New member Ann

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Hey Ann,

Welcome to the group. You're not alone here. My story, and probably most everyone's, is similar to yours. This is a great place to learn about IE and how to be gentle with yourself.

Gracie

IE-ing since 4/2/09 > To: IntuitiveEating_Support > Date: Thu, 7 May 2009 21:46:29 +0000> Subject: new member intro> > hi everyone. my name is ann. i am married to the man of my dreams, and we have 2 beautiful younger children. we currently reside in KY, with our zoo...lol. we have 3 cats, 3 puppies and 3 horses. > > as to why i am here...i'll give you the short version...otherwise we could be here all day...lol. when i met my husband, just about 10 years ago, i weighed 132#. i was happy, healthy, blah blah blah. ask my husband, tho, and he'd tell you i was too thin. i'm 5'5, but have a thick bone structure. he said that i was more like a bag of bones. well, then i had my daughter. i lost all my weight, except 5 #, then had an issue that resulted in me being put on a steroid. on that steroid, i gained 30#. then i had my son on the way. we repeated this cycle, but i gained 40#. that was the beginning of my weight struggle. i gained 20# more, give or take, thru the next 5 years. > > in 2007, i started out at 190#, then my son had to be hospitalized from sept. 2007 until may 2008. during this time, i blew up to 230#. there was a mcdonalds in the hospital, and i went from being really active to extremely sedate. i was careful, eating salads with the grilled chicken, but it didn't help much. i started doing yoga, while at the hospital, and it helped to maintain the weight i gained, but that wasn't enough for me. > > since we've been home, this past year, i have restarted my activities, and did drop back to 190...however, as of late, i've been gaining again. i'm back to right around 215. > > i used to be a "gym bunny", and very active horse person. i would ride many hours a day. to be like this, now, scares me...and baffles me. i don't go to the gym, anymore, but i am always moving. working with my horses for extended periods of time. i eat portions that i feed my kids...i'm not full, but satisfied. not hungry every few minutes. i try to eat balanced meals. i have cut most soda from my diet...i have 1 can every once in a while. i drink mostly iced tea and filtered water. i try, but let's face it...it's just not working! of course, i have started adding butter to most everything i make, as i'm trying to get weight back on my son, after his extended illness...which doesn't help, either.> > i need help learning better ways of taking care of myself, not just for me, but also for my family. > > so that's me. i look forward to meeting you all, and getting to know you all.> > thanks for reading,> ann> > > > ------------------------------------> >