First time post here and oh my gosh do I have a long way to go. Going to give a bit of background so apologies for the rambling. This will be long so apologies in advance!
I went from being overweight to competing in bikini/fitness comps way back in 2013. My DH proposed to me that year and I had just decided to return to university for a career change. Life was on track and it was great!
In 2014 we got married (yay!) not 3 months later, I received a diagnosis that changed my life. Type 1 Diabetes. I spiralled, HARD. My body dysmorphia came back with a vengeance. Poor hubby and I had just moved four and a half hours away from family and friends for his job (we knew no one). We honestly didn’t know how to deal with all this change/emotions. I binged/drank and ignored the diagnosis for about 3 months (I was really in a bad place).
Thankfully I got my head screwed back on (thank you therapy) and focused on getting my blood sugars in control and a handle on this disease. We had our daughter in 2016 and I am so unbelievably thankful for her. Blood sugar control, especially in pregnancy has to be so tightly controlled. She became my focus, my motivation to get myself 100% for her. She was born a healthy and happy baby. We had our cheeky little boy in 2018 and thankfully he was also born happy and healthy (again, unbelievably tight blood glucose control).
So... why am I here? My blood glucose is in fantastic control however, my weight has increased significantly. I was a healthy and happy 143 (5”7) prior to diagnosis. Now after babies and insulin I’m sitting at 174. Urgh. For the past year I’ve been training at the gym but I just cannot stop over eating. I’m here to keep myself accountable and focus on getting healthy for my kids.
I start and then lose motivation so much that it’s a vicious cycle. Also, I think part of me is afraid of the change.
I would love some advice/help. I want to get this done (finally! )
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