that could fit me and I didn't have to worry about everything being polyester. I remember losing weight when I was in high school and at the time I was not really trying to lose the weight it just came off for a short time.
I remember that when I went off to college I lost a little weight, but I think it was as a result of having to walk to all my classes and everywhere else I wanted to go. When I left college I really started blowing up. For the first time I was over 200 pounds but I thought I could lose the weight and get back into the 170 range. Then one day I looked up and I was over 250 pounds. Once again I thought I could lose the weight and go back to my 170 range but the weight never came off, just piled on. I remember my high weight was 307 pounds and that is when I joined Jenny Craig. I have gone up and down in the 270 to 290 range with my weight being 298 before surgery. I am down to 261 by my scales which will be roughly 264 on the scales at my doctor's office. I am wearing a size 24 and I have not worn a 24 in over 10 years.
When I wonder if I did the right thing when I can't eat a chicken breast I start to think what has a chicken ever done to me except help me to reach 298 pounds on the scale. I think I will try the chicken leg and see if it goes down better. I am thankful that I was able to make the decision before it was too late and I started losing weight because I was sick with diabetes or because I had a heart attack or something. I know the journey to health will not be easy but I am thankful that I have a strong support system in my friends and family.
