Where it all began

A history of me lesson  ...

I suppose I was always overweight.  When I was a size 8 and 10 in middle school and high school, I always felt like one of the biggest girls.  I was.  It wasn't my imagination.  As I got older I realized I'd give anything to be a size 8 or 10.  Or 12!

I remember going to "Figure World" with my mom when I was in elementary school.  I remember drinking slim fast in high school.  I remember trying every Richard Simmons record, tape, then video.  I was pretty comfortable with my weight as I finished high school in 1992.  I'm guessing I was around 150 lbs.

By 1993 I was close to 200 lbs.  Not knowing where I was headed with my life not to mention a roommate who brought home a large pizza from work every night led to constant overeating.

In 1994 I moved home with my parents and started dropping weight.  I also began dating the man I would end up marrying.  By early 1995 I was back at 150.  We married in August of that year and by the following May I was probably 180 or so.  Then, we moved to Arkansas and my weight kept climbing.  I was soon over 200 and it has just slowly gone up ever since.

Lose a little, gain it back plus a little.  Lose a little, gain it back plus a little.  A vicious cycle has gone on and on and on for years now.  At my largest I was 269.  Not quite that now but close.  The road to recovery and restoration is afoot.

"He must increase and I must decrease." - John 3:30

Be blessed y'all!