My Motivation

Today I need to remind myself why I'm taking this journey. Who am I doing it for? What am I going to do to stay on the "straight and narrow". I've been slacking a LITTLE. By some miracle of God I stayed the same during weigh-in on Friday (at 283.2), but that's not enough for me. I need to be LOSING. It is too early to hit a plateau!

Firstly, obesity runs thick in my father's side of the family. This has lead to diabetes, cellulitis, congestive heart failure, and a wide variety of other issues. My paternal grandfather passed away in his 60's due to heart disease. My paternal grandmother currently suffers from congestive heart failure and has been in and out of the hospital more frequently over the past few months. An aunt on my father's side passed away at the age of 44 due to her obesity, leaving behind a young daughter.

While we're on the subject of bad family history, my mother's side carries a strong gene for diabetes. My uncle passed away in his early forties from a heart attack while in the hospital for something related to his diabetes. My mother herself has an underactive thyroid (causing a slow metabolism) and high blood pressure. We also have a history of cancer on this side of the family with my maternal grandmom passing in her early fifties due to breast cancer.

All the family history aside, Rob and I would really like to start a family within the next two - three years. However, being obese and pregnant holds some really high risks: hypertension (high blood pressure), preeclampsia and eclampsia (hypertension and the presence of protein in the urine, which can affect both mom and baby), gestational diabetes (babies risk problems such as being large for their gestational age, which may lead to delivery complications, low blood sugar, and jaundice), Cesarean delivery and postoperative complications.

Wow, after I went back to proofread this, I realize it's time for me to get my booty back in gear. The odds are stacked against me, but I know I can beat them! Plus, Rob and I HAVE to have a baby soon so "THE MOMS" can stop bugging us about when they're going to get grandchildren!