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Posted 17 January 2006 - 03:58 PM
After HS I went off to college.. and of course put on weight.. too much beer and not enough excercise... not sure how much I weighed when I met dh.. but I was probably in an 18 or a 20... dh and I got married in 95... I put on some weight then and was working out.. had NO idea I had PCOS.. ( had struggled with my periods in college.. had been on provera more than I can freaking remember... ) I got dx with pcos when we tried to concieve... doc put me on glucophage and I lost about 30 pounds.. from doing Water ballet and working out at the YNCA religously.. got put on chlomid .. became PG with ~Emma~ right away.. continue to swim and and do water aerobics...
When we lost Emma .. .I stopped working out and really put on weight.. I found my solace in spending money and eating.. not healthy I know. and being a family therapist at the time I really should have gone to see someone.. but I talked a lot with out pastor and one of my friends who is a psychiatrist and another friend who is a therapist... but I continued to put on weight.
1 year later.. dh and I tried to concieve again.. chlomid did not work and we got put on shots.. I was continuing to yo yo with dieting and it just was not working.. when we finally got pg with M and G.. I was put on restrictions cause I was carrying twins.. sooo no excercising.. developed gestational diabetes... had to be in insulin.. and then got put on bedrest in the hospital!!!!! M and G came at 33 weeks..
I lost some weight due to bf'ng.. and tried to continue to lose weight.. but for the first year and a half of their lives it just was not working.. then finally at this time.. a year ago last May.. I had had enough. I weighed 322 pounds.. was tired of how I looked at a young boy at daycare had asked me one to many times when the baby was coming. I talked to dh about joining WW and it was the best thing I have ever done. I started walking religiously.. and then started doing Yoga.. ( there is a show on the Oxygen Channel at 5 a.m. called INHALE .. i try to get in 45 min a day mon to fri) Then one of the women from the WW board suggested I try pilates so I came over here to lurk.. I think I finally started in about Novemeber.. I asked dh if I could get the starter series for less the $30 including s and H off of ebay if I could do it. he said yes..silly boy.. little did he know what an addiction it would be come!!!! but a good one!!!!! i have now increased my collection to include various Core Secret dvd's also.. gotta love Gunnar!!!! My dh still is ok with me buying stuff although I do need to slow down!!!! I cant wait for it to get nice out so I can start riding my bike with the kids and my dh.
And now a year and 1/2 . I am down 137pounds so far... and have gone from a size 26 to a size 14 and sometimes a 12 and a large shirt most of the time and sometimes even a medium in sweat pants and shirts!!! . Most of this I attribute of course to WW and Pilates..
I still struggle with food.. hey food likes me and I like food!!!! *LOL* and as you have seen I do binge but only after WI!!!!! And this is one of the things I am currently working on .. as I dont want to do this anymore!!!! It is actually one of my goals for the new year.
I am glad this is what I have done. and I have gotten my sister to do Pilates now and she loves it.. and even my mom has my b and T dvd.. and ANYONE.. I can talk to about it I do!!!!! It rocks...
But most of all it is a committment from me.. I know what I can eat what I can do and what I have to do to maintain where I am.. and believe me if I can do this.. ANYONE can!!!!!!
Michelle
This post has been edited by bblessed: 17 January 2006 - 04:00 PM
