[angelmomma210]

Hi all.....

My name is Chris and I am 52 and have been married to dh for 32 soon to be 33 years. We live in WA where I am a school bus driver. No stress there..LOL.

We have 2 dds...one died in 2002 and the other lives in MI. The dd that died was 21, 4 feet 2 inches tall and weighed 50 lbs. She was not suppose to live to be a year, but surprised everyone. Every day after the first year was a miracle. She was total care so I did everything for her. I miss her so much and it is hard to believe that it is gonna be 6 years.

I weight 305 right now but plan to lower that number. I have tried almost every diet on the earth and then figured out that I am insulin resistant and pre-diabetic. So I am working on that. I am on metformin and that seems to be helping with no side effects.

Our other dd lives in MI and has been married for 9 years. While growing up she because our hellion...she did so many things that we had one dd that could not do anthing and the other that did. We did not give up on her and she is now just a love. We talk just about every day. No grandchildren yet...but that will happen in time.

I love to read, cross stitch and just be with dh. We do have an australian kelpie who keeps us busy. We got her about 1.5 months before Kathy died and she is quite a blessing. She owns us not the other way around.

Well that is about it.

[5LemonDrops]

HI Chris~
I'm new, too, and it is strange to post all this information (weight....) online for the world to see. I've spent so many yrs trying to ignore it, or just pretend I wasn't overweight. Getting on here admitting my weight and that it is a problem in my life is liberating ( and really scary!). I have been married to my fabulous Soldier for almost 14 yrs. That in itself is a problem-he's in shape and active. I often opt-out of fun things we could do together because of my weight and the physical restrictions there in. We have 3 daughters-13, 10, and 7. They are a blast, but, again, I find myself sitting on the sidelines watching their active lives, when I really want to be more a part of the action. I haven't always been overweight. I was a chubby little kid, but I was always involved in sports. I stayed thin and in shape until college, but I really started gaining when we started having kids. A typical story, I guess. Only my weight is out of control. I've been on every diet that has come down the pike. I have even taken some RX diet pills-hated the way they made me fell. Losing and gaining-losing and gaining. I have decided to have weight loss surgery. I know this is a 'diet' forum, and I hope I will be accepted here. I am nervous, and just want someone to talk to about this life change. I have a support system, but they are all either military (in shape and athletic) or my family. I am the short (5'9") fat one in the family. Yeah, 5'9" is short in my family! I hope to meet some people who are where I am. You know, going through the same things physically and mentally, but I understand if some think I am taking the 'easy' way out. I don't think surgery is for everyone, but I do think it is the right thing for me. I look forward to getting to know you and others with similar issues.

[mandalinn82]

Hey Chris and LemonDrops... to you both!

You may want to pay a visit to the 100 lb Club, or the 300+ Club...both are great, supportive, active boards of those starting or who started around the same weights as you are.

Depending on your eating plan, you can settle into any of our plan-based forums, too...or find a support group by age.

Wherever you settle in, keep posting in a spot or several and stick around. Can't wait to get to know you both!

[BIG B00TY]

Hi Chris, Welcome!