I Was Eating Myself To Death

(There was no doubt about it.~I couldn’t deny it any longer~It was a fact that was very obvious.} I was in terrible shape. My health was being affected because of my large stomach that seemed to keep growing. My health problems included diabetes and high blood pressure not to mention back and joint pain. Blame for my poor health was mainly caused by the excess weight I was carrying. To put it simply I was eating myself to death.

It was not hard to notice that I had weight issues. It was clear to me what the problem was, but how could I solve the problem? It took me years to get my body into the shape I was, but I didn’t have years to fix it. I was lost and didn’t know where to turn when I went searching on the internet and found something called the biggest loser forum, where there were chat rooms full of people who were fighting a weight loss battle of their own. I was able to find the support of others and began looking into ways that I could get healthier. I was able to discover some helpful websites in my quest to regain my health. I cleared the hurdle of having to choose to lose the weight and was ready to commence my journey.

I knew that I had to consult with a physician. With the assistance of the doctor I was able to figure out what I was going to try to do to get rid of the weight. Both my doctor and myself decided that I needed to take care of my weight issue now. We decided to try a basic diet and exercise program that would limit the amount of calories that I took in allow me to burn more calories. I stuck to the diet despite my cravings for all the foods that I was not allowed to eat any more, and I did my exercises faithfully every day, even the six pack ab exercises, that were on the video I had found in the attic. Unfortunately, diet and exercise did not seem to be working for me. A half a year went by, and I was still as fat as when I was started and I began to feel like a failure. I was looking for a plan that would work, but I didn’t know where to turn to find one.

I went back to my doctor and told him it was time for me to find a way to learn how to lose weight fast, and what would he suggest that I try next to accomplish this goal since I had run out of ideas. My doctor agreed that the diet and exercise program did not work. My doctor suggested a method that would reduce the size of my stomach. The smaller stomach meant I would consume less food at one time but would eat more often. Any time someone cuts into your body there are dangers involved. However, I was taking more of a risk by being severely overweight. There was no more time for me to sit back and do nothing about my weight issues. I turned to the people I love to giver me the guidance and support that I required when thinking about the possibilities.

The day finally came when I went to the hospital to try to change my life. The operation was successful and I spent a short time in bed at the hospital. I got stronger each day after the surgery and looked forward to the next step. While my body was healing, I noticed that I wasn’t very hungry. My doctor eventually gave me the clearance to begin working out. I was not going to accept anything short of success with this plan. And it was working. The weight was disappearing quickly. Twelve months after the operation my weight loss surpassed the century mark. It has been two years since my surgery and I am exactly half the man I used to be. I had gotten my body back to a more normal status on the charts in my physicians office. I have lowered my blood pressure, and my diabetes is under control. I have stayed committed to keeping fit and now have the company of my wife and children in my journey. If I hadn’t done this, I would have died, but now I wake up each morning and enjoy the new day.