New to MFP...

missevie38

Hello All!
My name is Evie, and I am a diabetic...
I have struggled with my weight and poor eating habits all my life. I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes when I was pregnant with my daughter 6 years ago. Since then I have ridden the roller coaster of being fanatical, and not giving a hoot. I have been thru the anger, the sadness, and the denial, and most times I continue to live my life as if I didn't have diabetes. The epiphany for me came one day as I watched my child eating dinner, she complained that her stomach hurt even as she continued to shovel it in "because, Mommy, it tastes sooo good..." I realized at that point, that her eating habits were a direct reflection of mine, and it scared me to death. I know what being the "fat kid" feels like, and I don't ever want her to feel that pain and helplessness. So, I have a dr appt today to confess my sins, so to speak, and ask for help getting this diabetes under control, and I am looking to this site for some support in meal planning and encouragement for those days when "not giving a hoot" is the easier answer. Have a great day!



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xXmimiXx

Hey that's a truly motivational story if ever I saw one! Welcome to MFP and congratulations on admitting to yourself that you need to do something about your health for the sake of you and your daughter it's great

I hope you find lots of support here and if I can be of any help at all let me know! :flowerforyou:

annaliza

Welcome to MFP!

I know what you mean. I had gestational diabetes during my last two pregnancies.

And I watched my 3 year old tell me her tummy hurt because it is too full. Wow....her stomach should never hurt because she over ate...she's 3 for pete's sake!

So, I realized that I have a lot of bad eating habits that have been instilled in my children....and, like you, I realized that it was time for a change.

Hope everything works well for you!

Good luck.

MOMOFTWO29

Hello and welcome to MFP, the best website ever. You will love this site if you don't already. I it here. This site is so motivational, helpful, supportive, easy to use, and everyone is so nice and friendly here. I just wanted to tell you that I hope you have a lot of success on your weight loss journey. You can do this!!!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

missevie38

Thank you and best of luck to you both! So far I am very impressed with this site...can't wait to dig deeper and see what else there is to learn and use.