The Beginning
This is only my third post on Steemit so I'll start by saying, my name is Andrea, I'm 48 years old and I'm @kiwideb's sister.
I joined Steemit primarily to record my weight loss journey so that maybe I can inspire or help other people. It may also keep me on track as I have a long way to go!
So this all started (well this round anyway) at the end of November when I went to visit my doctor.
For a couple of months beforehand I had been feeling awful. I was tired to the point of exhaustion all day every day!
When I had to feed the animals I was simply dragging myself around and panting for breathe. I put this down to being so over weight but I was surprised at the level of tiredness.
I went to my GP with the intention of asking if I could have a gastric band operation
(kiwideb doesn't know this so shhhh ..... she will be mad) but I needed to know if I met the criteria.
So I sit across from the doctor and explain that I had come to the end of tether and I needed help.
He looks at me and asks if I had ever tried dieting.
Well .... my eyes glaze over and my already high blood pressure starts to spike.....
I told him "all my life and clearly it's not working"
He looks down his nose and replies "clearly"
STALEMATE
He took my BP and told me he couldn't let me leave without medication and after receiving the blood test results it turns out I'm also pre diabetic and extremely low in iron. These 3 things shine a wee light on why I was feeling so awful.
Well.... needless to say I had a wee meltdown - High BP and now pre diabetic ..... YAY..... GO ME!!!!
I kicked my own sizable butt for awhile then thought "Pull yourself together - you can fix this"
I feel I'm a strong independent woman mainly because I have to be. I don't have anyone to help me so my only option was to get a grip and fix my awful eating habits. At this point I have to tell you that I'm the biggest sugar addict ever and I can inhale a bag of lollies without pausing for a second breath.
Unfortunately this doesn't do my health any good so this behaviour has to stop!
I won't go into how much I weigh but I will say that I want to lose 50kg which is around 110 pounds (Blimey I hear you say!! that's a lot) and I want to lose it before I hit the big 50.
I have 14 months left to complete.