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Date Posted: 16:08:11 07/09/02 Tue
Author: Annie
Subject: Re: Believe in yourself!
In reply to: Shannon 's message, "Believe in yourself!" on 14:04:19 07/08/02 Mon

> I'm 45 years old and my weight has yo-yo'd up and down since I was 21 years old. I'm 5'6 and I remember thinking that I was really fat at 128 lbs. I went up to 155 when I was 23 years old and then dieted down to 110 pounds in just a few months ( of course I had a 2 year old I was chasing around) I took Dexatrim and only ate 1200 calories a day and exercised every night after my daughter went to bed. But I felt HORRIBLE! I ended up having stomach spasms and ended up in the hospital. The next year I was up to 128 and thought I was obese! I dieted and exercised down to 119 lbs. It's gone on and on. My parents are very weight conscious. When I asked about different relatives that they saw at a family reunion that I was unable to attend, they described everyone by how fat or skinny they were!
When I was going through a divorce at the age of 42, I lost weight and was down to 142 lbs. But then I got stressed ( a guy I was dating almost died - long story) and went up to 168 pounds. I met my current husband at this weight. (The guy that almost died dumped me a few months earlier- he had a lot of baggage, so it was for the best!) Then I went to Weight Watchers and lost 13 pounds. I found out I'm diabetic the next summer and ended up gaining weight again- this time up to 174 pounds. I also have high blood pressure. New Year's Eve 2002, I went on an eating binge and my sugar went up to almost 400. I felt so horrible that I decided that I needed to take care of my body and eat healthier. Now I'm down to 154 pounds and would like to settle at a healthy weight of 140. At this point of my life it is more of a health issue than looking like a model. I wish I would have taken control of my weight when I was younger. I probably wouldn't have become diabetic so soon!

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