Hi Everybody,
I'm new here but sure am happy to have found this place.
Long story short:
6 years ago I was working humanitarian aid in the Third World, in shape, strong, feeling great.
Met the man of my dreams/got married.
Came back to the states and gained a little weight but not much.
2 Yrs ago, man of my dreams cheated on me with best friend.
I crashed.
Have gained weight steadily and rapidly since and am now at 260, heart problems, high blood pressure and clinical depression.
Went to doc last month and got started on antidepressants, bp meds and now have started dieting and taking xenical.
I have a feeling I might become a fixture around here becuase I sure NEED y'all.
Okay, bio.
USERNAME/REAL NAME: caroline/caroline
AGE: 45
BIRTHDAY: Ides of July
MARITAL STATUS: shaky
SPOUSE’S NAME: Mudd
CHILDREN/AGES: 28,28,22
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: music,anthropology (grad student) world music, afro caribbean dance, world peace and justice.
PETS: Mr. Mudd... out there in his little HOUSE
TOP WEIGHT: 260
CURRENT WEIGHT: 260
GOAL WEIGHT: 160
HEIGHT: 5/5
EYE COLOR: green
HAIR COLOR: red
OCCUPATION: grad student, working nights with MR/DD (lots of experience in this field)
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Hey Dorothy!! Where are we again?
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: depression, loss of self esteem, change in lifestyle, isolation, uh... eating the wrong things for the wrong reasons. Trying to systematically destroy myself.
WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I'm thinking of myself now. Went to the doctor and actually on the road to success... also back in school (HUGE change)
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?
I just got my nose pierced and I love it. I think when I lose a few more pounds I'll reward myself with another piercing... ears maybe. I am also going to get a tattoo for my birthday -- a dolphin at the nape of my neck with little multicolored starfish gradually decreasing in size all the way up to behind my ears. It will follow my hairline and be covered unless I pull my hair up in a braid or pony-tail, which I only do when I am thinner because right now my face it toooooo fat!
Hi all.
Caroline
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