The Journey

I have decided to log this story, and it is going to be a long one...
I have spent most of my life overweight and dealing with the horrible judgements, jokes and sneers that came with it (not only as a kid, but as an adult).
   My weight problems are deeply seeded, and emotional. They are controlling, sickening and deadly. I knew if i didnt do something, I was going to die. I was going to die sooner, not later.
   I had already developed dangerously high blood pressure and diabetes. I couldn't walk normally, run or play  with my daughter without becoming dangerously ill. My doctor warned me that the fat building around my heart and liver were causing those organs to literally shut down, even though my arteries were pumping my blood normally, the fat was constricting everything in my body and i was dying...Imagine hearing that..."You are dying"!
   I have survived cancer twice, depression from divorce and the loss of a child...I have survived being an  chemically addicted young adult and living with secrets that could hurt my loved ones...while this blog is not about that, it is important for you to know that after beating most of those obstacles, i was about to succumb to morbid obesity.
   On January 1st 2011, My mother called and made an offer that changed my life. She offered to take me to weight watchers and sign me up for the program, and asked me to give it a try...I did, reluctantly, and as of April 1, i have gone from 389 (down from406) to 338 pounds. My life has changed dramatically and i continue to loose most every week, and my diabetes and high blood pressure issues are resolved. I breath easier, i walk faster can run a little, and I am participating in a 5k walk/run this May...
  I have a ton of help, I am reading about health, learning about my body, learning natural ways to feel good, healthier ways to gain nutrition and interesting facts about my body and how it works, and why it responds to the things it responds too. I am using my own lisenced education in reflexology to benefit my health as well. Facebook, Twitter and Myspace are also huge tools as the community on each website turns out to be a support group on in its own way.
   This Journey is about to become more complex as I investigate my happiness health and lifestyle, and share it all with you in posts dedicated to inspiring you all to become as healthy as you can.
When i receive eye opening info, you will too! When I hear about a blog or a website that will help, so will you! I will still occasionally post about interesting art I see and want to discuss, but mostly this journey is about us, our constant search for a better life, and about me and my exciting, unbelievable transformation from dying, to LIVING!!! please sign up for Email alerts and join me!
Love to you all! Rob