
Hello All~
I am a twenty something mother of one and Army wife. I have struggled with obesity all of my life. All through my youth, I was a competitive swimmer, diver, and track & field athlete but I remained overweight. I remember reaching 200 lbs and a size 16 when I was in 8th grade but no one ever really saw me as overweight because I was a successful athlete and "carried my weight well." I continued to gain weight slowly throughout high school and into college, no matter what kind of diet, exercise program, or nutrition program I tried the numbers continued to creep up the scale. My husband and I tried to get pregnant for 3 years before I finally found out that we had succeeded. For a long time I lost weight during my pregnancy and my doctor was supportive. Unfortunately, during my third trimester, I was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia and was put on bed rest. Before I knew it, I gained over 50 pounds in less than 6 weeks. After my son was born, I figured I could loose the weight but I never did. Now several years later, I have peeked at 257 pounds and I find myself taking medications for blood pressure, allergies, asthma, joint pains, insomnia, etc… I have tried every prescription drug, every miracle pill, programs, nutrition programs, etc… and nothing has been successful for me. A turning point in my life came when my six-year-old son looked at me and asked me if I wanted X. I want you to be skinny so we can do karate together.” I just cried right there since I had just finished yet another medically supervised weight loss program that day with the label of “morbidly obese.” I thought back to all those bottles of medication my mother has to take for her various illnesses (related to her own weight problem) that I vowed right then and there, that I did not want this to continue, it was time to take more drastic measures. I WANT to be healthy; I want to live life for me and for my family!

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Favorite Quote:
"Tolerance is the positive and cordial effort to understand
another's beliefs, practices, and habits without necessarily
sharing or accepting them. Tolerance quickens our appreciation
and increases our respect for a neighbor's point of view."
~Rabbi Joshua Leibman
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My Weight Loss Tracker

Date | Current Weight | Current BMI | Weight Change | Comments |
01/19/05 | 257 lbs. | 44.1 | - 0 lbs. | Surgery Day! |
01/26/05 | 239 lbs. | 41.0 | - 18 lbs. | 1st week post-op |
02/02/05 | 234 lbs. | 40.2 | - 23 lbs. | 2nd week post-op |
02/09/05 | 230 lbs. | 39.5 | - 27 lbs. | 3rd week post-op |
02/16/05 | xxx lbs. | xx.x | - xxx lbs. | 1 month post-op |
03/16/05 | xxx lbs. | xx.x | - xxx lbs. | 2 months post-op |
04/13/05 | xxx lbs. | xx.x | - xxx lbs. | 3 months post-op |
05/11/05 | xxx lbs. | xx.x | - xxx lbs. | 4 months post-op |
06/08/05 | xxx lbs. | xx.x | - xxx lbs. | 5 months post-op |
07/06/05 | xxx lbs. | xx.x | - xxx lbs. | 6 months post-op |
08/03/05 | xxx lbs. | xx.x | - xxx lbs. | 7 months post-op |
08/31/05 | xxx lbs. | xx.x | - xxx lbs. | 8 months post-op |
09/28/05 | xxx lbs. | xx.x | - xxx lbs. | 9 months post-op |
10/26/05 | xxx lbs. | xx.x | - xxx lbs. | 10 months post-op |
11/23/05 | xxx lbs. | xx.x | - xxx lbs. | 11 months post-op |
12/21/05 | xxx lbs. | xx.x | - xxx lbs. | 12 months post-op |
01/18/05 | xxx lbs. | xx.x | - xxx lbs. | 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!! |


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