The start of a new journey

I decided that I wanted to blog about me, about my weight and struggles with it. If you have found this page and it interests you, then let me know. I know that those if us that are overweight all have had these issues, some just don't talk about it. We are not alone in our daily struggles with weight, food, health, and judgement from others and our self.

I will start by telling you a little about myself. I am almost 30 yrs old, weigh 315 lbs and have been struggling with my weight my entire life. Looking back, I don't remember a time that I wasn't heavy. As I entered Jr High, I was teased. No one would let me sit with them on the bus, and I was the last stop so it was always a battle. That was just the beginning. Being heavy, means that you never really feel like you fit in. You get judged and looked at like you are gross. I do believe that is an addiction. I know that I am addicted to food. I have tried all the diets and pills out there, sure some work great, only to come back on later plus some. I have now decided that I am going to take the life changing step of lap band surgery. My body is telling me that it won't be able to take this much longer. I hurt, am stiff, and have no energy to enjoy my kids. I am very lucky to not have any serious medical problems due to my weight and I want to stop that from happening before it is too late. I hope you will join me on this struggle and journey to my healthy body.