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I have always been normal size never skinny not fat. Of course, through junior high and high school I thought I was the biggest thing alive. I got married and moved form California to Arkansas five years ago. I didn't know anyone and put on 60 pounds in a just a couple of months. I pretended it didn't matter. I was happy with the way I looked - soon I was a 15 then 16 and then 18. They stared to get really tight as well. My friends and family were all nice but little comments were made, like, "Oh you're such a pretty thing if you lost a couple of pounds, or I bet you were cute when you were skinny." That hurts, a lot. I hated not going to the river and other outings because I was embarrassed. I didn't want to be around skinny girls. I started having bad sleeping habits - Snoring and tossing and turning at night. My blood pressure was up and I was tired all the time.
Then I was in a wedding and the size 18 dress didn't fit. I was 220 and went on a carb diet and lost 10 pounds. My friend called and said she was sending me the best picture and I didn't even take in in the house. I call it my Ms Piggy picture. I got it on a Saturday and that Monday I joined WW. I started the last week in February of 2000 and I weighed in at 212. I've been going ever since and have 10 pounds to goal. I'm sort of stuck right now but I've also joined the gym and my clothes are falling off of me. I now wear a size 9/10 dress and my pants are size 10 or 11. I can't tell you how good it feels not to be the fat girl anymore.
I would love it if my story could help someone. I have a part time job and we have to lift these bags that are 50 pounds. I love to carry them around when I think about the fact that it is how much weight I've lost, plus some. When I start gaining or think "lets go pig out tonight", I think of carrying around all that weight and it stops me. I just wish I would have done this a long time ago.
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- L-R: the Wedding Photo; 10% gone -
22 lbs; Christmas 1999;
Christmas 2000; 10 lbs from goal