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The Journey of 121 pounds...
I'm not really sure how I got to this point in my life. It seems that one stressor after another piled on until one day I looked up and didn't recognize the life I've been living.
It's not just my weight. It's the overall chaos around me. I don't recognize the piles of laundry, the feelings of hopelessness, the overall dissatisfaction with everything. I don't recognize myself and my kids staying in our pjs all day whenever we can just because it seems to be too much work to get ...
I'm not really sure how I got to this point in my life. It seems that one stressor after another piled on until one day I looked up and didn't recognize the life I've been living.
It's not just my weight. It's the overall chaos around me. I don't recognize the piles of laundry, the feelings of hopelessness, the overall dissatisfaction with everything. I don't recognize myself and my kids staying in our pjs all day whenever we can just because it seems to be too much work to get dressed.
This ends now.
Today I will start keeping the promises I make to myself. I hope you will hold me accountable and remind me why I want this so badly.
I am a happily married 33 year old mom of 5. I've been a midwestern girl my entire life currently living on the banks of the Mississippi River in small town Iowa. I have the pleasure of raising 4 of the cutest and smartest kids I've ever met. I believe my life started going off track about 5 years ago when my youngest daughter (then 9 months old) died in an accident. I buried myself in survival after her death and sheer will an determination brought me this far. But my will can only carry me so far.
I knew things were not on the right path in April 2007. I re-entered therapy and was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. As much as I hated that diagnosis, I believe it is true. It's took me nearly 8 months to decide that medication was not fixing anything and I needed to get things in order again. It has taken nearly a year for me to find the resolve and strength necessary to actually DO IT!
This is my journey....
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Member Since: 1/15/2006
SparkPoints: 4,513
My Goals:
For December 2008:
Exercise a minimum of 3 days a week for 10 minutes (starting small)
Have Quiet Time each day.
Journal my food - focus on more protein and less sugar and carbs.
Be kinder to myself.
Work toward establishing a regular sleep schedule.
My Program:
Journal my food intake, stay below 2000 calories 6 days per week.
Ease back into more activity by incorporating formal exercise into my lifestyle and just moving more! Park further, take the dog for short walks, run upstairs after whatever I need instead of sending the kids! LOL
Personal Information:
I'm from small town Iowa and loving it. I never thought I'd feel that way! I'm the stay at home mom of 4 great kids and a part time student earning my degree in psychology. I should complete the AA in May 2009 barring anything unexpected.
Other Information:
I've been struggling with PTSD for nearly two years after the loss of my infant daughter in an accident. My weight is a symptom of deeper problems and this is my journey of resolving those problems.
Weightloss will not solve all my problems. Being a health and whole person is about more than just the number on the scale.
HYPER OBESE - 60.1 -384
SUPER OBESE - 50.1 - 320
MORBIDLY OBESE - 45.9 - 293
SEVERELY OBESE - 44.9 - 287
OBESE CLASS II - 39.9 - 255
OBESE CLASS I - 34.9 - 223
OVERWEIGHT - 29.0 - 191
NORMAL - 24.9 - 159
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