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Mon, Aug-28-06, 22:11
Hi everyone, my name is Linda. I am close to being a success! :lol:
I weighed around 283 last summer and this morning I weighed in at 188.2 so I am almost into the triple digits on loss, which is very exciting.
UPDATE 11/1/06 - I weighed in at 177.9 this morning. :)
I have experienced so many changes. Last year I was obese, a smoker and drinker. I ate horribly, carbs were my dearest friend you know! My blood pressure was at 150/90 something, my blood sugars were elevated and my meds were getting increased every time I went to the doctor's office. I dreaded going there. I would put off appointments until I ran out of medicine and HAD to go in. I hated getting on their scales because it was the only time I weighed and I had to face it. I would cringe when they took my bp and prayed for lower numbers that never materialized. I felt like such a failure and defeated. I would drink, heavily, and wake up in the middle of the night with my heart just racing, hoping I wasn't dying. I also had a very bad habit of eating LOTS during the night. It was nothing to polish off a gallon of milk plus a whole package of hot dogs and buns with some chips just as my night snacking! I would usually stop and get a couple of breakfast biscuit sandwiches on my way to work, then have a huge burger with super sized fries at lunch, stop and get a sandwich and milk for the drive home and then eat supper! One of my suppers might consist of a whole frozen Red Baron pizza and then I would eat my stuff during the night. I had to shop in the plus sized stores and was wearing a size 26/28. I tried to always find long shirts because I thought they covered up my fat. I never wore belts or my shirts tucked in. I had no mirrors in my house except for the one I used to put on my makeup. I would never look at myself in the windows when I walked by them because I didn't want to see how bad I looked. I also never tried on clothes at the store because they had them full length mirrors in the dressing rooms and it would just sicken me to see how huge I was. I tried to never look at myself. Then, last November I started doing the mayo clinic diet, which is really low carb with grapefruit juice added in. I lost some, then in mid January I went hard core and took the juice out of my diet. I probably weighed around 250 then.
Fast forward to today. I weighed in at 188.2 this morning (yippee!!!) and I am wearing a size 14, which is starting to get too big. I love trying on clothes now!!! I exercise! I haven't smoked or drank in over 9 months and I am off the diabetes meds and I know I will be off the blood pressure meds by the end of the year. My bp now runs about 90/60-70. My doctor tells me to keep doing what I am doing and I am inspiring him!!! I LOVE trying on clothes now, I try them on even if I know I am not buying them! :lol: I wear my shirts tucked in and have several belts too. :) I have so much confidence that I feel I could fly if I set my mind to it. It's a great way of life. I am more at peace with myself and my emotions don't run so high. I take one day at a time and I also take time to notice things around me that I never noticed before. Oh yeah, the compliments are nice too. ;) I get at least one per day it seems like. Losing weight has changed me from the inside out, I think I am a much better person. It tooks lots of will power and prayer. Thank you Jesus for saving me. :) I love life now and I know that if I can do this, I can do anything! I feel almost reborn at 46 years of age.
I hope everyone out there knows that this is totally doable. Don't waste one more minute of being miserable. You will reap the benefits immediately and will grow so confident and be so happy. Life is good.
Linda
I weighed around 283 last summer and this morning I weighed in at 188.2 so I am almost into the triple digits on loss, which is very exciting.
UPDATE 11/1/06 - I weighed in at 177.9 this morning. :)
I have experienced so many changes. Last year I was obese, a smoker and drinker. I ate horribly, carbs were my dearest friend you know! My blood pressure was at 150/90 something, my blood sugars were elevated and my meds were getting increased every time I went to the doctor's office. I dreaded going there. I would put off appointments until I ran out of medicine and HAD to go in. I hated getting on their scales because it was the only time I weighed and I had to face it. I would cringe when they took my bp and prayed for lower numbers that never materialized. I felt like such a failure and defeated. I would drink, heavily, and wake up in the middle of the night with my heart just racing, hoping I wasn't dying. I also had a very bad habit of eating LOTS during the night. It was nothing to polish off a gallon of milk plus a whole package of hot dogs and buns with some chips just as my night snacking! I would usually stop and get a couple of breakfast biscuit sandwiches on my way to work, then have a huge burger with super sized fries at lunch, stop and get a sandwich and milk for the drive home and then eat supper! One of my suppers might consist of a whole frozen Red Baron pizza and then I would eat my stuff during the night. I had to shop in the plus sized stores and was wearing a size 26/28. I tried to always find long shirts because I thought they covered up my fat. I never wore belts or my shirts tucked in. I had no mirrors in my house except for the one I used to put on my makeup. I would never look at myself in the windows when I walked by them because I didn't want to see how bad I looked. I also never tried on clothes at the store because they had them full length mirrors in the dressing rooms and it would just sicken me to see how huge I was. I tried to never look at myself. Then, last November I started doing the mayo clinic diet, which is really low carb with grapefruit juice added in. I lost some, then in mid January I went hard core and took the juice out of my diet. I probably weighed around 250 then.
Fast forward to today. I weighed in at 188.2 this morning (yippee!!!) and I am wearing a size 14, which is starting to get too big. I love trying on clothes now!!! I exercise! I haven't smoked or drank in over 9 months and I am off the diabetes meds and I know I will be off the blood pressure meds by the end of the year. My bp now runs about 90/60-70. My doctor tells me to keep doing what I am doing and I am inspiring him!!! I LOVE trying on clothes now, I try them on even if I know I am not buying them! :lol: I wear my shirts tucked in and have several belts too. :) I have so much confidence that I feel I could fly if I set my mind to it. It's a great way of life. I am more at peace with myself and my emotions don't run so high. I take one day at a time and I also take time to notice things around me that I never noticed before. Oh yeah, the compliments are nice too. ;) I get at least one per day it seems like. Losing weight has changed me from the inside out, I think I am a much better person. It tooks lots of will power and prayer. Thank you Jesus for saving me. :) I love life now and I know that if I can do this, I can do anything! I feel almost reborn at 46 years of age.
I hope everyone out there knows that this is totally doable. Don't waste one more minute of being miserable. You will reap the benefits immediately and will grow so confident and be so happy. Life is good.
Linda