jazmojewel
New member
Hi Everyone! I am so glad to have found this site! My name is Jaime.. I am 24 years old and am from Phoenix, AZ. I am a full time student at Arizona State and will be graduating this summer with a degree in Bioengineering. I have two children, ages two and three. I've struggled with my weight my whole life... I have been the fat girl since 1st grade... I weighed close to 200 when I graduated high school.. managed to get down to 175 my first year of college... then got married had kids and managed to work my way up to 275... I actually weighed over 300 when I was 9 months pregnant with my daughter.. plus at that time I had a 12 month old son to take care of... The stress of being overweight, a mom to two small children, and losing my 16 year old brother to a drug overdose made it extremely difficult to pull myself out of the rut I was in... since last summer I have dedicated myself to healthier habits.. I am currently back down to 200. The stress in my life is no less than it was before.. I am currently going through a divorce and am going to school full time... but I have made it a point to give myself some much needed time and attention... I still have a long way to go to reach my ideal weight and am hoping to get the support here to keep me motivated. I really want to set a good example for my children by eating healthy and being active. I'm tired of being the fat girl.. and at the same time I really can't imagine myself any other way... but I'm working hard to convince myself. I've posted my lovely before pictures and I can't beleive how far I had let myself go.. then again they also show me how far I have come... Hopefully I will have lots more of progress pics to share in the upcoming weeks! Thanks for reading my intro and I hope to get to know you all better as well!
~Jaime
~Jaime
