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Where do I begin? I've been overweight for most of my life. The earliest I remember being a normal size was probably around 3-4 years of age. Throughout Elementary School I was overweight and wore size "Chubby" clothes. Needless to say, I was picked on. It left some internal scars, but in reality it helped me become a better person. I say that simply for the fact that I had to develop a personality, laugh at my self and try to develop a thick skin (I still haven't conquered that). People had to like me for me and not for what I looked like physically. It also helped me to become a more sympathetic and compassionate person towards others. In Junior High and High School I was overweight, but nothing to the extreme like now. Back then I wore a size 14. The first time I ever hit over 200 lbs. was in college. I was miserable and burying my feelings with food. This is a pattern I've done most of my life, upset, sad, depressed need comfort - EAT! What a vicious cycle! After that I did lose weight.....and gained weight.....yo yo-ing on all the wrong plans..and at one time managed to get to a size 7/8. That was very short lived however, because I was literally starving myself (back then we called it fasting) and once I started to eat normally the weight crept back on. Throughout my 11 years of marriage I ranged in size from a 12-20 with many ups and downs, still yo-yo-ing dieting and still emotional eating. I was very unhappy in the later part of my marriage and once again resorted to food. I've been divorced now for almost 7 years now.
I did the 6WBM Program over a year ago, and lost about 30lbs on it. Unfortunately though, I'm starting over with more weight than I initially started with.
My health has not been the greatest, and basically you could say that is what has motivated me to start. I felt like a walking time bomb. As I've said before, in some of my postings, I was tired of feeling tired all the time. I basically felt constant fatigue and my body ached. I know some of what I was feeling was health related (Hypothyroidism), but not all of it. I know a lot of my symptoms were because I'm carrying too much weight around. I went through a bout in November 2003 through February of 2004 where all I could consume was saltine crackers and gingerale. You would think I would have lost weight, but I didn't. I gained! After several tests, the diagnosis is IBS, Hiatel Hernia and Acid Reflux. I also was diagnosed with Type II Diabetes in March 2004.
Well, here I am in the PRESENT 6/6/04. It's been almost 6 weeks now that I've been on the program. I started at 260, and within 5 weeks I've lost 27 lbs. I am very optimistic about this program. After a week of following the 6WBM my Sugar level has been normal and that is without any medication. I feel better for the most part. My energy is improving. My thyroid is still a bit out of whack and they need to adjust my medication again. I'm hoping then that my energy level will improve more.
I am hoping to post a picture soon. I didn't take one the day I started, but I'm sure there I have one close to that weight. I'm sorry now I didn't take it or my measurements. I was too afraid. It was hard enough for me to step on the scale, but I'm glad I did.
Update as of 6/28/04: It has been 9 weeks today and I've lost 38.8 lbs. I am absolutely thrilled! Feeling better and definitely more optomistic. Have a long road ahead of me, but I'm taking it day by day, hour by hour, meal by meal.
I just received the Smart Techniques program on 6/27/04 and started it the same day.
10/24/04 ~ Here I am almost 26 weeks later and still loving this plan. At my 25 week mark on 10/18/04 I had lost 73.8 lbs. To anyone out there who is discouraged PLEASE try this plan. It DOES work!!! You have nothing to lose except WEIGHT and you can GAIN, confidence, vitality and a sense of control over your life. The key for me has been the planning. I plan my meals ahead and cook in advance. I m not hungry and when I am it is normally meal or snack time.
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