Hello everyone, my name is Tiffany and I am twenty two years old. I have always been a big girl weighing 270lbs as of current. I have never really cared that I was over weight. I was not being teased or treated differently and life didn't suck, so I decided I was just one of the big ones and I lives with it not caring. In March of 09, I got pregnant with my daughter, who is now 16 months old. When I was pregnant I developed Gestational Diabetes and had to keep track of what I was eating and and my blood sugar. I lost about 20lbs by the time I had her in Nov 09. After I had her though, I went on with Life as normal and worked my way back up to my 270, where I have been for years, never getting any bigger or any smaller. 3 months ago, I was diagnosed with type two diabetes and realized that there were some serious issues that needed to be dealt with and the biggest issue was my weight.
I am new to all of this weight loss stuff and terrified that my failing could be a life or death kind of thing. I more then anything now want to lose weight and get healthy so that my daughter can have a mother that plays with her, not just watches her play and that I don't have to constantly worry that my weight will take her mother away from her.
So I am starting on this journey toward weight loss to create a better life for me and my daughter. I joined this site because it seemed like a supportive place and I really need support, people who can keep me going. My family is supportive in their own way but most of them are on the skinnier side and they tend to eat and forget that they are eating things in front of me that I can not have. So here I am, looking for support and help wherever I can find it.
My weight loss goal is to one day reach my weight goal of 175lbs, in fact, I would be happy if I could just maintain a weight under 200lbs. I know that it will not happen over night, but I am dedicated to making it happen.
