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from MA 456
Athol with a loss of 53.25#
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At my highest weight, I was 410 pounds in October,
2010. I have been overweight for as long as I can
remember.
Growing up, I think I was on every diet known to
man. The worst had to be a banana diet my mother
had me on. I ate nothing but bananas for two weeks.
Counting calories never seemed to work for me. The
only time I really lost any weight was when I
followed the Atkins diet. However, when I went back
to eating the "normal" way, I gained that weight
back and more to go with it.
About two years ago I asked my doctor about the
possibility of finally admitting I needed surgery.
Although I really did not want it, I finally
realized I had to do something, or I was going to
die. Luckily, he did not recommend the surgery
because he felt there were too many unanswered
questions. However, he was confident I could do it
on my own by making small changes. He explained
that I could continue to eat anything I wanted to,
just not every day. For instance, if I wanted ice
cream, change from eating it every day to once a
week.
I do not remember anyone every putting it in those
words before. The focus of previous doctors always
seemed to be calorie counting. They never really
seemed to explain the different food groups and how
to focus on consuming the right kinds of calories.
After seeing the number on the scale that day, I
really started trying to change. I tried to make
small changes that did not leave me feeling denied.
A few of my cousins have been members of TOPS for
years and encouraged me to join. The TOPS web site
helped me find a meeting of chapter 456 here in
Athol. The support that the group offers and the
accountability of having to get weighed in once a
week, seems to motivate me. As of last Thursday, I
have lost 65.6 pounds.
I seem to have plateaued since the first of this
year. I am now trying to adjust my eating habits to
kick start my metabolism. I am also going to try to
dig out a friend's recumbent bicycle in her garage
so that I can start getting some more exercise. I
am limited to how much I can walk, so hopefully the
bicycle will help.
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