Hi there… My name is Annie, welcome to my little corner of the
internet, Plus Size to Downsized. I started this blog to document my weight
loss journey, my trip back to health and, well, just life in general. So, why
don’t you stick around awhile and join me.
A little about me… Hmm, what to say… I was born, I grew up…
nope, that’s boring. I live in Nevada, SIN CITY BABY!!!
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Well,
actually I live in Carson City, Nevada and don’t commit very many sins. We did move to
Las Vegas a couple years ago to get away from the weather in Northern Nevada, but I HATED Vegas so came back home. I ended
up in Northern Nevada about 14 years ago after experiencing the joy of two
hurricanes in a month in South Florida. We lived through them, but wanted to
get the heck out of Dodge before another one came to blow our house down (oh,
wait, that’s the big bad wolf).
Anywho… I left South Florida for Nevada, got sick of the weather in the North so moved to the South, got sick of the South, so moved back to the North... I think I finally have made up my mind (I hope so since I bought a house).
I live with mu hubby and our fur baby, Redboy. Sadly, Greyboy passed away a couple of years ago, so now it is just Redboy. He is sooo spoiled now!! Oh, there's also the tiny dinosaurs...
Hubby’s dad lives with us too. I am a superhero (I mean social worker) by day. I work with the elderly to help them stay in their homes (sometimes I do feel like a superhero!) In my spare time, I read (love books), eat (love food, which would explain the need for this blog in the first place) and spend time with family (hubby, furbaby and mom!!! yay, I'm home again!).
Hubby’s dad lives with us too. I am a superhero (I mean social worker) by day. I work with the elderly to help them stay in their homes (sometimes I do feel like a superhero!) In my spare time, I read (love books), eat (love food, which would explain the need for this blog in the first place) and spend time with family (hubby, furbaby and mom!!! yay, I'm home again!).
Why I needed this blog… right now. When I got married in the
summer of 2008, I weighed 305 pounds. OMG, that is a lot. I wore size 26 or 28
and didn’t want to take pictures, go out with friends or my new hubby or anything
else, just wanted to stay home (and probably eat).
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| Me in August 2008 - about 305 pounds... OMG!! |
A couple years later, I got
it in my head that I was going to lose weight. I tried to eat better, walked on
the treadmill, used the elliptical and joined the gym (which I went to about 4
times, total). I got down to about 240 pounds (Yay!). Then, I gave up (Boo!).
It was too hard, my hubby was supportive but was not working on losing weight
so it was very difficult to eat right when he was not. I creeped back up, I never
made it back to 305 pounds (thank goodness), but I went back up to 280 pounds.
So, in April of 2014 I started experiencing a bunch of
health issues (I won’t go into them here, but the first couple of blog posts
talk about them). I was miserable for about 9 months, had 2 surgeries and said,
enough is ENOUGH! In January 2015, my hubby and I both started on Nutrisystem.
Eating better (OMG, portions!), walking more and just trying to get healthier.
I lost almost 70 pounds and hubby has lost almost 100 pounds. Then, we stopped Nutrisystem (REALLY bad idea!!). I have gained back ALMOST everything I lost, I have never seen that 305 again, but I have seen 275.
So we started again. Then stopped again... Then started again, then stopped... AGAIN... I am sick of it, literally at times. I have aches and pains and heart issues and can't breathe and can't walk without pain.
So, I HAVE TO MAKE A CHANGE. Not just a diet but a change, for good, for my LIFE. We have never really gotten back on track, but every day is a new day, right?!? I am back up to 245 and need to finally get healthier. We still have a long way to go, and that is why this blog is important. It is to document that journey. And hopefully will show our success along the way. So, back to EASY... Nutrisystem, here we come (again...)
So, I HAVE TO MAKE A CHANGE. Not just a diet but a change, for good, for my LIFE. We have never really gotten back on track, but every day is a new day, right?!? I am back up to 245 and need to finally get healthier. We still have a long way to go, and that is why this blog is important. It is to document that journey. And hopefully will show our success along the way. So, back to EASY... Nutrisystem, here we come (again...)
I hope you find our story inspirational and I hope that I
can keep you inspired, entertained and maybe a little bit motivated to find
your journey to health.
Thanks!
P.S. I would love to hear from you, connect with me on social media (links on the side) or send me an email at plussizeannie@yahoo.com