Hello, I am Mandy and I am new here, I just recently today accidently stumbled on this site, strangely I was looking for a place for size acceptance and how in the Medieval times that Royalty was even larger, etc. And then I found this site and forum, I started reading and I was enthralled with all the success stories and I found myself crying and happy for these people but sad for myself.
Why?
Well the obvious, I am overweight, but I did start to lose some weight about 6 months ago, I was a little over 300lbs, I hired a personal trainer who helped with diet and exercises it was more of a boutique type of place then a gym, a private gym, so of course it was a little more pricey, but I did lose weight. Then my husband and I were struck with good news, we were being given a baby (which we are adopting), we have a 4 month old now, but we had to move to another state, sell our house in Texas and transform our whole lives in the matter of 2 months, Stressful. But even right before then I had to stop working out because I was having BP issues, during my initial weight loss I stopped taking BP medications because it was normal, but as soon as I went on a Vacation in November and indulged I found myself not feeling well with the medication was taking, so I stopped working out and slowly went back to carbs and sugars.
It’s time for me to get back on track.
Now I am not the type who has to eat a cheeseburger and fries every day, I think this is why I have maintained my weight loss (the 20 something lbs I lost) for the most part. But I know I have to get back on track, I have been back in Ga since mid May, I have a new son, I a good job a wonderful Husband, so as far as I am concerned there’s nothing to hold me back and I feel finding this website is exactly what I needed to get started again, so I am going to take this one day at a time and not torture myself.
My husband used to also be a tri-athlete so he is very supportive and helpful and he does most of the cooking and knows how to help keep me on a good diet that I will enjoy
So here we go! The start of my journey has begun again and I am glad I have found this place because I do not like to travel alone.
Thank you,
Mandy
MANDY ~ you are a beautiful lady, and don't forget it! I try to focus on the "healthy" part of this journey. You've already got a lot of support around you, so you can get back on track. I had blood pressure issues and found out it was the salt in the junkies that was causing it; I cut them out and the BP plunged. Lesson learned ... 
