Marcia G.
Well, it seems that I am a little older than most of you on this board so I will certainly have to edit my story....no one here wants to read "War and Peace"! Let's see... I had a very happy childhood. My parents thought I was the best thing since sliced bread. I grew up in an upper middle class neighborhood, with good schools and lots of friends. I had a boyfriend all throughout my teen years. I went to college to become a teacher and got a position in an excellent, very prestigious private school in NYC. I believe that I led a very charmed life up to this point.
So, why did I get fat? What unfulfilled need was I trying to fill with food? I HAVE NO IDEA!!! I have thought about this quite a bit over the last few years and have yet to come up with an answer. The fact is, I was never skinny as a kid, but not overweight either. The pounds started piling on in college and that's when my days of yoyo dieting started. I went to Weight Watchers in my early 20's and lost 65 pounds. That is when I met my husband (I was a size 5). My husband was an eater and, needless to say, it didn't take much persuasion to get me to eat again. Boy, did we have a good time becoming blimps!!
I had two wonderful children who are now aged 25 and 28. I am still trying to take off the baby weight. LOL As a matter of fact, I am trying to take off the "grandbaby weight".
Things turned around drastically in my life when I had a very severe heart attack at the age of 45. I nearly died. After the heart attack, I decided to really take off some weight and so, besides rehab, I worked out three days a week with a personal trainer and also embarked on a walking campaign. I would walk about 4 miles every morning and did start to lose weight.
After a few relatively uneventful years, my husband decided to semi-retire and we bought a house in Florida. We were starting a whole new phase of our lives and looking forward to doing all sorts of things. Tragically, a few months after the move, my dear, dear husband had a sudden, massive heart attack and passed away at the age of 54.
UPDATE....AS OF TODAY (8/24/08)...I AM 7 LBS. UNDER GOAL!!!!!
