Hello, My name is Heidi and Michelle invited me to this forum. Michelle and I just met as she was consoling me with my new Thyroid disease and fear of extreme weight gain!
A little about me: I am 30 years old, will be 31 in November
I live in Albuquerque, NM...I've been here for 6 years, originally from Columbus, Ohio
I am married to Michael...since April 13, 2002
(By the way, what does DH stand for?)I am a SAHM to Samuel; born October 13, 2003
Used to work in hotels as a Director of Catering for the Hilton (not a good profession for a bonafide foodie!)
My weight story: I had always been quite fit, that is until an accident in October 2002 and I broke my ankle pretty bad. Over the next four months, while in a cast I sat on the sofa and ate, and ate, and ate. Gained 40 lbs! So I got out of the cast at the end of January, signed up at the gym with a personal trainer then found out I was pregnant 2 days later. The Doc said no exercising (since I was out of shape) for the first trimester. So I sat on the sofa and ate, then threw up, and so on and so forth. Week 13 I got the go ahead to exercise. Week 20, I started bleeding (had placenta previa and it was correcting itself) so I was put on pseudo bedrest for the duration of the pregnancy. Absolutely no exercising. Any guesses what I did? You got it...I ate. Gave birth and weighed 229 lbs. I had gained 90 lbs. in the course of a year. I was lucky that I lost 50 lbs. in a week...I was so swollen that I closely resembled the giant jet puffed marshmallow man...but then the post partum depression set in and I gained back 10. Once I got that under control (was put on Zoloft, but promptly went off as I hate pills and started walking)and have lost another 20. I was up to walking 12 - 16 miles a week and did circuit training at the gym 4 hours a week. Well, of course I got another setback and was diagnosed with Graves Disease a few weeks ago. I just had Radioactive Iodine Treatment and have been put on Beta Blockers to keep my heart from spinning out of control as my thyroid gland dies and ejects all of its hormone. Once again, no exercising until Doc. approval...but I am watching what I eat. I have been using Calorie King as my food diary, so I at least dont allow myself to go overboard as usual. So, right now I am just very scared of 1) not being to lose anymore weight and 2) gaining an obscene amout as I become hypothyroid.
whew...sorry about that. Anyhoo, I am just looking forward to making some new friends that understand the life of a SAHM and trying to find the time to take care of yourself as well as the rest of our beautiful families!