Introduction

Welcome to my weight loss journey. My name is Lisa. I am a 27 year old wife to one and mom to 11 beautiful children. We have 5 with us and 6 angels. They are why I have decided to fight this. I want to get healthy and stay healthy so I can see my grandchildren grow up.

Two years ago my mom passed away. She was only 61 when she passed. She'd smoked for over 30 years before she quit. She had a heart attack in 03 (56) and had open heart surgery because of it. Shortly after that, she became an amputee and would later lose her other leg all because of an evil monster named diabetes. My grandparents also had a host of medical problems also.

Why have I waited so long to get healthy? I didn't have the best childhood growing up. My mom was divorced. She had 4 children from that marriage that were teenagers by the time I came along. She worked like crazy to support her family and wasn't home much. Family life wasn't always the best. I learned to control the areas of my life that I could. Eating became my drug of choice. If I was upset I would eat to numb the pain...eventually I'd eat because I was sad, happy, mad, etc. It wasn't until recently that I realize I eat for the sheer emotional high it gives me. Rarelyat for nourishment. I'm also a huge couch potato. I need to learn to get up and get moving. My biggest problem is that my family has always judged me because of my weight. I've always felt I needed to lose weight for them to love me. They are always throwing diets my way that I may fit into their perfect little bubble. I have created this blog to confront my fears. I often closet diet so that if I fail then I don't have to listen to everyone else's comments.

My husband and I went through fertility treatments a couple years ago where I was diagnosed with PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) and "borderline" diabetes. That should've been enough to wake me up, but it wasn't. We want more children and I know that I need to get healthy for that to happen so here I am.


I hope that you will stick around to see me succeed. I hope I succeed this time.


Thanks,

Weight Loss Mama