Weight Loss Journey

     In March of 2008 I was involved in an auto accident.  I was taken to the hospital and there I find out that I had diabetes.  When I recieved my hospital records the doctor had put that I was morbidly obese.  I knew I had put on some weight through the years and that I was counsidered fat, but morbidly obese.  This hurt my feelings and I was determined to do something about it.  However after I was sent home I was in bed for two months because of the accident.  When I could get up things just didn't work as well so I put off exercising.
     In November I had the priviledge of going to Hawaii with my sisters and my mom.  I was having trouble walking but I went anyway because I didn't know if I would ever get a chance like this again.  Hawaii was fun except the trouble I had walking.  When we went to the Culture Center I had to rent a wheelchair and my sisters took turns pushing me.  I was so embarressed and felt bad that they had to spend their vacation pushing me around.  I really appreciated their sweetness to me. 
     In 2009 my son started teaching a class on creating the life that we wanted instead of accepting the life that was just taking place.  I have learned so many things and maybe at a latter date I will tell you some of the things I learned.  One thing that I learned was I had the power to create what ever it is I wanted.  However how to go about it was a little harder to learn.  I found that a lot of my weight gain dealt with a lot of emotions that I had stuffed through the years.  Reaching down and dealing with them was tough for me and sometimes painful.  Kyle helped me through and I felt that I was the child and he was the parent when it should have been the other way around.  I felt that I should have learned these things earlier in life and should be teaching them to my children  I am just thankful that this knowledge came my way no matter the source.
     In September of 2009 I went to Salt Lake for my mother's 85th Birthday.  My sister told me that we were going to have family pictures taken so I needed to have a nice outfit.  My daughter and I went to Lane Bryant where they sell clothes for large women.  I went in and tried many dresses, skirts, and blouses on and could't find any that fit. I was so devastated that I walked  out and did nothing but cry all the way to Spanish Fork.   I was so upset with myself that I had allowed myself to get that big and I just wanted to give up and die.  I decided that I wouldn't be in the pictures because I would just ruin them. My sister Mashell helped me create a nice pants outfit between what I had and she had.  I did have pictures taken but was ver self concious.
     When we got back to Mashell's place I told her how devastated I was and that I was going to find away no matter how much it cost to lose this weight.  She told me about Isagenix and we signed me up right then.  The sad part about this is my brother had tried before to get me to sign up in Isagenix and all I saw was another MLM and I was tired of MLM's  I think I had joined almost everyone out there and felt they were a waste of time.  Sorry DeeWayne.  When I got home to Montana and recieved my product I read everything that dcame with it so I could do this program right.  I did a nine day cleanse back to back.  I was so excited at the thirteen pounds that I lost.  However I wondered if this weight would stay off.  I did continue to lose weight.
     In March of 2010 My sister, Mashell and brother, DeeWayne came up to help me with the business end of Isagenix.  By this time I had lost 30 pounds.  When they walked in they were amazed at how baggy my clothes were fitting.  They told me that I needed some new clothes.  I told them that I hadn't lost all the weight that I wanted to yet.  I told them that we diden't have a Dahle's or Lane Bryants here so I couldn't.  They insisted that we go shopping at Walmart.  I knew that there was nothing there for someone my size.  When we walked into Walmart Mashell and Colleen  took off by the time I reached them they had a basket full of clothers to try on.  I was shocked and surprised when a 3X fit me.  I was able to get seven new tops and was so excited that I could fit a 3X, before this time I had been wearing a 6X or bigger depending on the style. I had lost 3 dress sizes and walking on cloud nine.
     Well that finish's chapter one in my journey so stay tune for chapter two coming your way soon.   Love to all