Hello from Oklahoma

bw7286

Hi everyone,

I've been on MFP for a couple of weeks now and think I've finally gotten into a groove of recording everything I'm doing. I've spent some time on the boards and in the blogs, and wow...what a wealth of information and support!!

A little about me...I'm 43 and have an 18 year old senior in high school. (yikes!) I'm from a little town in southwest Oklahoma, and I'm the Medical Staff Coordinator at our local hospital...and while sometimes insanely crazy, I love my job and the people/physicians I work with.

My weight as always been an issue for me, and I tend to be an emotional eater. Honestly, when I get down to it...I hide behind my weight to keep people at a distance. And that's actually funny in a sense, because I've always been very outgoing, the funny girl, and everyone's best friend. But without getting overly sappy, I find that while at work and with my friends I'm go go go...at home I tend to feel very alone and that's when I eat.

Anyway...I have a LOT to lose. I'm 5'5 and my CW is 290. My highest ever was 319. In March of 2010 I was diagnosed with a heart condition and underwent several tests, and on May 5, 2010 I had 2 stents placed in my LAD and circumflex...otherwise known as the "widow maker". If that's not scary, I don't know what is! The upside to all of this is I quit smoking and haven't had one since Feburary 19, 2010...the day I thought I was having a heart attack and vowed to never smoke again!! ('Course, it took me another month to see the doctor...but that's a story for a different day.)

The bottom line is...if I could kick a 20+ year smoking habit, and have the ever loving crap scared of me by the widow maker...surely I can get this weight off, right? It's my time...I HAVE to do this. I need help, support, and friends on my journey.

Thanks for reading,
Beth

JaredBergeron

Welcome...feel free to add me!

rkartokhin

Hello from Ohio!

MartiJJohnston

Hello back from Oklahoma (Tulsa)! I'd say that you're off to a great start Beth. You and I have some similarities besides our age. I'm also an emotional eater (and drinker). I would do well at work during the day, but as soon as I get home (alone - my hubby is in the Navy stationed in VA) I'd either eat away my sorrows or drink them away. Then I'd get depressed cause I should have been spending my time doing laundry or cleaning and instead I was parked on the couch...

Anyway... MFP is definitely a great place to find support. I love it here! Feel free to friend me if you want!

Good luck!

TinaS70

Hello, I just started today but from what I have seen this looks like a great place to be...I am from Arkansas and would love to have you as a friend and support each other with the weight lose journey...I also use to be a smoker and have been smoke free for 5 years now..two years ago i was found to have some heart issues and now see a heart dr every 6 months and take med's daily for heart issues..wish you all the best....

Tina