Hi! I am Kelly. I am a stay at home mother of 2 toddlers. I am 35 years old and have hit my life max weight at 300 pounds...yeah I know...I'm sick over it. I've been over weight most all my life and have been on diets repeatedly only to have them fail....or I fail. So now I am on another one..lol. I have never ordered pills or tried supplements because I always thought if beauty came in a bottle we'd all be skinny. Well I broke down today and ordered something (can't think of it off hand) from the Dr.Oz show. I figured nothing else has helped so maybe just maybe......and well truthfully with just getting tax refunds back I could afford to throw away the money this once.
What brought me here...... I have gotten so big and developed a low self esteem that I HATE going out in public for anything. I even hate going out to eat because I feel people count the trips I make to the buffet bar.....never the less even THAT doesn't keep me eating!! I just love food. I am also an emotional eat out of boredom person. Did i say i am a stay at home mom? Yeah, so I have nothing to do except eat and take care of kids. You'd think with these two kids I'd get exercise and not have time to snack on little debbies all day.
That brings me to another reason why I am back on a diet...I can't do the things I want to do with my kids. I'm so out of shape that even a stroll around the neighborhood with the hubby and kids wears me out and leaves me breathless before we even hit a block. I want to feel better about myself but I really don't want my kids to miss out on life because of me.
Finally the last factor of my life changing event here is medical issues and death. My grandfather had to have his leg amputated about 7 months ago as a result of diabetes. That came from him being over weight. A dear friend of mine passed away last week due to cardiac arrest. She had been on dialysis for 3 years also, both due to weight. There have been several other friends and family who have or do suffer from medical conditions that might could have prevented by watching weight. Again I have young kids ( 2 and 3) and I don't want to miss out on them growing up because I couldn't find the will power to give up my food addiction and become dedicated to a healthier living.
I don't really have much of a support system and most of the people I know who "need to diet" (their words) wear a size 10 or less and weigh 130lbs soaked in concrete.  No disrespect to anyone but i need someone in my shoes..you know. That's why I don't go to gyms...I'd feel like an elephant around a flock of birds.
Anyways, don't know if anyone will read this but it helped me to get it off my chest.