About
I am single, a mother of 2, and grandmother of 7. My family and my Lord Jesus are my life. I hope to write about my weight and life experiences to inspire others to follow and succeed. God bless everyone who reads this.
I pretty much told a lot about myself in my first post - From Slim to Fat to Obese and Back which I have moved to this page:
What makes us go from the slim youth we were to the larger than normal size we obtain later in life? I know women would say having babies is one and that is one problem a lot of women have to deal with. Then there is my daughter who just a few weeks after giving birth looked like she was never pregnant. Obviously she takes after her father’s side of the family.
I was married to an alcoholic who played games with my head. Then I was married to a very controlling man. One thing he said was he would divorce me if I got fat. So what did I do? True to my rebellious nature, I snuck out with my stepson to Taco Bueno almost nightly and ate huge chef salids right in front of my husband. I did get fat, but he never divorced me. We finally parted ways, then he passed away a couple years later. My path was set – 5 pounds a year minimum gain.
The weird part was that no matter what diet I tried, I would lose up to 10 pounds and no more. At that point in time I would get scared of being slimmer. Then I would binge and give up because ‘I am a failure – look at all my failures down through the years – and if that isn’t enough, just ask my kids’.
Thank goodness (God) that I am changing now. I am going towards that healthy weight to avoid things like heart problems, sugar diabetes, etc. It is still a struggle with my head, but I am winning the battle. After all, my rebellious side, my dictator side, and me all want the same thing – the best health I can have – and the side effect of better looks isn’t bad either!
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