When Doyle and I got married in 2004, I was happy with myself for the most part.
I weighed around 145 and looked and felt great. I did, however, have a smoking habit. Being a single working mom, I spent days living on cigarettes and Dr. Pepper.
I had a few lower back problems but nothing serious. I was confident with myself, secure in my health, and comfortable in my body.
Well...
I quit smoking. Suddenly I ballooned. I gained over 40 pounds! and quickly!
Saying gooodbye to cigarettes was one of my proudest moments but the weight gain was certainly NOT! Along with the extra pounds came some serious back problems. I spent close to 5 months almost entirely laid up; using a cane and barely moving from the bed to the living room. This was our 2nd year of marriage.
Piano playing, which I have done my entire life, became very, very painful. I could not sit at the bench for more than five minutes.
At the time of my marr
iage I had a 3 year old, Gavin. He is the love of my life. Now at 8 years of age I know it frustrates him that his mother cannot participate in all the fun things he wants to do. When we play basketball, it is h-o-r-s-e and he has to bend down and retrieve the ball off the ground for me. The act of repetitive bending is absolute posterior~suicide! Too much of that leaves me unable to do even the smallest things; like walking!!Gavin is incredible. He knows that there are things I must be very careful about and he never complains. He just jumps in and helps me.
But for 2010 I have made up my mind! Enough! I am determined to get back into shape. I want to be healthy. I want to feel good. I am tired of putting on 3 or 4 outfits
before deciding on the one I think looks the "least fat". Tired of the muffin top on my jeans. Want to be able to run again.
I got a new start when I dumped the smoking habit. I traded it in for obesity. Now I want to start new once again. The next time you see me, I will not look like this:
For support and tips I have started a facebook group to get fit and thin in 2010. To join go tohttp://www.facebook.com/dlsully?v=info&ref=profile#/group.php?gid=428102365485&ref=mf
