TarahTotts's Journal, 08 October 2016

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So, I have been dealing with a ton of weight issues for several years now, ever since I had my daughter. I'm not going to blame it on baby weight because during my pregnancy I lost 50 pounds and enjoyed a pretty active lifestyle even though I was no size 6, but during her delivery there were complications and thus I had a C-section which completely ruined my body. My energy levels hit the floor, the motivation was gone, the desire to workout....dead, I felt bad in so many ways that I became a recluse. There was something about those doctors cutting me open that left me empty; that's the best way I can describe it. Don't get me wrong I'm happy they pulled my beautiful baby out as quickly as they could to save her and I am happy my little minion bothers me none stop, but the experience of being cut open was not pleasant at all, thus I began to get lazy, I stopped going out, emotionally things became stressful, I had to leave college due to some financial issues which compounded things and lastly things between my husband and I had gotten very shaky. I didn't eat much but I drank a lot of soda. I later discovered I was suffering from a hereditary condition that affects my ovaries, so hormones are out of whack, emotions were all over the place so my eating habits were terrible. Like I said I didn't eat much, but what I had was terrible for my body, all processed, bleached, added sugars and salts, artificial dyes, if it's bad you name it I probably had it, my biggest problem was the sugary drinks and the fact that the workout/super active life I once had was no more. lol Here I am 8 years later and ready to fix it, I'm hoping I can get it together. I have been steady and strong for the past 9 days, My days are not as active as they used to be but I have been working out for about 45 minutes to an hour every day. I have cut out about 99% of the soda i was drinking because I don't want to risk cravings that send me into binge drinking Pepsi and mountain dew, so I have a little to keep those cravings at bay. I am currently motivated and hope to remain that way,I do admit to having had a few days where I didn't want to do do it but I pushed myself and was so proud of myself when I was done. Now I have joined Fatsecret hoping I can motivate others and get motivation in return so we can reach out goals together. I wish you the best of luck and hope everything you do is completed with success.