In Nov of 2013, I decided I was tired of being overweight, unhealthy and having no energy to play with my kids. I was 220 lbs and had a long line of medical issues. My 4 year old son was being diagnosed with Autuism and I had a 3 year old daughter who was born with a cleft lip and palate and had a long line of her own medical issues. On top of it my husband was a truck driver gone all the time. My oldest daughter was very little help. Needless to say I was stressssed and I took it out by eating all the time. Finally I had enough after my doctor told me straight. I needed to lose the weight or I would be dead by 35. Well ok then.
It took alot for me to get on the right track. The more weight I lost the more energy I had though. The more confidence I gained along with my self esteem. I started to notice how toxic my marriage was. My husband hated my weight loss. He would constantly put me down and constantly buy foods he knew i couldn't resist. He of course was severaly obese as well. Finally, I found out he was having an affair. It about destroyed me. I spent every day working full time and raising our 3 kids along with handling every doctors appt and surgery for them. He didn't have to do anything. But I was not enough.
I was down to 156 when i finally left him. But then the stress piled up with the divorce and the kids and moving and having no support. I gained 20 lbs again over 4 months.
So here i am... Trying to put my life back on track. Rebuilding from the ground up. My life is my kids. My job and trying to live healthy. I recently started dating a man who is on the same path as I am in trying to rebuild his health and his life after years of a toxic marriage....