Tomorrow it begins....

Tomorrow I complete the final step of the process that takes me on my weight loss journey.  For the next several months, I will completing the Decision Free Weight Loss Plan from HMR through my local hospital.  This means several things for me: 1) I will be on a very low calorie, medically supervised diet, 2) I will not be eating "real" food for several weeks, 3) I will be losing weight very quickly, and 4) I will be changing my life!

For those who do not know me, here is a brief glimpse into my life.  I am 33 years old.  I have been married for 10 years to a great, albeit also overweight guy.  I am a teacher, but do not have children of my own. For several years, I have tried to lose weight, but always seem to fail.  I get to around a 20 pound loss, and my body seems to quit.  At this point I weight around 325, and on my 5'6" frame, this places me in the morbidly obese range.  At my age, I don't want to live this way any longer!  I desperately want the weight to come off, and feel that this is my last resort.  I have been diagnosed with PCOS for around 9 years, and recently I was told that my blood-work show a pre-diabetic trend. I refuse to take medicine for the rest of my life simply because I did nothing to help my body out.

So here is the plan, I will be working with my doctors to complete the HMR decision Free Plan.  This consists of meal replacement shakes and soups for the first several weeks (usually around 12 in total).  There is also a daily exercise requirement.  I plan on using my Wii Fit during the winter months and simple walking/running as it warms up. After that, depending on my blood-work, weight loss, and overall health, we will decide if I need to go on maintenance or continue on the program.  My guess is that I will be doing this for the rest of my school year which ends in the middle of June.  I plan to post daily/weekly how I am doing on the plan (the eating part), what exercise I am getting (the physical part), and how I am handling my issues with food (the emotional part).

Tomorrow after my initial screening, I will post my weight, BMI, measurements, and pictures so you can see my transformation.  Please feel free to ask questions as you follow along with me!  I am very nervous, but excited to be starting this program!