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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

Name: Jamie Anda
Age: 27
Location: San Diego CA

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Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Long Day!

I had a very busy and long day today or at least it seemed that way. lol I got up, got the girls and myself ready, took them to school, and then stopped to get coffee. After I headed home and played online for about a hour or so then headed back to the grocery store to have them remake my coffee because it tasted weird. Right after I headed to the doc. She said it didn't look like I had anything too bad but is checking for strep throat since Trinity gets A-typical strep alot. She also gave me antibotics and cough meds and told me to go buy cough drops and musinex(sp?). So I headed to the store again and droped off my prescription and got other stuff too. Once my prescriptions were ready I had to go straight to the girls school to get them. Then we headed home. The girls napped while I ate lunch and watched gilmore girls. Once they got up we all got ready to make the gingerbread house. We finished it and I took ALOT of pics. I'm kinda annoyed with my camera tho. I'm having to fix ALOT of them in PS. Grrrr. I want Santa Clause to bring me a very neat expensive camera. lol I was looking at the lumix. Anyone have any recomendations? There are so many out there that it is hard to decide but I know I need one with a big lens so my pics get more light. Anyways, I'm off to eat Dinner. Hope you guys have a relaxing day. ;)

Today's Digi Scrap Freebie is is Christmas Alpha. :) Hope you guys like it!

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5 Comments:

jburkhart said...: Hi Jamie! Sounds like you had a busy day......thank you very much for the lovely alpla....it is great! Can't wait to use it!

Michaele

P.S. Look forward to seeing your gingerbread house....the girls and I need to get started on our in the next week!; 5:56 PM
VJ's Scrap Room said...: Hi Jamie:) I want it!It looks terrific:) Thanks for sharing with me:); 6:58 AM
VJ's Scrap Room said...: oh..and thanks for your wonderful comment on my blog:); 6:58 AM
Sonia said...: Thanks so much for sharing and I hope Santa brings you a new camera!; 1:30 PM
shawnyrvr said...: Thanks for the adorable alpha... love the colors!; 7:25 AM

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