TaysMom
WOW!!! I am now about to officially take control of this huge thing in my life which has been out of control for some time. I am now 37 years old. Every since I can remember I've had a weight problem. I am talking from 10 years old being in the doctor's office and the doctor telling my mom, "If this child continues to gain weight at the rate, by the time she reaches 18 (or a senior in High School) she will be 200 pounds. Guess what?? That was the truth. At the age of 17, I was 225 pounds. My mom, who is extremely supportive, paid thousands of dollars for me to attend NutriSystem, prior to my 18th birthday to prove the doctor wrong. I lost about 40-50 pounds. From the moment I stopped NutriSystem, I quickly regained the weight within 4 or 5 months. And the struggle begins.........
As I look back over my life, I actually started dieting at a very young age. My first diet was after the doctor appointment I talked about earlier. At 10 years of age, my mom took me to a Nutritionist, who told my mom to pack my lunch box with cucumbers and carrots for lunch and nothing else. This was the start of my sneaking food and overeating when no one was looking. When I approached the age of 13, mom was still trying to help me overcome this weight problem and we joined Lean Line (diet program very similar to Weight Watchers) I lost about 20-30 pounds and put them back on as quick as I had lost them.
From the age of 14 to 18 I tried diets from Lean Line, Weight Watchers, the Mayo Diet, Cabbage Diet, Slimfast, Dexatrium, and any other diet my mom and I felt would help me.
Now fast forward to the present. I have been struggling with this weight problem for so many years it has really consumed my life. Like so many other obese individuals, I have tried every diet out there only to regain the weight I lost and regain more than I previously lost. I went from the Lean Line and Weight Watchers type of diets to Bariatric Medical Doctors, Jenny Craig, Atkins/South Beach, etc.
My health is becoming more of an issue for me. I have been spared from diabetes & heart problems; however I've been diagnosed with high blood pressure and hypertension. Family members around me have not been so lucky. Heart attack, stroke, kidney failure and diabetes have played a part in some untimely deaths of lost love ones. I know I will need to do something to get my weight under control, once and for all! I am tired of the quick fix only to regain the weight. I have truly had a number of successes with losing the weight. I am a professional dieter. I have a lot of willpower while on the diet. When I am off the diet, I have a very hard time maintaining the weight loss. My metabolism is shot and out of whack making it very hard to level off my weight loss.
As I go through this next phase of my life, I want something different so I am willing to try something different.
