I work part time at a library and I also have a very small home organizing business. Before this year, I was a stay at home mom for seven years. I used to teach before my second son was born.
I was normal sized most of my life except for my chunky baby years. I gained a little weight after my first son was born. I was then ten pounds heavier when I got pregnant with my second son. Cole was born with a cleft lip and palate and at that time in our lives we were really stressed. I never lost any of the weight from his pregnancy when I got pregnant with my daughter. I was then about 15 pounds heavier than I was after Cole was born. I then gained about twenty pounds after Sadie was born.
Last year I decided to lose the weight. I did really well and lost about twenty pounds. Somehow I just got off track. I gained five of those twenty back and was really unmotivated. It felt like every single time I dieted, the weight would hardly come off. I would get discouraged and just stop dieting. I talked to my doctor about it and I ended up being diagnosed with PCOS. I am now on medication to control it and for the first time I am able to lose the weight. It was such a relief to know I was not crazy and there was something that was hindering my weight loss. I just needed to find motivation. I also recently found out that I am allergic to dairy. It is actually helping me with my diet because it cuts out a lot of my danger foods like milk chocolate.
I am now determined to lose the weight once and for all. I am tired of being fat and out of shape. My twenty year old self would be horrified if I saw myself now. For the first time I am losing the weight for me and just me. I am not doing it to impress anyone or because I want to look decent in a bathing suit. I want to feel and look healthy.
I also enjoy reading, crocheting and home improvement. I have a goal to read 75 books this year and right now I am ahead of schedule. I also belong to two book clubs and I am involved in a mom support group.
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