EagleRiverDee
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Hi everyone. I just found your forum today. Already I see great information on here.
I'm 37 and currently 70 lbs overweight. My weight problems started 10 years ago- my metabolism seemed to come to a screeching halt. I tried to workout and only gained weight- 10 lbs a year! I changed jobs and became a contract employee two years ago and my wake up call on my weight came when I started shopping for private health insurance since I would no longer be covered on a group plan. I got rejected by Blue Cross because I exceeded their maximum weight limit. The carrier who did accept me charges me extra for my weight, and made my acid reflux a pre-existing condition which made my prescriptions quite expensive. All of a sudden, I started to see the monthly costs associated with being so overweight. Late last year I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis and since I started treatment in April and made dietary/lifestyle changes I have lost 20 lbs. I go to the gym 3 or 4 days a week, mostly doing resistance training but also some cardio. I go for one or two walks a week in my neighborhood, which is quite hilly. I've completely revamped my diet and am now on an anti-inflammatory diet which is similar to a Mediterranean diet. I always thought I ate healthfully before but I had some changes I needed to make- probably the biggest change for me was that I cut all processed foods. I make my meals from scratch now, which has cut out a lot of sugars and preservatives and who knows what else from my diet.
My goal is to try and return to the weight I was at before I started gaining, which means I need to lose 70 more lbs. I am willing to accept a bit higher number- mostly I just want my health and energy back. I want to stop having lower back problems and acid reflux. I want people in public to stop looking "through" me like I'm not there. I want people I haven't seen in years to stop doing double takes and asking me "What happened?" as though I've been in a train wreck. I'm definitely doing this for me. My fiancé is very supportive and loved me thin and loved me not-so-thin and he is going to marry me regardless. It's for me that I want to do this, because I'm not happy with my current self.
What I am looking for in a forum is some social support and some great ideas. I enjoy conversing on forums and find that online communities are a good tool for me.
Anyway, thanks and I'm really looking forward to participating.
Dee
I'm 37 and currently 70 lbs overweight. My weight problems started 10 years ago- my metabolism seemed to come to a screeching halt. I tried to workout and only gained weight- 10 lbs a year! I changed jobs and became a contract employee two years ago and my wake up call on my weight came when I started shopping for private health insurance since I would no longer be covered on a group plan. I got rejected by Blue Cross because I exceeded their maximum weight limit. The carrier who did accept me charges me extra for my weight, and made my acid reflux a pre-existing condition which made my prescriptions quite expensive. All of a sudden, I started to see the monthly costs associated with being so overweight. Late last year I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis and since I started treatment in April and made dietary/lifestyle changes I have lost 20 lbs. I go to the gym 3 or 4 days a week, mostly doing resistance training but also some cardio. I go for one or two walks a week in my neighborhood, which is quite hilly. I've completely revamped my diet and am now on an anti-inflammatory diet which is similar to a Mediterranean diet. I always thought I ate healthfully before but I had some changes I needed to make- probably the biggest change for me was that I cut all processed foods. I make my meals from scratch now, which has cut out a lot of sugars and preservatives and who knows what else from my diet.
My goal is to try and return to the weight I was at before I started gaining, which means I need to lose 70 more lbs. I am willing to accept a bit higher number- mostly I just want my health and energy back. I want to stop having lower back problems and acid reflux. I want people in public to stop looking "through" me like I'm not there. I want people I haven't seen in years to stop doing double takes and asking me "What happened?" as though I've been in a train wreck. I'm definitely doing this for me. My fiancé is very supportive and loved me thin and loved me not-so-thin and he is going to marry me regardless. It's for me that I want to do this, because I'm not happy with my current self.
What I am looking for in a forum is some social support and some great ideas. I enjoy conversing on forums and find that online communities are a good tool for me.
Anyway, thanks and I'm really looking forward to participating.
Dee
