HI ALL!
IT'S BEEN A VERY GREAT YEAR FOR ME. TODAY I'M CELEBRATING MY 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY. ONE YEAR AGO, I WAS 335LBS. MY LEGS AND FEET WERE SO SWOLLEN, MOST OF THE TIMES, I COULD EVEN TIE MY SHOES, I WAS SLEEPING ALL THE TIME, AT WORK, EVEN WHILE DRIVING SOMETIMES, I CAUGHT MYSELF THANK GOD. I SNORED SO BAD, I KEPT MY ENTIRE FAMILY UP MANY NIGHTS. I HAD NO ENERGY TO DO ANYTHING, EVEN MAKING A SINGLE BED WAS HARD, HAD TO STOP IN BETWEEN. I HAD TO WEAR A C PAP MACHINE, BECAUSE I WOULD STOP BREATHING MANY TIMES AT NIGHT. NOT TO MENTIONS MY SELF ASTEEM WAS SO LOW!!! I WAS EVEN AMBARRESSED TO GO TO MY CHILDREN'S SCHOOL FOR CONFERENCES AND PARTIES, AFRAID ONE OF THEIR CLASSMATES WOULD SAY SOMETHING ABOUT ME BEING SO BIG TO MY CHILDREN AND EMBARRESSING THEM. I COULD'NT GO ON ANY AMUSEMENT RIDES, I COULD'NT EVEN WEAR MY CAR SEAT BELT.
WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES!!!! I HAVE LOST A TOTAL OF 165LBS W/15LBS TO GO TO MY PERSONAL GOAL. I HAVE SO MUCH ENERGY. I WENT FROM A SIZE 26/28 TO 12/14. I WANT TO THANK DR. CAPELLA FOR GIVING ME MY LIFE BACK AND FOR GIVING MY CHILDREN THEIR MOTHER BACK. I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY AND ALL OF YOU THAT SUPPORTED ME AND EVERYONE ELSE ON THIS BOARD. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. HERE AT AMOS, IT'S LIKE A SECOND FAMILY. I DON'T POST THAT MUCH, BUT I READ ALL YOUR POST'S EVERYDAY. I THANK GOD FOR THIS BOARD EVERYDAY!!! TAKE CARE AND I WANT TO WISH EVERYONE MUCH SUCCESS!!!!