Symphonyod
Thu, Sep-28-17, 11:06
Oh my goodness.. I looked at my profile and I've been a member for ELEVEN years. Life takes over from time to time and well.. I disappeared for a long time recently... so I wanted to reintroduce myself and say HELLO!!!!!!
Ok..
So much has happened since I have really been an "active" member here.
I am glad that things seem to be going strong in these forums. I love it here.
I hope to reconnect with old friends and make new (please feel free to reach out.. I tend to be over anxious so it’s hard for me to).
For my own personal "dear diary" here's how I am:
I got divorced almost 6 years ago making me a single mama of six beautiful children.
I moved to SC from MI.
In between all that I had heart failure due to undiagnosed cardiomyopathy and had an ICD implant (defibrillator).
I have lost a TON of weight by starving myself and managed to lose 1/3 of my hair in the process.
My hair is now growing back but not as quickly as the pounds did.
I got remarried after 5 years of being single.. so maybe you could consider me still a newly wed? lol
( \0/ ).
I'm still a homeschooling mama to 5 kids. The sixth kid moved out and is now married. <3
I am doing fantastic at no sugar and low carb (I also have to keep low sodium for heart.. and limited fluid intake). I like doing IF every now and again but there are days when eating in between is necessary.
No cravings.
No desire to "cheat".
I am now down 26 pounds.. this is day 16.
I am working towards dropping the caffeine.
I truly, TRULY believe that this is "IT" now for me.
I have developed so many food allergies over the years... out of no where.
I had also noticed that there was a lot of things that just made me feel fat(ter), bloated, sick, and like I needed to eat a zantac everyday.
By going back to 'low carb' I was able to sort of do an elimination diet to see what my body functions best on. At the end of the day weight loss is not the goal (it's a great perk).. but my over all health and well-being by how I feel matters. Obviously I'm really overweight and I need to lose weight for my health.. but for my own mental reasons if I make losing weight my goal, I will become extreme and give into my already unhealthy triggers of NOT eating. I was almost hospitalized last time.. I don't want to do that again. So I am trying to keep my focus healthy.
If you made it this far.. PLEASE say hello.. and thank you!
Ok..
So much has happened since I have really been an "active" member here.
I am glad that things seem to be going strong in these forums. I love it here.
I hope to reconnect with old friends and make new (please feel free to reach out.. I tend to be over anxious so it’s hard for me to).
For my own personal "dear diary" here's how I am:
I got divorced almost 6 years ago making me a single mama of six beautiful children.
I moved to SC from MI.
In between all that I had heart failure due to undiagnosed cardiomyopathy and had an ICD implant (defibrillator).
I have lost a TON of weight by starving myself and managed to lose 1/3 of my hair in the process.
My hair is now growing back but not as quickly as the pounds did.
I got remarried after 5 years of being single.. so maybe you could consider me still a newly wed? lol
( \0/ ).
I'm still a homeschooling mama to 5 kids. The sixth kid moved out and is now married. <3
I am doing fantastic at no sugar and low carb (I also have to keep low sodium for heart.. and limited fluid intake). I like doing IF every now and again but there are days when eating in between is necessary.
No cravings.
No desire to "cheat".
I am now down 26 pounds.. this is day 16.
I am working towards dropping the caffeine.
I truly, TRULY believe that this is "IT" now for me.
I have developed so many food allergies over the years... out of no where.
I had also noticed that there was a lot of things that just made me feel fat(ter), bloated, sick, and like I needed to eat a zantac everyday.
By going back to 'low carb' I was able to sort of do an elimination diet to see what my body functions best on. At the end of the day weight loss is not the goal (it's a great perk).. but my over all health and well-being by how I feel matters. Obviously I'm really overweight and I need to lose weight for my health.. but for my own mental reasons if I make losing weight my goal, I will become extreme and give into my already unhealthy triggers of NOT eating. I was almost hospitalized last time.. I don't want to do that again. So I am trying to keep my focus healthy.
If you made it this far.. PLEASE say hello.. and thank you!