New - Lost 27lbs and 31 inches in 7 weeks. Feeling good, looking for like-minded friends!

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downsizingme

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Hi. I'm new so I thought I'd introduce myself. I have been battling my weight for 17 years, since my first child. I was NOT overweight as a child or teen. Suddenly my body was my enemy. I tried Atkins, Fit for Life, all raw, overeaters anonymous (OA), Nutrisystem, no wheat, no dairy, no sugar, 4-Hour body, and many more! Even medication. All with heartbreaking results of a little loss, with intermittent up and downs. So lose 5, gain 7, go down 5, etc. I did the exercise thing. At one point I was going to the gym every day for 1.5 hrs and there was NO difference. After so much disappointment, I had given up. Well, kind of. I had tried to just come to terms with my body and love myself as is, which is a vital component in life, no matter what, but my body was getting bigger and bigger and I was getting more and more handicapped. My bloodwork was getting worse and worse - borderline everything, including hypothyroid....asthma...edema...high bp...heading to diabetes....and could hardly walk anywhere! Sigh. Fast forward to this year. I had to have an operation for the 2 hernias that I had carried for years, mainly due to my weight. Also another surgery for something else affected by my weight. I hit 320lbs without even really knowing how! I thought my highest was 250, but as I went into the 'love myself' mode, aka denial!, my weight clearly climbed. A friend finally introduced me to a program and some people who had been successful on it. I was skeptical, of course, even when they told me it was 100% successful. So I did what I do and researched, read, hesitated until July 20 I finally started it. OMG I am so grateful she shared it with me! I finally, finally have hope I can get my body back. I'm already stronger, more toned, and lost 27lbs and 31 inches!!!! Yes, since July 20th, and I feel amazing. I am going to be 100lbs down by January, I'm not hungry, don't feel deprived, I am fully supported nutritionally, I have other support and resources....I am an increasingly happy camper. However, people around me (friends/family) don't really GET what it's like to be in my situation, to need to lose so much, to be obese. So I'm here to get back into the forum realm and get to know others who speak the same language. : ) Thanks for listening, and nice to be here. :grouphug:
 
Wow, look like you've come a long way. I'm glad to learn about your present progress. What does your food diet and exercise plan looks like, i'm curious. Going to check your blog too, it looks nice and will be a cool thing for you to look back at after you've achieved your goals.


Keep going !
 
Hey, thanks so much for the welcome. The blog is almost embarrassing, but I felt compelled to share it. I almost quit it a couple times but people were actually interested and stuff. Go figure! I think it's hard for people who have never truly been overweight to understand, so I feel it's kind of a blessing to have just another connection to a huge (no pun intended) part of the population. : ) It's taught me a lot about compassion for myself, let alone others! The judgement and such can be quite challenging to deal with. So, my blog was my way of getting out some of that stuff away from my family and friends who just don't get it. And that's the story there! See you on the boards!!! Z
 
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