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The time starts now. If I can do it you can too! (my story)

johnnyr860
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This is a long post but it needs to be said so listen up! Actually, the time started yesteryear but a lot of us missed it. Better late than never right? Ok so first things first hello to all my beautiful people out there! My name is Jean. I am 33 years old and I am a type two diabetic. My current weight is 192 lbs as of my last weigh-in yesterday. I was at 210 lbs which is the heaviest I have ever been. I am down 18 lbs and I feel great! Some days I have so much energy I feel like I could lift a car ha ha!! The goal is 140 lbs so I have about 52 lbs to go and I have no plans to stop now.
For me working out was always like doing chores as a kid. I hated it! Eating healthy? Not on the menu. Sorry, we are freshly sold out of that! All I wanted to do was eat and eat. The doctor warned me diabetes runs in my family. Who is going to listen to the doctor when I could be out here slamming my face with cheesy, delicious unhealthy pizza, fried chicken, or even a greasy burger with fries?? Eventually, the phone rings and it is the doctor's office calling to tell me I am officially type two diabetic. For years after that, I suffered from depression and all I wanted to do was eat. If I managed to go to a gym I would quit after about a week or two. I was paying for a gym membership that I was not using. Then I look in the mirror and hate what I saw so I ate some more to comfort the sadness. There was a time when my depression worsened so badly that I stopped eating altogether and lost about 30 lbs in a month. Eventually, my mood swings caused me to eat all the weight back and then some. I finally made it to 210 lbs where I was at my heaviest and for years have struggled at 210.
But the struggle is no more! Use this post as a reminder of what your past life is and was. Use this post as a reminder that you too are a valuable human being worthy of anything you set your mind too!!! Since December I have lost a total of 18 lbs so far. I have no idea what came over me. It's like I was hit in the head with some sort of blunt object and the impact woke some sense into me!! Now I feel great, empowered, and like I can make it to the finish line! The gym and eating healthy no longer feel like a chore. Shirts that were too small are now fitting me. Pants that I could barely button now need a belt to hold them from falling down. Stop making excuses and get kick your own @$$ into gear. No one will do this for you! You got this baby! If I can do it you can too!
For me working out was always like doing chores as a kid. I hated it! Eating healthy? Not on the menu. Sorry, we are freshly sold out of that! All I wanted to do was eat and eat. The doctor warned me diabetes runs in my family. Who is going to listen to the doctor when I could be out here slamming my face with cheesy, delicious unhealthy pizza, fried chicken, or even a greasy burger with fries?? Eventually, the phone rings and it is the doctor's office calling to tell me I am officially type two diabetic. For years after that, I suffered from depression and all I wanted to do was eat. If I managed to go to a gym I would quit after about a week or two. I was paying for a gym membership that I was not using. Then I look in the mirror and hate what I saw so I ate some more to comfort the sadness. There was a time when my depression worsened so badly that I stopped eating altogether and lost about 30 lbs in a month. Eventually, my mood swings caused me to eat all the weight back and then some. I finally made it to 210 lbs where I was at my heaviest and for years have struggled at 210.
But the struggle is no more! Use this post as a reminder of what your past life is and was. Use this post as a reminder that you too are a valuable human being worthy of anything you set your mind too!!! Since December I have lost a total of 18 lbs so far. I have no idea what came over me. It's like I was hit in the head with some sort of blunt object and the impact woke some sense into me!! Now I feel great, empowered, and like I can make it to the finish line! The gym and eating healthy no longer feel like a chore. Shirts that were too small are now fitting me. Pants that I could barely button now need a belt to hold them from falling down. Stop making excuses and get kick your own @$$ into gear. No one will do this for you! You got this baby! If I can do it you can too!
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