How does one find themselves overweight and unhappy? Part 3

So here I am again posting my story. This is the last installment on how I got to 222. As explained in other parts of this story I am or shall say was an emotional eater. I would turn to food when my emotions were high or low. I have almost overcome this but it creeps in every once and a while and I have to remind myself what the results were in the past. In 2001 I started going through constant pain. It was debilitating at times. In Jan of 2001 I woke up with intense pain in my side I was not sure what it was and the doctors could not figure it out. The pain lasted for about 2 hours then it went away. After this episode things went down hill. By June of that year the pain had started moving up my body and was a constant pain. From my hips up it hurt all the time. My shoulders were the worst. There were even times when I just could not even hold my head up. Lifting my arms much pass my chest was hard and I would have to force myself to  even wash my hair. My energy level had fallen to almost zero. I had to quit just about everything. At times I could not even drive. Showers would wear me out and I would have to nap after any activity including showers. My quality of life was horrible. Migraines were almost a daily occurrence.
I seen lots of doctors and they finally labeled it as fibromyalgia. They tested for lupus and MS. I started taking meds which never really helped. Grape seed extract helped the most as well as bovine colostrum. I started getting shots every month which included 4 days of 14 -20 shots per area. I received shots in were both shoulders as well as both hips.
The lower ab pain continues to get worse. The lower ab pain was so bad and I had no idea the lower ab pain was even related to anything else.  I was seeing doctor after doctor, they tested for everything. This lasted for over 3 years. In July of 2004 I had a complete hysterectomy because of severe endometriosis. After the surgery we found out all my pain was related to the endo.
You might be wondering how this is related. It is related because during this time I turned to food on bad days and we ate out way too much because I just was not up to the task of cooking. Oh I prayed and I trusted God to pull me though this but at night when I was alone and hurting, food would make me feel better, for a little while anyway.
If there is one thing I would like to do is help people who deal with emotional eating. One of the first things I had to do was admit to this problem. This was the hardest step.
Today one of the nest things to help with this is a food journal. who wants to track binges. Not me!!!
So here I am now down to 152. It has been a long road to get here. I am determined to lose the last 12 pounds and to never walk this path again. Come join me!!! I am here to help!! To share the victories and failures of my journey.