I'll be back :)

I'm not a success story... not yet anyway ... but I will be!

I'm posting here to motivate myself. I will be a success story. I know I can do it! I plan to return here throughout my journey and post updates and eventually post a "goal weight" pic and a success story

I am currently 222.9 pounds. I have always struggled with my weight and as an adult I have yoyo-ed from 145 pounds to my current weight (although I haven't been 145 for a LONG time). I am currently at my heaviest EVER. Two months ago I gave birth to my first child, my precious baby girl, via c-section 6 days before I discovered I was pregnant, I was 15 pounds lighter than I am now, was the heaviest I had ever weighed, and had just started an intensive weight loss regimen. After I learned I was pregnant, I tried my best to continue to exercise and eat as healthy as possible; however, I had a very rough pregnancy and was exhausted throughout most of the 9 months, making it very difficult to get through the day, much less exercise. I was admitted to the hospital at 34 weeks and three weeks later, my baby arrived. When I was admitted, I was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia and severe gestational diabetes (even though I passed the first glucose test at 28 weeks), and had ballooned up to 270 pounds (mostly due to fluid retention... two weeks after I had my baby, I had lost 55 pounds). Sadly, I truly believe that the difficulties I had throughout my pregnancy were largely due to my weight and overall poor health.

As I see my baby girl grow, I know that I want to be healthy and have the energy to play and run with her. I don't want to be the "fat mom". I don't want to develop diabetes when I'm older. I hate that when I see the pictures of me from the hospital when I gave birth, all I see is how huge I am. My father died when I was 26, I don't want my baby girl to experience the same thing simply because her mother didn't take care of her health. And I want my daughter to learn how to live a healthy life by example.

So, that being said... I will be back Not sure how long it will be until I write my success post, but I consider this post a promise to myself that I will not give up this time. Wish me luck fellow MFPers And good luck to all of you in your journey to a healthier you!!!