300 ugh! I really need some motivation.

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  • kreationsforhome
    kreationsforhome Posts: 102 Member
    AMazing loss Alecia very motivating
  • princessfiona
    princessfiona Posts: 23 Member
    It can definitely get discouraging some days! This time around ( the last 3 weeks) I started at 312, and am down to just under 300, but it's the lowest I've been since 2007... That's when I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, 3 days after my 30th birthday... I weighed 338! I cried, and felt so hopeless and disgusting, but over 6 months, meds, diet change, giving up regular pop and stress helped me lose 70 lbs! Unfortunately while the weight was coming off almost without trying my life was falling apart... We moved, I found out I was getting laid off work, and then I found out my husband was cheating on me... That Christmas was awful, and right after, we split... (Good riddance). I kept most of the weight off for over a year, but then one day my new (now ex) bf wanted McDonald's for dinner, and the backsliding started.. Slowly over the next 2 years it crept back, and by 2009/10 I was over 300 again, feeling horrible for letting it happen, and since then I tried on and off, but could never stick to it.. Kept going between 307 and 315, and so frustrated, just couldn't get below 300, and half worried that i never would. Then this past May, my mum passed away. She had cirrhosis of the liver, but not from drinking, she died from liver failure, due to obesity. I know my weight upset her, and I don't want to die, and finally something's clicked, and this time it just feels like it's right.. And oddly it's been easier, hardly any cravings for junk food, I know it's only been three weeks, but I've made what I think will be a permanent lifestyle change! After the first few days I haven't been hungry, and I've lost about 14 lbs, and my fasting blood sugar has gone from the nines, to the 5-6's.
    I've been big forever. Really... The first time I member feeling fat was grade 6 when we did a class project looking at body sizes, and the teacher weighed everyone. Embarrassing! It's finally time to shed this extra weight and get healthy! With support this seems easier (my bf is on the bandwagon, and his support really helps me!)! :D
    Add me if you like! I could use more friends active on here!

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