OK. After searching endlessly online for inspiring pictures of "60 lb weight loss," I FINALLY found something incredible. Mama Laughlin!!! If anyone hasnt checked out her blog yet, Do so immediately! Lady, you are super inspiring and deserve a freaking medal!!!!
Heres my story-
I was always the girl with a BIG appetite. I spent my whole childhood chubby. Up until I became sick and didnt know why. I would become debilitated when I ate anything at all, to the point where I couldnt walk and would have to take a bath submerged in water without moving a muscle or the pain would start again. So, what did I do? I stopped eating. Literally. The only time in my life ive had self control. DAMN I would give anything for some of that self control NOW. Anyway, I became super skinny, although not healthy. But no one seemed to notice I wasnt healthy, or EATING. They just thought "I looked good!!!" But about a year later I was getting pain and finally went to the doctor. They did a sonogram, and as it turns out, I had multiple gallstones for years without knowing. FINALLY, a reasoN for the pain. AMEN. No mom, It wasnt just "STRESS" as you liked to call the reason for my pain. After the surgery it was alllll downhill. I didnt gain all the weight back immediately but I did finally start getting some meat on my bones. A couple years later, I was in a bad car accident. Broken Leg & Pelvis which left me sitting all day everyday for 6 months, except during physical therapy.So what happens when you cant walk? You gain weight. And that i did. 20 pounds worth. About 6 months after I was walking, I got pregnant. SURPRISE. And I gained a whopping 50 lbs!!!! Whatever. My baby was healthy and thats ALL that mattered. That following year I had serious self esteem problems. I Hate that we live in a society that thinks its alright to judge someone by the size of their jeans. I lost the 50 lbs I gained while pregnant, but still thought I was fat. Nothing could change what I was seeing myself as in the mirror. So a year later, a broken engagement to a man I loved more than words, BAD anxiety, depressed, and 55 lbs GAINED BACK. Since then Ive lost 20 of it, But its taken me a long time and a LOT of yo-yoing. So im finally sick of it. Im ready to start the journey of losing this weight and gaining a new positive me.
Im Getting my Ass in Gear!