GrannyGumbo
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Kathy~yes, you are reading it right!---Actually, it's more than 150#! My dear brother who gave me this 'puter, challenged me a few years ago to lose 100#, at least. (He wanted me to get back down to my youthful weight of 110#.)
That's what I weighed on my wedding day, but nine months and 7 days later, I weighed 180, when our first daughter was born. After that, it was all up-hill. Having 4 children born in a 5yr span, also a 'miscarriage', I just never had the strength to recover...excuses, excuses, I know.
When I couldn't do anything anymore, like play in the floor, or climb on the roof, things like that, I knew I was in trouble. By then, the damage had been done & I was found to have high blood pressure. That's the last time I went to a dr. I've since been trying to "wean" myself from the prescription meds by subbing natural stuff.
My brother said he'd give me $100, which seemed like $1000 to me, and I took him on. My sister bought a treadmill & at first I could only do 2-3 minutes! Then I could do 5, then 10, soon 30, etc. But I hated being "glued" to one spot and I hated to 'exercise'!
So I figured there had to be a better way! And there was! I started "cutting back" on what I ate; instead of 3 biscuits, I ate one, instead of 2 eggs, 1, etc. And I learned not to eat after 5(6 at the latest). I switched from real sugar to Splenda. I cut out all fats at first and then slowly added some fat. Now I eat things I want, but in MODERATION.
I also discovered the wonderful world of walking. We live in the country with lots of dirt roads, so it's kinda hard after a rain, tho' fun! I'm still heading for that goal of 110# & if I don't make it, well, I'll be the perfect weight when my brother sees me in Heaven.
That's what I weighed on my wedding day, but nine months and 7 days later, I weighed 180, when our first daughter was born. After that, it was all up-hill. Having 4 children born in a 5yr span, also a 'miscarriage', I just never had the strength to recover...excuses, excuses, I know.
When I couldn't do anything anymore, like play in the floor, or climb on the roof, things like that, I knew I was in trouble. By then, the damage had been done & I was found to have high blood pressure. That's the last time I went to a dr. I've since been trying to "wean" myself from the prescription meds by subbing natural stuff.
My brother said he'd give me $100, which seemed like $1000 to me, and I took him on. My sister bought a treadmill & at first I could only do 2-3 minutes! Then I could do 5, then 10, soon 30, etc. But I hated being "glued" to one spot and I hated to 'exercise'!
So I figured there had to be a better way! And there was! I started "cutting back" on what I ate; instead of 3 biscuits, I ate one, instead of 2 eggs, 1, etc. And I learned not to eat after 5(6 at the latest). I switched from real sugar to Splenda. I cut out all fats at first and then slowly added some fat. Now I eat things I want, but in MODERATION.
I also discovered the wonderful world of walking. We live in the country with lots of dirt roads, so it's kinda hard after a rain, tho' fun! I'm still heading for that goal of 110# & if I don't make it, well, I'll be the perfect weight when my brother sees me in Heaven.
