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This is me on 1/5/00 at 370 pounds & gaining.


And this is me now. :) (180)

I have never been like everyone else. For a lot of kids being fat is something they never have to think about. Something they never have to worry about, and lucky them. But for me, that was VERY different. I thought about it every day of my life, what I ate and didn't eat since I was 10 years old. I started gaining weight rapidly. I ate less then everyone around me but I was the one gaining weight on a daily basis and getting bigger. I had people telling me to eat less and exercise more. Eat less when I was eating less then all the other kids already?

I'm surprised I didn't end up with a eating disorder too. As the years went by the weight went up and up. When I graduated from school I was already 270 and a year later when I married my hubby I was up to 310. Can you imagine being that big? Try picking up a 50 pound bag of dog food and walk around for a hour. See how tired you get from just 50 more pounds. Of course with my weight going up so quick, my health went downhill. I was going to the Dr every week for things. I couldn't paint my toes nails much less even see my toes. I would get out of breath walking from the car which was parked in the closing parking spot to the Store entrance. My ankles were so swollen they looked like balloons. My Dr finally discovered that I had low thyroid. Started me on meds which helped me not gain weight so fast but about nothing else....

After my hubby graduated we moved to San Diego for his job. Imagine being 350 pounds now and living in a city where everyone is obsessed with looks. I'd go out in public and hear comments n snickers n laughing. After a while I couldn't take it and would only leave my home when absolutely needed. I was a prisoner in my own home. Now I just moved to CA so of course I was extremely homesick as ALL of my family lived in AZ and they were my support. My hubby was busy with his new job n well not very interested in me anymore, n who can blame him? I had such bad sleep apnea that I would stop breathing 113 times in 1 hour. I was dying and I was invisible to everyone. This is were the thought of killing myself came in. I could no longer handle being so big that I was not really living at all. Well, one day I was online and just happened upon a website that saved my life in every way possible. WLS. Weight Loss Surgery. And NO, It's not a "EASY WAY OUT". It was either WLS or die a slow death. What would you choose? I choose WLS. I choose life. I'd either die on the table or come out in a better situation. Not much really to lose. I went into surgery weighing 371 or more.

Well It worked. One and half years later and ALOT of exercise, I was 205 pounds lighter. I weighed 165 and I was happy and healthy and most important I was living life again. All my medical problems were gone. WLS saved me. Saved my life and made my kids possible! Yup, 2 years later I had my first child and 4 years later my second. I gained some baby weight and I was at 218 before starting my exercise and diet routine. WLS was just a tool for me and that's all. It gave me the chance to have a normal life. It doesn't mean that I won't gain weight back, I know, because well I did. I gained a total of 50 pounds between my two kids. But my kids are worth it and so I am. So here I am again WORKING to get weight off. Weight loss is not easy for me. It never will be. I was always have to work harder then everyone else around me with normal thyroids. But I'm ok with that. If I didn't go through everything that I have gone though then I wouldn't be me and I wouldn't have my kids who are my life. They are a big part of why I am trying to lose weight again, So I can around longer for them.

My Current stats & Goals -
SW - 218.9
CW - 193.4
GW1 - 199
 GW2 - 189
 GW3 - 179
 GW4 - 165
GW5 - 150

I feel 160/150 is a good weight for me, even with me being 5'3 since I have large heavy bones from being so overweight at a young age. I was 165 before getting preggo n a size 12. I felt VERY comfortable at that weight. I'm doing pretty well with my eating and exercise, now it's just time for the hard part - sticking to it!

If you have any comments or questions about my story, feel free to contact me. :)

jamie@jamies-designs.com
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Sunday, December 17, 2006

Good afternoon. :)

Been a good day today for the most part. I woke up too early and didn't fall asleep until late so I got maybe 4 hours of sleep. Blah. Oh well. Once I got up it got better. My girls got up shortly after I did and I got them dressed and did their hair. Then we headed to get me coffee and want to McDonalds for breakfast. The girls ate hash browns and chocolate milk and then played for at least 45mins while I sat and drank coffee and read a magazine and watched them. Afterwards we head to Great Clips and we all got our hair trimmed. Novalee only got a trim. Trinity got 3 inches cut off, It looks really good though! Much healthier and bouncy and her curls are back. :) I really love her hair at this length and I think I may keep it at that length for now on. I only got a inch cut off on mine. Man I wish my hair would grow faster, I'm getting so annoyed with the two colors that I have almost dyed it black again a few times already. Argh. The only reason I haven't is because Trinity wants Mommy to have blonde hair like hers. lol. :) Anyways, I'm going to get eat lunch while my freebie is uploading and I'll bbl to post it.

Oh, I didnt realize that my blog was set to let only people with blogs leave comments SO I changed the settings and now anyone should be able to leave me comments, so please if you have any probs let me know. :)

Oh has anyone tried the new beta blogger?

posted by Jamie at 1:07 PM

5 Comments:

Blogger Terrell said...

I had the new Beta Blogger, it was with I started with. At first I loved it but I wanted 3 columns and it wouldn't let me so I had to revert to classic. However, Alex has been manipulating the code for me so I should be able to go back and use the beta version again soon. I love being able to add widgets in all over and it is easier when you can just click on a box and move it to where you want it. :) Great stuff by the way and thanks for all the freebies. I'm trying to get into selling so I am ripping my hair out right now lol. Have a good one!

1:50 PM  
Blogger VJ's Scrap Room said...

Good morning.:)
Just wanted to say hi and say thank you for the wonderful comments you leave on my blog for me....and let you know the answer to your question.:) I use Photo Impact ll.My dh got me Photo shop for Christmas this year and I have to wait til Christmas day to open it and start figuring it out. Bummers. LOL.I will most likely keep using PI since I know it so well and I love the options it has.But so many scrappers use Photo shop that I wanted to have it too.There are good things about both programs and I hear a lot of scrappers use them both for different effects.

Have a fantastic day and a very Merry Christmas.:)

Hugs,
Valinda(vjscraproom)

5:08 AM  
Blogger Joy said...

I am using the beta.. and I love it.

5:36 PM  
Blogger jburkhart said...

Wish I could have curly hair.....I have blonde hair and have always wanted to dye my hair, but was too chicken to do so! So it has stayed blonde!

I haven't tried beta blogger, but I have heard mixed reviews of it...so far I haven't had too many problems with the reg blogger, so I will stick with that!

Have a great day!
Michaele

1:49 PM  
Blogger Sonia said...

I'm no expert but I'm on beta blogger, it seem fine to me. A couple of time I haven't been able to load pictures but if I change from explorer to firefox and it works every time.

3:10 AM  

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