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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. :)

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Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Pumpkin Patch & Freebie

The Girls had field trips at school today and yesterday. They went to the Pumpkin Patch. Barney went yesterday with Trinity and I went to today with Novalee. Barney had a blast and said that the field trip didn't last long enough! lol Too cute. I got comments from other parents on how good he is with the kids, not just ours. Apparently he played with all the kids in Trinity's classs and the other parents there thought it was really cute. :) Trinity told Barney that her pumpkin was a Cinderella Pumpkin. It had to stay at school for a school lesson but she should be able to bring it home soon. She showed to me this morning and was very proud of it.

Novalee told Barney this Morning that she was nervous about the field trip but she had alot of fun. I met her there and drove there on a school bus for the first time. She said it was fun and it bounced her around alot. lol Her favorite part of of the whole thing was the petting the goats. I think I need to take her again to the Zoo again to see their petting Zoo. :)





Last week at Bumper Buddies I took some pictures. They have a blast and we have fun watching them. Novalee is getting better and better. She is getting less and less balls stuck in the middle. lol We went again today. :)

Barney's Birthday is coming up on the 22nd I'm trying to figure out what to do for him. I asked him and all he said he wanted to do was to go bowling. Hmmmm. I guess that is where we should go then huh? lol Barney is weird, once he likes something he does it over and over and over and over until he is sick of it. Then he waits a year or so and starts doing it again until he is sick of it. lol Whatever floats his boat and turns him purple I guess.

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posted by Jamie at 8:19 AM

4 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

This is adorable! I love the colors and the words! Will be great to use for my DD! Thank you so much! :)

3:59 PM  
Blogger VJ's Scrap Room said...

Good Morning Jamie:)
I finally got to your blog.:) I tried email and everything else I could think of.LOL

I have those bowling pages you asked for on my blog.I will have another one in the morning..if you want them.:)Hope you like them.:)
Come see me when you can.:)
Hugs,
Valinda

9:42 AM  
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1:51 AM  
Blogger Being Mrs Miles said...

HI Jamie - WHERE have you been, WHAT is new? WHY have you not been blogging?

I'm sorry I have not been by for a while!

Hope all is ok with you!

♥ Barb

10:14 AM  

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