come a long way this year. down to 174.6 from a high of 218. had quadruple by-pass surgery in January--a total shock!! had no inkling i had heart disease. talk about a motivator!Seems like my whole life blew up at the same time. They gave my job away while i was in the hospital which now i realize was a good thing. I think the high stress contributed to the heart event., my boyfriend moved out, although again the decrease in stress hasn't been a bad thing and we've patched things up--things are ...

come a long way this year. down to 174.6 from a high of 218. had quadruple by-pass surgery in January--a total shock!! had no inkling i had heart disease. talk about a motivator!Seems like my whole life blew up at the same time. They gave my job away while i was in the hospital which now i realize was a good thing. I think the high stress contributed to the heart event., my boyfriend moved out, although again the decrease in stress hasn't been a bad thing and we've patched things up--things are actually better now. talk about a life changing event. I'm just starting to get used to my smaller size. its a big change. I've still got a ways to go to get to my desired BMI and goal weight, but now I feel like its really actually possible. i just have to stay focused on MY health first and not the rest of the world.

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