My story

I have decided to start a blog about my weight loss journey and to inspire others to lose weight and become healthy. I have Ehlers Danlos syndrome and fibromyalgia which have put some limitations on me but I fight both syndromes with diet and exercise. On 8/25/2010 I decided to join Jenny Craig as a last ditch effort to lose weight or I was going to look into having the lap band surgery. I have struggled with my weight since I can remember and have been on and off diets since I was 10 years old. At 10 years old my mom and I joined Weight Watchers and I remember being the youngest one there and being so embarrassed. From then on I've been on and off fad diets for years but when I was a senior in high school I hit my heaviest at 350lbs. I then lost some weight that summer because I was uncomfortable in my own skin. So when I started college I decided to join a gym and I met a very special person who I spent 5 years with and we had good and bad times but it ended this past Jun for good. When we were dating we would eat out or he'd cook fattening meals and I'd gain weight and then lose it back and forth. But June 25th I had to have my gallbladder taken out. I figured that I could still eat the same after having my gallbladder taken out but I soon realized that I couldn't go back to my old eating habits. I found that I couldn't eat dairy and anything with fat in it sent me to the bathroom. So I was sent to meet with a gastroenterologist and he took a look at me and asked what I had been eating and what upset my stomach the most and little did I know he'd put me on a very low fat and nondairy diet for two weeks. He also talked to me about my weight and that I needed to lose weight. Well I had seen a commercial  for Jenny Craig earlier that day so I decided that after my appointment I would go over to Jenny Craig and just talk to someone and get information. Well little did I know that my life was about to change and that I'd lose 45lbs in six months. I have had moments where I just want to quit and it's not easy but I know that I'm changing my life for the better. I have also had another surgery to remove my tonsils and that was a rough surgery and recovery. Then a few weeks after I had my tonsils out I had a kidney infection and was in the worst pain of my life. I just wanted to quit and be done with the program but my consultant of course wouldn't let me quit. I really can't go through this journey without my Jenny Craig consultant and having the support. So my advise to someone who is about to start their journey is find what works for you, stick to it through the ups and downs and that it's a lifestyle change. I still have a long journey ahead of me but I'm so proud of myself and for sticking with this journey instead of going with the lap band.