0Hi all and welcome to my first blog.
About me: My name is Anna, I'm 30 and from Georgia and I am not fattabulous...I'm just fat. This blog will serve as my daily journey to help me deal with being almost 400lbs and still trying to live life. I am currently pursuing weight loss surgery and this blog will hopefully chronicle my every day progress from start to finish. To understand who I am I guess you would want to know the following:
Where am I now?
As of today I am 5'7 379lbs and miserable. I am having problems with my back and I feel like if something doesn't change soon then I may not be around for very long.
What health problems do I have?
First of all I am a Cushing's disease survivor. Basically my body was making an over abundance of the stress hormone cortisol. I suffered from rapid weight gain, muscle break down and was very ill. I also during that time and current am an over eating. It seems like I am always hungry. I have insulin resistance (pre-diabetic), chronic back pain, tiredness. My hair is thinning and it is hard to just do the normal things in life that people have to do. I have a balance disorder also which makes me dizzy a lot. I also suffer from severe anxiety. Also both of my Achilles tendons at the back of my heals are damaged and calcified which makes walking very painful. Sounds like a lot doesn't it? lol
How did I get to where I am now?
Like I said, having Cushing's disease led me from 215 to where I am now. Since I have been in remission/cured for over a year and a half then now I guess I have accept the fact that I am to blame. My habits of over eating, eating bad things and not exercising have kept me at this weight. I have been watching what I eat for the past 2 years and my husband lost a large amount of weight and I have stayed the same. I guess this is why I am now looking into weight loss surgery.
What are my plans?
I want what everyone wants; to be normal. I want to work and have nice things. I want to run and play with my daughter who will only have one childhood....I am to the point now where everything is hard. From trying to exercise to just keeping up with the house. I'm so tired all of the time that it scares me. On Friday, May 18th I put in my first call to a surgeon at Trinity Bariatrics in Augusta Ga. They are contacting my insurance to verify that they can see me. I have already done a 6 month diet with my physician. Oh yeah and did I mention that I am trying to do this with Medicaid? So Now I wait and I pray.
Well I guess that about sums me up. I will try to post everyday with my meals for the day, my weight and how things are progressing with my surgery so thanks to any one that is reading.
About me: My name is Anna, I'm 30 and from Georgia and I am not fattabulous...I'm just fat. This blog will serve as my daily journey to help me deal with being almost 400lbs and still trying to live life. I am currently pursuing weight loss surgery and this blog will hopefully chronicle my every day progress from start to finish. To understand who I am I guess you would want to know the following:
Where am I now?
As of today I am 5'7 379lbs and miserable. I am having problems with my back and I feel like if something doesn't change soon then I may not be around for very long.
What health problems do I have?
First of all I am a Cushing's disease survivor. Basically my body was making an over abundance of the stress hormone cortisol. I suffered from rapid weight gain, muscle break down and was very ill. I also during that time and current am an over eating. It seems like I am always hungry. I have insulin resistance (pre-diabetic), chronic back pain, tiredness. My hair is thinning and it is hard to just do the normal things in life that people have to do. I have a balance disorder also which makes me dizzy a lot. I also suffer from severe anxiety. Also both of my Achilles tendons at the back of my heals are damaged and calcified which makes walking very painful. Sounds like a lot doesn't it? lol
How did I get to where I am now?
Like I said, having Cushing's disease led me from 215 to where I am now. Since I have been in remission/cured for over a year and a half then now I guess I have accept the fact that I am to blame. My habits of over eating, eating bad things and not exercising have kept me at this weight. I have been watching what I eat for the past 2 years and my husband lost a large amount of weight and I have stayed the same. I guess this is why I am now looking into weight loss surgery.
What are my plans?
I want what everyone wants; to be normal. I want to work and have nice things. I want to run and play with my daughter who will only have one childhood....I am to the point now where everything is hard. From trying to exercise to just keeping up with the house. I'm so tired all of the time that it scares me. On Friday, May 18th I put in my first call to a surgeon at Trinity Bariatrics in Augusta Ga. They are contacting my insurance to verify that they can see me. I have already done a 6 month diet with my physician. Oh yeah and did I mention that I am trying to do this with Medicaid? So Now I wait and I pray.
Well I guess that about sums me up. I will try to post everyday with my meals for the day, my weight and how things are progressing with my surgery so thanks to any one that is reading.
