Motivated and happy to be here
I am happy I found this site. I had heard about it on another forum I frequent. I am motivated and excited to start my weight loss journey.
I will be 45 soon and I am a mother and also a grandmother as of last year. I have had weight problems for most of my adult life. I have gotten to the point where my weight is interfering with my health and ability to feel good about myself.
I weighed 252 at the doctor's today and I have a goal to reach 180, I am 5'8" and I feel my goal is realistic and healthy for me. I simply need to eat less and better and move more....and yet something so simple is hard to do on a regular basis. I know I need to change my habits and from looking around the forum a bit I am sure that I will learn a lot about myself and make some weight lose buddies!
I have mental illness and have taken psychotropic medications for close to 20 years. I can point the finger at these meds being my biggest barrier to weight loss but I have developed horrible eating patterns and habits over the years. I also might have Celiac disease, which is basically an allergy to gluten (wheat and wheat by products). I have an endoscopy and colonoscopy in September and will be biopsied for Celiacs. The tests were also scheduled because I have had ibs symptoms for years and my doctor and I want to rule out and find out what is going on with my g.i. tract.
In my spare time I like to spend time with my granddaughter, read, write poetry, make jewelry and paint. I look forward to meeting you all and being a part of this site.
Last edited by Hydra; 08-23-2009 at 12:27 AM.
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