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Where do I begin? I have been overweight as long as I can remember. I was a plump little girl in grade school. My first experience with being overweight occured when I was getting sized for a uniform for Catholic School. I did not fit into it and we had to have it made special for me. I remember that it was humiliating even back then. I would say that it was 4th grade or so.
My mom and dad were divorced when I was very young and mom had to raise us on her own. As far back that I can remember, it was only my mom, sister and I. Mom had to work several jobs to keep us clothed, schooled and fed and we did not see much of her. We seemed to live at the babysitters house but were pretty active and enjoyed life. Our eating habits were indicative of not having much money and eating only what we could afford. Pasta, Hamburg and anything with sauces was the staple in our house. I remember joking recently about the fact that Hamburger Helper was my mom's best friend. Not to mention meatloaf. Anything that you could make with hamburg and boy you can get creative with it.
Mom took me to my first dietician when I was in the 8th grade. This was my first experience with a diet and would start many years of yo-yo dieting. If I truly sat down to figure out how many, I could not remember. I have tried every stupid/good diet out there and some more than once. Only two have I had great success with Weight Watchers and Nutrisystem. However, once I stopped following the rules, which I got bored with...I failed again. Last year, I did Nutrisystem for the 1st time and lost 60lbs in 5 months only to regain it back in less than a year once I stopped ordering the food and working at it. I got bored and was tired of the work and money involved.
I have never really eaten out of depression but always had a big appetite. I cannot really remember ever stopping to eat because I was full; it was always because there was nothing left to eat. I am always the last person at the table and can eat twice as much as my husband. I have an enormous appetite and really need something that tame the tiger as the commerical indicates.
What makes me think that this will work. Because of the tool...the band. It will allow me to eat much smaller portions and thus give me more success. I like everyone here know how and what to eat...I just need to have some assistance with helping me identify true saity. I want more than ever to eat for nutrition reason not for emply pit syndrome.
Here is to the new life that will begin.....the butterfly that will emerge....the rebirth of my body.
"I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me." Ephesians (The Bible)
