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Need tons of help.....Heres my story..
| Fri, 01-05-2007 - 8:30am |
Ok 3 years ago this March I put myself on a diet...I lost 110 pounds in 4 months. My start off weight was 372. That following October I had a devastating miscarriage. After losing her I sank into deep depression but had to hide it because I had a 3 and 6 yr. old to take care of. I didnt want them to see my grief. That following January i found out i was pregnant again. I was so excited but soooooo scared. That pregnancy was so very hard. I developed gest. diabetes and at 17 weeks they told me my baby would most likely have down syndrome...Did I want to terminate? NO WAY! I already loved this little man! That made no difference. Then they said he may have heart prob. So from 17 weeks on I had to have 2 ultrasounds a week. Take 2 shots a day...It was just very stressful. Then Hurricane katrina hit. We had no water, lights, food...I saw huge old trees just fall over. Roofs blowing off..The devastation!...It was scary! And I went into labor during that night! A month early. I had my section the next morning when i made it to the hospital with no family but my husband. We had no phones working to contact anyone. Thankfully Landon Tyler was born totally healthy..AND NO DOWN SYNDROME OR HEART PROBLEMS! Well i lost all the weight I gained during pregnancy quickly(only 22 pounds)...Then my hubby had to have major knee surgery. Landon was only a few months old..Hubby couldnt do hardly anything for awhile..was in physical therapy for months and off work with no pay. Bills piled up..And i slowly turned to food to comfort all the depression that had been mounting up since we lost our baby.
Fast forward to now..I am 347! I just weighed Monday. But I have made a resolution within myself to do everything to beat this depression.. Things are looking up. as of the end of this month we will have all bills cought up, our marriage is doing great(We were close to me giving it up:(, Kids are doing wonderful and i have officially been on my strict diet since Tues. I will be weighing this weekend.
So I know I can do it this time. I will..for myself and my kids. Hubby is even on the diet with me and we will be starting to go to the gym this afternoon...Yeah! I am so excited..! I look forward to being healthy and happy in 2007! Good luck everyone and thanks so much for reading my looooooong post. it is so nice to write it down and finally share it with someone! Hugs! Lisa
Fast forward to now..I am 347! I just weighed Monday. But I have made a resolution within myself to do everything to beat this depression.. Things are looking up. as of the end of this month we will have all bills cought up, our marriage is doing great(We were close to me giving it up:(, Kids are doing wonderful and i have officially been on my strict diet since Tues. I will be weighing this weekend.
So I know I can do it this time. I will..for myself and my kids. Hubby is even on the diet with me and we will be starting to go to the gym this afternoon...Yeah! I am so excited..! I look forward to being healthy and happy in 2007! Good luck everyone and thanks so much for reading my looooooong post. it is so nice to write it down and finally share it with someone! Hugs! Lisa

welcome,
boy, you've been through quite a bit. I'm glad to hear you are "keeping you head above the water".
you mentioned you are on a strict diet.. are you doing it the same way you did in the past. (110 lbs in 4 months)... are you calorie counting etc, exercising ?
Sara
342/280.6/200
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Sara
342-300-200
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~Dayle~
Welcome to the board!
Wow, Lisa, you've really been through a lot. My heart goes out to you. I'm so glad your family is happy and healthy! They do say that what doesn't kill us makes us stronger...
I know you can do it again, though I hope you'll take it a bit slower. Change your eating habits in a healthy way and set a good example for your wonderful children. You will be giving them a gift to last a lifetime.
Best wishes and i look forward to more from you!
Mary #3
247/221.5/135
Angela
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Lisa,
I am so sorry that you have gone through all of this. I am glad that you came to the board because we all understand parts of what you've gone through.
I hope that your weight loss journey results with you achieving your goals. I KNOW you can do it.
Melissa
WOW!!