janjan1
My name is Jan. I'm in my early 50's and overweight as I've been the majority of my life. I'm a old army brat. My father was a lifer. I loved growing up in the military family. We traveled extensively in Europe. My sister was born in Italy and I graduated in 1972 in Baumholder Germany. Nothing like being a teenager in Europe. I want to go back to Germany one more time to visit my old school and the Christmas markets. Trouble is that with this much weight on my old bones I'm afraid that I couldn't stand the 8 hour flight and the walking that is required to go around to all the markets. I want to be able to walk without having to sit down frequently. Being in the military we moved frequently therefore I was not able to own a horse. I told myself that one day I would have what I wanted. A farm & horses to enjoy. Too bad I'm now able to own them and weigh this much. I've got the horses and want to be able to ride them instead of watching someone else ride them for me. It's not like I want to weigh this much. I've dieted thruout the years. Losing some, gaining back even more. Makes me sad that I've managed to gain and not be thin again dispite my best efforts. I've been married 23 years to my husband. He too has weight issues. We are having surgery together. Me first then him. We can support each other during our hurt and our good times in addition to our after care life style changes. I look forward to this beginning to our new life together.
