How I lost 80 Pounds
I have always been slightly overweight. In the eighth grade, I was taller and outweighed everyone in my class. The end of high school I blossomed into a woman’s body, weighing in at 150 pounds. At 5′7” I looked pretty good, but I did not look like the other teens around me.
In my family we all have what we call “thunder thighs”; even my brother was blessed with this genetic trait, much to his chagrin. I, however, was also blessed with an extra dollop of “boobs”. So, I have this hourglass shape – large on the top and bottom, yet small at the middle.
By the time I was 29, the first of my major “blooming” experiences occurred when I injured my lower back. Then menopause hit me at the young age of 40, due to a sub-active thyroid. I was able to get my thyroid back up to snuff, but could do nothing about the menopause. So, my waist thickened, my boobs got even bigger (go figure!) and my thunder thighs thundered up some more.
I began a walking regimen; joined the area walkers walking for MS, Leukemia, breast cancer, etc., and got up to five miles a day. But when I pushed myself to go ten miles my knees gave out. So, there went my walking regimen.
But the worst was yet to come; in August of 2000 I had a work accident and broke three ribs in my upper back on the right side. The injury threw my spine out of alignment so I couldn’t stand or walk or even sit for any amount of time. Cooking for myself was not only painful but exhausting. I went from full-time work to part-time, to having to quit all together within a six month period. My body bloomed some more from the in-activity.
By the time I found Dr. D’Adamo’s Eat Right For Your Blood Type I was up to 240 pounds! I had tried other “diet” approaches and with each one I would lose some but gain twice as much back. This approach meant a LIFESTYLE change, but it looked to be one I could easily make, so I gave it a try.
In my family we all have what we call “thunder thighs”; even my brother was blessed with this genetic trait, much to his chagrin. I, however, was also blessed with an extra dollop of “boobs”. So, I have this hourglass shape – large on the top and bottom, yet small at the middle.
By the time I was 29, the first of my major “blooming” experiences occurred when I injured my lower back. Then menopause hit me at the young age of 40, due to a sub-active thyroid. I was able to get my thyroid back up to snuff, but could do nothing about the menopause. So, my waist thickened, my boobs got even bigger (go figure!) and my thunder thighs thundered up some more.
I began a walking regimen; joined the area walkers walking for MS, Leukemia, breast cancer, etc., and got up to five miles a day. But when I pushed myself to go ten miles my knees gave out. So, there went my walking regimen.
But the worst was yet to come; in August of 2000 I had a work accident and broke three ribs in my upper back on the right side. The injury threw my spine out of alignment so I couldn’t stand or walk or even sit for any amount of time. Cooking for myself was not only painful but exhausting. I went from full-time work to part-time, to having to quit all together within a six month period. My body bloomed some more from the in-activity.
By the time I found Dr. D’Adamo’s Eat Right For Your Blood Type I was up to 240 pounds! I had tried other “diet” approaches and with each one I would lose some but gain twice as much back. This approach meant a LIFESTYLE change, but it looked to be one I could easily make, so I gave it a try.
The First Thing I Noticed Was My Energy Level Was Back
