calvertmom
I have been thinking of "My Story" for a while now. Here it goes....I have been overweight since I was 10. I remember a boy asking me in the 5th grade if I was pregnant. That has stuck with me for thirty years. I never dated in high school and was always the loyal "fat friend". You know the kind. Always such a cute face, too bad you are fat. The only time in my life I could lose weight without trying was when I was pregnant with my kids. I remember delivering my daughter and being 30 pounds lighter the next day and going to doctor's appointments and losing five pounds every month and them doing multiple sonograms just to make sure she was fine. But we cannot live our lives being pregnant. I turned 40 last month and I think it has finally kicked in that I cannot live like this anymore. I have let the last thirty years go by being obese and not doing anything about it. And now I am paying the consequences. I have diabetes, high blood pressure, back pain, knee pain, acid reflux and sleep apnea. I have let life pass me by and have always watched it but never participated. I will not be here for another 40 if I do not do something about it and take back control........
