Re: Newbie--introduction

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welcome faith. thanx for the peek into your remarkable special life.

i also HAD heel pain as a pre-op, it's gone, long gone. wtg on your

search for a healthier life. hats off!

& happy new year!

lori h.

> Hi. I just started receiving emails from this groups so if

my " sketchy " info was already given i'm sorry. My name is Faith, I

live in NY state and am a 34 married mother of 7! 13, 10, 9, 7, 4,

3, and 9 months on the 7th. The last 4 are Adopted! My 3 and 4

year olds were both born with a brain injury. They do not walk or

get around by themselves so I have to carry them and they

are " total' care children. They are one of the main reasons I have

decided to do something to help myself be here for a long, long time

if God wills. They are always going to need their mommy.

>

> I weigh 266 pds after a all time high of 276..I lost 36 pounds on

Atkins and gained 30 of it back. of course you all know those

stories..that is just my most recent one! I am tired of being fat,

tired of being tired and I want to be able to sit on the floor with

my kids again. I don't want them to have to defend their " fat " mom

to the kids on the bus or at school and I want to fit in the

auditorium chairs at concerts my kids participate in. But first and

foremost, I want to be a healthy, attractive ME. I want to think of

ME first for once and I want to do this just because I want to. I

recently went to the drs and had my bloodwork done. My cholesterol,

thyroid, CBC, blood sugar, blood pressure, etc.. where all perfect!

However, I am over 135 pds overweight. I want to lose the weight

while I am still " healthy " so I can stay that way. I do have Joint

pain, GERD, infertility issues, and migraines and hopefully that is

enough for my insurance. Not to mention my feet that KILL

> me when I get up in the morning. Did any one else have feet

problems pre surgery? Did it resolve itself when you lost a lot of

weight? I pray it does. I have had heel problems for many years

and even remember them hurting when I was thinner but not like they

do now!

> well, I could write a book but i'll spare you the boredom. I look

forward to getting to know you all.

>

> Faith