New Again and Need Some Friends!

bethsumnerfairweather

Hi I'm Beth, I started actually a couple years ago but then got off track big time, but I'm back again and so motivated! So far I've lost 8 lbs which is amazing! I am concentrating on eating low fat, healthy foods and I feel so much better. (currently I am having gall bladder trouble, but that's coming out soon so my diet right now is a bit weird!) I live in Michigan, married for 17 years and I have 3 children, one 14 year old girl, and 7 year old twins, a boy and a girl.

Like many people I used to be soooooooo slim and trim, weighing 120 lbs, but then I got married and had kids and the lbs packed on until I was 206 lbs!!!! I felt horrible, no energy, sluggish, bloated, just miserable. My hair and skin and nails were damaged and dull, I'm sure I was just on this side of type 2 diabetes and so much more.

So what happened to change my ways? A couple things. First, in April of this year, I watch my mother die over two days from a lifetime of bad health. She had type 2 diabetes which led to heart trouble and so much more. It was the most horrible time in my life so for. I was with her when she died, for which I am grateful, but, I don't want to put my children through this. To have them have to watch me slowly fade away and see me suffer like that. I think if you truly love your children you will do whatever you can to give them a healthy parent.

The second thing that happened was that my gut started to rebel from all the crap I was eating. Maybe my gall bladder would have rebelled anyway, but I'm sure I would have had much less pain and sickness had I not been eating greasy, icky, unhealthy food for so many years. It's really opened my eyes, being sick, I do NOT want to be like this throughout my life! I want to feel good, I want to do what I can to ward off disease. We can't help hereditary things, but we CAN help ourselves by eating well. (yes I know i'm preaching to the choir here ha ha!)

Anyway that's my story! I would love to make some new friends on here so I have a support system, so please feel free to send me a friend request, all are welcome and I look forward to getting to know you!

Hugs!!!

Beth