Chandler

Member Since March 2009

My Story
Yes I am changing the profile again. Let me start that I am no writer nor am I a good speller. That is why the GODS invented spell check and I should have done that before I posted!!!
I have had been down so many different roads to finally find this one! I believe I finally choose well!! Being a member at Curves has enriched my life in so many ways. I even bought a bike to ride there and back three times a week!!! No not crazy just on a mission to a better me. I have been struggling with my weight for about 15 plus years. Doctors told me I produced too much spinal fluid that caused serious headaches and my weight was part to blame. But what do you do when you can not get out of bed due to the headaches. It was a struggle and medications seemed to make it worse.
That is where it all begins... My life has been an up and down battle but I have been so blessed to be surrounded by my friends and my family, who to me are one and the same. I went through a tough divorce in 98. I guess I rose above that one and landed my sole mate in 2002. In 2003 I lost both my parents to illness. Food, Cigarettes, and the couch became my best form of coping. In 2004 I discovered I was pregnant with a little girl to change everything. Due to the weight of carrying her and the weight I already had I ended up with two hernias. It really wasnt until my 34th birthday that I realized I needed a change and that change needed to be me. With a lot of inner searching, I quit smoking on Jan 2008 and am proud to say I am now a non-smoker! I also quit biting my nails. I felt that I can tackle the big oneWEIGHT!!!
2009 needed to be the time for change and the weight must go!!! I tried every diet known to man. I knew I needed to figure out to eat healthy, exercise and cook myself!!! Now my addictions are cook books and the Food Network. Now I depend on Curves and my family to keep me going even when I don't want to. I love the girls at the Chandler center. They give me hope and that very much needed adult conversation. I am a at home mom and I love every moment of it but, I enjoy knowing 3 times a week I can escape in to a world that has nothing to do with Hannana Montana or the Disney Channel!
I walked into Curves in March at 240 lbs. I am proud to say as of my last weigh in I was at 222 lbs. I have lost more but we shall see at next weigh in. I am usually on the other side of the camera and my goal is to have my picture taken again with a little more enthusiasm. I want to love the way I look and so far I am on the right track. I have a long way to go but with the support I have I am sure I will do it!!
Live, Love, and Sing out loud!!!
Jennifer Hall

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