Just wanted to take a minute to introduce myself. I found this board yesterday and spent waaayyyy too much time on here last night reading, hehe. I am a 30 year old, life-long dieting and weight battling girl. I graduated HS at 292lbs and immediately knew I had to do something. I lost about 50lbs and pretty much stayed between 230-270 until 2006. I finished grad school around 240 and moved to Alabama for a job. I was miserable there and gained weight like crazy. I met my future husband (he was the best part of Alabama!) but still kept gaining weight. He loves me for exactly who I am and on our wedding day I weighed 305lbs. I don't have a single picture hanging up from our wedding bc I hate the way I look. In our 1st year of marriage I got up to 325. Then we watched the movie King Corn. I probably should watch it again. That prompted me to get down to 298 but over the past year I have lost and regained the same 15lbs. At a Dr appt a few weeks ago I was 294 but my scales at home keep saying 310-312 so I'm really not sure which scale to believe. I probably should go with my scale at home since I will use it everyday to weigh in.
My husband and I want to start a family soon but the only explanation for our infertility is my weight so far. My Ob/gyn put me on Metformin but I need to start doing low carb with it. I'm pretty much at my wits end and have made up my mind I'm over being this big once and for all. I want to have a family...let me rephrase...a HEALTHY family. Healthy children that grow up with a mom & dad that are an active part of their life! Our future is in my hands and I have to get serious about getting the weight off once and for all!
I feel so rejuvinated having found this site. Most days I feel like I'm all alone in a sea of small people. It feels great to know I'm not fighting this battle alone and I'm looking foward to meeting lots of great people here!
