ImLuuvd

When I started here, I was 42 & had been put on heart medications & was sick of being over weight. I wanted my body & health to reflect how happy I felt in my life. 6 months after joining fatsecret, Im a new me inside and & out!
I was asked how I managed to lose 55lbs in 6 months:
"I lost my 6 year old baby girl to brain cancer. She fought hard for a chance at life by going through brain surgery, radiation, losing her hair & she STILL was happy for every day she got to love & live. She fought hard until her angel day put her suffering to rest. Yet a few years later here I was KILLING myself by the foods I put into my mouth. I was ashamed. I was taking my health & life for granted. I decided to FIGHT for my life as Sarah fought so hard for hers. All I had to do was control what I ate.
My doc told me shoot for 130.
Sounded so far off yet I knew I'd do it. If I failed it would NOT be because I cheated or didn't take it seriously.
I couldn't go upstairs in my house without chest pain & my heart pounding out of my chest. My resting heart rate was 124! I was knocking on deaths door. My doc wouldn’t let me drive or go outside without hubby in case of heart attack. I was laid up on the bottom floor of my house w/my laptop to read up on South Beach(doctor recommend). The Today show spoke of this website & I joined.
I lost the weight pretty quickly but I did NOT cheat!
I hit my goal of 130 & hung there for about a month. However my blood pressure, heartrate and & triglycerides were still bad and my doc doubled my meds & added a new one! I was heartbroken!
I went back to the doc & to my surprise she said "lose more weight" & those last 10lbs made a HUGE difference in my vitals! She then took me off all 3 of my heart meds!It was like the best gift ever!
I've gone from 173 to 118 as of today.
I'm thankful to my beautiful angel Sarah who taught me how to fight with dignity & to not take my life for granted.
"If you want it bad enough, you CAN do this too!"