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So this is my second stint on this site. Last time I was more of a lurker, and really didn't put myself out there. This time I want a different experience so I am, as they say, going balls out. I figure I will put myself out there this time and see if I can make more friends and get better support. Here is my story:
I have been over weight most of my adult life. The highest I have weighed in at is 260. 3 years ago, I went through a transition in my life. I had been living life to please everyone but me. I had just been going through the motions and making sure everyone was happy. It was not fun. I finally exploded so to speak and started learning to deal with life on my terms. It has been a learning experience for all. It is challenging to admit that you did a lot of things for other people, important things, and then admit to those affected what your true thoughts and feelings were.
At that point I wanted to get healthy as well. I went to the dr. to take care of some aches and pains that had been plaguing me for sometime. Tests lead to more tests and specialists. They finally narrowed my diagnosis down to two things, either Benign fasciculation syndrome caused by a magnesium deficiency, or Lou Gehrigs disease. It took 30 days to eliminate Lou Gehrigs disease from the diagnosis. Durring those 30 days, I decided I was going to get healthy so I changed the way I ate and I started to exercise regularly. At that point, I weighed in at 252.
Over the next year I lost 50 pounds. While battling anxiety and depression, I was told exercise was a great remedy for those things, so I worked out very consistently. Unfortunately for me, exercise did not help, so they started giving me meds to help. I think that they have hindered my weigh loss, but I kept it off just the same.
About a year ago, we lost some family members in an accident. At that point I had a lot of stuff I had to take care of with all that goes into losing loved ones. I continued to eat healthy, but my exercise went from 5 times a week down to 2 times a week. Some weeks i would not exercise. I was also put on a medication that made me jump 10 pounds fairly quickly. After going off of that medicine, I was placed on another and have slowly creeped back up to 238.
About 3 weeks ago, I decided to recommit. I am soooo frustrated as I have been busting my A for these three weeks, and nothing on the scale. So now, here I am, seeking some encouragement. Sorry for the book, but I thought that knowing my history would help some of you understand where I am coming from. I will be starting a journal and I even took before pics (something I did not do last time.)
I have been over weight most of my adult life. The highest I have weighed in at is 260. 3 years ago, I went through a transition in my life. I had been living life to please everyone but me. I had just been going through the motions and making sure everyone was happy. It was not fun. I finally exploded so to speak and started learning to deal with life on my terms. It has been a learning experience for all. It is challenging to admit that you did a lot of things for other people, important things, and then admit to those affected what your true thoughts and feelings were.
At that point I wanted to get healthy as well. I went to the dr. to take care of some aches and pains that had been plaguing me for sometime. Tests lead to more tests and specialists. They finally narrowed my diagnosis down to two things, either Benign fasciculation syndrome caused by a magnesium deficiency, or Lou Gehrigs disease. It took 30 days to eliminate Lou Gehrigs disease from the diagnosis. Durring those 30 days, I decided I was going to get healthy so I changed the way I ate and I started to exercise regularly. At that point, I weighed in at 252.
Over the next year I lost 50 pounds. While battling anxiety and depression, I was told exercise was a great remedy for those things, so I worked out very consistently. Unfortunately for me, exercise did not help, so they started giving me meds to help. I think that they have hindered my weigh loss, but I kept it off just the same.
About a year ago, we lost some family members in an accident. At that point I had a lot of stuff I had to take care of with all that goes into losing loved ones. I continued to eat healthy, but my exercise went from 5 times a week down to 2 times a week. Some weeks i would not exercise. I was also put on a medication that made me jump 10 pounds fairly quickly. After going off of that medicine, I was placed on another and have slowly creeped back up to 238.
About 3 weeks ago, I decided to recommit. I am soooo frustrated as I have been busting my A for these three weeks, and nothing on the scale. So now, here I am, seeking some encouragement. Sorry for the book, but I thought that knowing my history would help some of you understand where I am coming from. I will be starting a journal and I even took before pics (something I did not do last time.)
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! I commend you!! And I am sorry for the struggles in your life. Although, at the same time, if not for those struggles for which you found the opportunity within, you would not be who you are today. I truly feel that we are at the perfect place at the perfect time for us and our goals at every moment. Whether we realize it or not. 
! It sounds like everyone around you has always got the best of you...but what were you left with? The short end? ://
