My Story

So I have been known to be quite the yo yo dieter in my years. Ive always been overweight, and a few years back I decided to do something about it. So I joined www.ediets.com, and went full force. In about 6 months I successfully lost 35 pounds. I was in the best shape ever. I was also training for my first Breast Cancer 3 Day walk that year. Well shortly after my walk, I kept eating like I was training but was not exercising at all. Before I knew it, I had gained back all the weight I lost and continued to put more on.

Well last year I topped off my highest weight ever at 175. For a 5'4" woman, I was really putting a risk on my health. At that time I also started to experience thyroid problems, and was diagonised with Graves Disease. While I went through a radioactive iodine treatment, my weight stayed the same.My thyroid was working almost 6 times the normal level so I was to jittery to do anything. Once the radioactive treatment killed off my thyroid, I was than medicated with a thyroid replacement pill. And I had picked up a second job at this time to. Magically the weight started to come off. I really wasnt trying, but the exercise I was getting from the second job was helping. I certaintly wasnt eating very good, and although losing the weight was nice..it wasnt how I intended it to be. So I dropped about 15 pounds. And than it halted. I started to have more thyroid problems, fatigued, weight gain (within a few pounds) and migranes. Ive been at that stage for the last 3 months. While they are still trying to regulate my thyroid, Im trying my hardest to exercise when I can. Being fatigued all the time sure does take its toll on me though.

Im training for my third Breast Cancer 3 Day, so most of my exercise is walking. I dont have a gym membership at the moment due to the training for the 3 day. I never could fit in gym time when I trained previously, so thought Id save some money for now. I did start doing some strength training at home with videos. Which is good for me right now since Im at a very beginner level. Eating healthy has always been a challenge. Ive always been bad at fast food, pop, junk food, and everything in between there! The things I learned my first weight loss time around have seemed to been erased from my brain, so defintely going to need some help in that department. I work a desk job during the day so its helpful in getting my water intake down, and bringing healthy meals and snacks.

So thats my story. And this will be the last time I have a story of how I lost and gained again. This time this weight is coming off for good! Im ready to learn how to live in a new healthy lifestyle :)