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JulieIsham24
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Julie. Morbidly obese. Facing a divorce from a husband who decided he liked men more than traditional marriage (after 23 years). Diabetic. Work-a-holic (usually 10-12 hrs a day... sometimes 4-6 hrs on Saturday). Sweets lover - Veggie gagger - Meat-aterian. Mother of a boy we adopted at age 10, who is now 24 and a wonderful young man. Hobbies include photography, scrapbooking and animals.
Once again starting down the weight loss road - but things are a bit different this time: 1) I'm doing this for ME... since no one else is currently in my life except my brother, mom & dad - and I'm not going to do the dating thing for a while - it's just for ME. I want to like what I see in the mirror, and to heck with what anyone else thinks! 2) I've joined a gym. A real, actual, with a pool and treadmills and such gym. And I've been going 3x per week for the past month - this is not something I've done before! 3) I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired!!! Ok, that's the same as I've done before... but I really want to cut down on the meds I'm on, and I'm hoping some extreme weight loss will help with that. And lastly 4) Last night I joined a Weight Mgt Support Group - not WW, not TOPS, not those - it is a group that also has a dietician that will help me with a personalized plan. And as I was orienting myself with stuff, I hear my name and turn around and there was someone I already knew and considered a friend!!!
But, I love communities online, and to find one that was highly recommended - I'm looking forward to exploring what this site has to offer.
So, there we go - an introduction. Hello, my name is Julie. (and yes, I'm using a play on words from one of my favorite songs!)
Once again starting down the weight loss road - but things are a bit different this time: 1) I'm doing this for ME... since no one else is currently in my life except my brother, mom & dad - and I'm not going to do the dating thing for a while - it's just for ME. I want to like what I see in the mirror, and to heck with what anyone else thinks! 2) I've joined a gym. A real, actual, with a pool and treadmills and such gym. And I've been going 3x per week for the past month - this is not something I've done before! 3) I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired!!! Ok, that's the same as I've done before... but I really want to cut down on the meds I'm on, and I'm hoping some extreme weight loss will help with that. And lastly 4) Last night I joined a Weight Mgt Support Group - not WW, not TOPS, not those - it is a group that also has a dietician that will help me with a personalized plan. And as I was orienting myself with stuff, I hear my name and turn around and there was someone I already knew and considered a friend!!!
But, I love communities online, and to find one that was highly recommended - I'm looking forward to exploring what this site has to offer.
So, there we go - an introduction. Hello, my name is Julie. (and yes, I'm using a play on words from one of my favorite songs!)
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