Hi!
Hello! I have lurked around here for like a year, just recently started posting. I am 24 and married with no children.
I have lost 40 lbs and hope to lose 24 more. I had always been active and a normal weight until I became ill with fibromyalgia at age 18. Since that time the weight slowly added up until I hit 199 lbs. I saw that number and freaked out and decided that I needed to do something now! I really want to avoid heart disease and diabetes that many in my family have suffered from. So in Jan. 2010 I started losing weight. It was so hard and slow and I had to fight for ever ounce only to lose 15 lbs in 6 months. Then my grandma died and I just didn’t care. I stopped eating right and exercising. I gained back 5 of those pounds I worked so hard for. Then I accidentally discovered that eating gluten free helped my fibro. About 20 pounds dropped off, and I was able to lose 20 more with diet and exercise. So about 30 pounds in 3 months. Then, my grandpa and uncle died the same week, a month later a great uncle and family friend died, and a month after that my mom’s “adopted” mother died, then a month after that my mom went to the hospital with pulmonary embolism, and could have easily died. So needless to say, amidst all this, weight loss was put on hold. I maintained my 40 lbs loss this time. Now I’m ready to lose those last 24 pounds, and turning to this forum for support while I do so! I really enjoy participating this time, instead of just watching!
So, anyway that is my little story, and I’m glad to be here!
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