Weight Story

I was never really heavy as a little kid.

Until 5th- 6th  grade. Puberty made me a plump kid.

By Jr. High I grew out of it. But since then... I always felt fat and compared myself to the others girls at school.

Here, I am in at 16. I remember thinking I was the largest girl on the team. Crazy huh?

I started gaining some weight my Senior Year, 1997

In 2000 I had Jeremiah, I gained a lot more weight. (big baby #1)

After his birth, I had hit 200lbs and hovered around that weight for about 4 years.

In 2004, I started working a overnight job at Walmart; stocking shelves and lost 40 pounds.

When I met my Husband Matt in 2005, I weighed 165.

And then.......

2 years later, I was at my heaviest at 260lbs. Why?=In 2007, I started cosmetology school. I was pretty much sitting in class most of the day and eating out a lot!

In 2008, Matt and I got married. I was in a size 26 wedding dress.

 

In 2010, I got pregnant with Elijah. (big baby #2)

I didn't gain much weight during this  pregnancy  and when I left the hospital with him I actually weighed less then when I had gotten pregnant. I weighed 235lbs

Then, the stay at home phase of my life began. I soon started to feel unproductive and; bored, even though I was busy all the time. Eli was born in August and by December I felt trapped in the house. Im not sure if I had a case of post partum or just stir crazy, but I was lonely and sad. It seemed like the only time I got out of the house then was to go to the grocery store. I was walking in Target, and saw the new Pioneer Woman's Cookbook. I flipped through it and immediately saw Chicken Fried Steak. It reminded me of my Grandma's cooking and I knew I needed it buy it and cook it. Boy did I cook it. I cooked my way through the whole cookbook. It made me feel creative and alive. Did I mention, that The Pioneer Woman Cookbook is full of comfort food? It sure did comfort me...all the way to 245lbs. She likes butter & whole milk.

But it really didn't bother, because I wasn't leaving the house. lol. Comfort food in my comfort zone. That was until I began having anxiety attacks. When I had the first one. I thought I was having a heart attack. It scared me. I went to the Dr. they checked my heart, blood, ect. and I was diagnosed with an Anxiety Disorder. Oh, really cuz, I thought I was dying. I was prescribed some medicine and was told to try and relax more. Right. The medicine actually helped a lot!!
The whole thing scared me and I started to really begin thinking about how my weight was affecting my health. I know, it took me a while. So I joined Weight Watchers in March 2013. @250 lbs

It was a good step for me, but I wasn't ready. I see that now. I soon went back to making our favorite comfort foods and filling the house with processed crap. Oh.. until.. I thought I was dying again.

September 2013- I began having gallbladder attacks. It was the worst pain I had ever gone through. The ER told me to watch what I eat and prescribed acid reflux pills. They didn't see gallstones.  Went to a GI dr. She had me go through a body scan and found that my gallbladder wasn't even functioning. I had surgery a week later.  The surgeon told me my gallbladder was ugly. lol After the surgery I had to really watch what I ate because my digestion was all out of wack. So....goodbye fatty foods.

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Well, I rejoined Weight Watchers, November 2013. Starting weight is 245lbs.  I have a plan, support and drive to lose the weight. Stay tuned for updates and to follow my progress. There WILL be progress!!!!!