My journey began on February 11, 2013. I have decided to share my experiences here by starting with photos that I hid on my computer - this is me after 20 years of gradual weight gain and living the Standard American Diet (SAD).
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September 2012
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| October 2012 - with my daughters |
In January 2012 I became a vegetarian. I quickly learned that it was easy to be an unhealthy vegetarian. After several serious gallbladder attacks I had my GB removed on May 1, 2012. I continued on a path toward borderline high cholesterol and glucose levels and arthritis. In December, 2012 I hit my all time highest weight of 206 pounds. Since February 11, 2013 I have had amazing success with Dr. Joel Fuhrman's Eat to Live Nutritarian lifestyle. Soon I will start sharing my progress - along with the challenges to stay on track to a better life. By the way....these are difficult photos to post - when I saw them for the first time, I could not believe that the person in these photos was me. Looking at them made me realize that I had been living outside of myself.
I am at the beginning of my journey - finally, I can say that I am no longer obese...the first layer is gone. Now on to the next layer. I hope my journey will inspire others.
Peace, Diane
