another new member
Hi,
I have been reading the forums for a few weeks now and have finally decided to join in. I just love this site and spend way too much time on it lately.
I am 40 yrs. old and have A LOT of weight to lose (about 145lbs.) to be exact.
I have been overweight since 3rd grade. I got down to a fairly small size during college, but I gained 30 lbs. after my first baby and another 30 with my second baby. Add this too a not too nice husband that commented negatively about my weight on a regular basis (and did some other not too nice things) and a divorce which resulted in yet another 60 lbs... 12 years have passed and it just always seemed like I had no control - as much as I have really wanted to lose the weight to feel and look better, I just never had enough willpower to get it done.
I found out in mid Feb. 2008 that I have high blood pressure (170/110) - and that I actually weighed 295 lbs. which is just shocking to me that I have let myself get that big. The moment I found out I had high blood pressure and would be needing to take long term meds I started thinking about how I was just going to go nowhere but downhill and eventually need more meds for more problems and have the risk of heart attack/stroke... and I started eating right and exercising daily. Whatever clicked in my brain - I just don't know-- but I am now 30lbs. lighter and keep moving along with tons of motivation. I think the more I lose and the better I feel, the more motivated I become to keep going. I know in my heart that this is it. Time for a life change for the better. I am now walking for a full hour every day (which I totally look forward to) and I eat just enough to make myself satisfied (and healthy stuff too). THe change almost feels miraculous and I just know that this time I am really going to do it for good. I am just tired of feeling fat and uncomfortable and not wanting to go out places...
Didn't mean to write such a long introduction, but that's my story. I am looking forward to getting lots of information and motivation from this great site.
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. . . You've come to the right place for lots of support as you travel down the long, and sometimes bumpy, road to better health and fitness, Chickie . . . 
