Back to it again...

lorieaucoin
lorieaucoin Posts: 175 Member
edited January 20 in Introduce Yourself
Well, hello!
So, let's see - my name is Lorie and I've been overweight my entire life. I mean that literally - I remember being in Pre-K and Kindergarten and being bigger than all the kids there.
Fast forward to 2008- age 21, 5'9" and I weighed 420lbs - I was depressed, had a work-at-home job and never left the house. Then I met some awesome friends online and they invited me to move to Texas (I lived in Maryland with my parents).
Before I moved, I decided I needed to change things - I was at the point where I couldn't walk up stairs (partly because I had pinched nerves and bone spurs on my spine that would cause my legs to go numb after standing for more than a minute - not to mention excruciating pain).
So, I went to the dr, got a recommendation of 1200 calories / 100g of carbs / 20g of fat a day. Less sugar, more fiber, etc, etc. I was lucky in the fact that I didn't have diabetes - and my high cholesterol and high blood pressure went down to "normal" after I lost about 30 pounds.
After about 2 years, I was down to 200lbs.
Almost exactly 2 years after I started that "diet" I fell in love and let things go. My husband has always been naturally skinny and can eat anything, tons of it, and not gain weight - the complete opposite of me.
I started eating what he was eating, we'd go out to dinner, order pizza, etc. I gained A LOT of that weight back. We went from Texas, to California - we were homeless, living out of a car, but did a lot of walking and I lost some of the weight again (go figure).
We moved from California, back to Texas, and now we're in Maryland with my family... I have gained quiet a lot of weight in the 3 years he and I have been together. I'm now at about 300 pounds.
My husband loves me, no matter what size I am - he just wants me happy and healthy. He has stated more than once that when we got together back in 2010, I did not look healthy - skinnier, yes, but not healthy. I agree a little bit - I was probably only eating 800 calories a day and wasn't losing weight in a healthy way.
Well, about 2 weeks ago, I decided to go back to doing something similar I did in 2008 - less carbs, less fat, less calories, but doing it healthier.
I know it's possible to lose weight, so I'm not as depressed as I was back then at my heaviest - it still sucks gaining all that weight back, but I've learned a lot since then and I'm very optimistic. :happy:

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  • mstrickland9
    mstrickland9 Posts: 102
    Hi there, would love to add you as a friend! Please be encouraged, you can do this! We are all here to help. I am new and need a lot of encouragement as well!
  • lorieaucoin
    lorieaucoin Posts: 175 Member
    Sure, I added you! :)
    I've always been asked by my family (pretty much everyone in my family is overweight) what my "secret" was - it's funny, whenever I told them there wasn't really a "secret" they were disappointed, like I wouldn't share with them.
    I think the main thing is motivation - like I told my dad, even if you can't motivate yourself to lose weight for YOU, do it for someone else.
    When I started, I didn't care about myself, so I didn't have the motivation - but my friends in Texas loved me, and wanted me to come there and I had to get in better shape to make the move.
  • nicalexx
    nicalexx Posts: 26 Member
    Feel free to add me, we can help encourage each other to stay on the right track to make smart decisions and hopefully overcome this.
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