My body HATES these 10 new pounds!
SO.... I'm new here. I'm 37, divorced, 2 almost-grown kids, 4 kitties, and I just saw a 3 on my scale for the first time. I'd been parked at 290 for almost two years, making brief dips into the 280s, sometimes hitting 295... but never above 300. I kept saying stupid stuff like "well at least I'm not 300 pounds!" Well guess what sister... here I am.
And my body HATES it. At 290, I had literally no health problems. No body pains, my metabolic panel was startlingly good (as in- no numbers in the "high" zone), I could walk, move comfortably, fit in an airplane seat without an extender (unless I flew Delta), and I was sleeping well.
I hit 300 pounds and all **** broke loose. My ankles swelled up on Easter sunday and never un-swelled. My blood pressure went up, my knees and hips ache constantly, I am always tired because I can't sleep. None of my bras fit. My thighs suddenly rub all the way to my knees. My poor body that was so tolerant of everything I did to it has decided enough is enough.
Even though it seems it was the last ten pounds that triggered all this, I am positive that just losing 10 isn't going to resolve the issues. I'm at the point now where I must atone for what I've done to my body and hope it forgives me.
That's all for now... I hope to spend a lot of time here and look forward to getting to know everyone.
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