How does one find themselves overweight and unhappy? Part 1

I am sure we all have stories to tell and mine is not different from some of yours. I dealt with extreme emotions by eating. Whether I was extremely happy or extremely sad I turned to food.

In 1996 I weighed 138 pounds and was working on getting the last 10 pounds off when my health declined and I had to stop exercising and starting eating without thought as to what I was eating. I was diagnosed with Pericarditis which is a condition in which the sac-like covering around the heart (pericardium) becomes inflamed. This took everything my body had to fight it and about 9 months to recover fully and at least 6 months on steroids. It was so difficult on my body that for years to follow every time I got sick I would get pneumonia my immune system was just shot. I had to stay away from everyone that was sick to protect myself from even most common colds. This is the first health issue I had to deal with. I will post more soon on the next fight against strept.

Let me just close today by saying whatever decisions or actions you have made to get you where you are today it is never too late to change. I started my changes as 46 year old women who was over 200 pounds. Yes, it has been slow but it is so worth it. Just decide, commit and succeed. I am here to help you just let know you need some help.