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| This was me with Dyed Hair back in 2010! |
Hello and welcome to my new blog. Today I want to introduce you to the writer, Ashley. Good day to you my readers! I want to tell you about my personal weight loss struggle and health problems. As the time goes on I will explain how I have taken things and turned it around. Let us start with when the problem began.
My weight problems begin with I was only 6 years old. My mother needed to find a special dress for my uncles coming wedding as I was to be the flower girl. Well no store carried a size large enough to fit me. At 6 years old I slowly starting learning how cruel the outside world could be.
By the age of 13 years old, I was very overweight pushing 300 pounds. We could not go to Wal-Mart then in (2000) and get my clothes they had none big enough. That was the first year I was forced to go to the Plus Size Clothing store Fashion Bug. It hurt worse than anyone could imagine to be 13 years old and overweight. But what hurt the most is that all the kids my age got to wear whatever they wanted, me I had to wear what fit.
The first shopping trip I remember it like it was yesterday. I was so angry and upset that I could not think clearly. I gave my mom one heck of a time then. I hated being fat and most of all I hated the people that would make fun of me.
I cried myself to sleep that night after the shopping trip.
Fast forward to the age of 16. I weighed over 300 pounds now. It physically hurt to walk too long, stand too long, or perform in any physical activity including P.E. in school. No one really understood my pain even though they said "I understand!" but they didn't because my family was not overweight. They were normal people to me!
School, well school was hell! The kids in my class well most of them were purely mean. I hated them! I was called fat, tubo, lardo, titanic, wide load, and so many other hurtful names. I hated going to school and because of how I was treated. P.E. Was a whole entirely different problem altogether.
P.E. Was manatory you could not get out of it unless you were me! I found every excuse in the book not to go, or fake being ill. I had even the coaches pissed off at me and I really think they hated me. No one understood how horrible and how much pain I felt if I did the warm ups, or walked the mile on the track like it was required each day of P.E. My body would hurt so bad I could cry for hours yet no one cared how bad I felt.
I felt as if I was always going to be fat and ugly. I was severely depressed even thinking of suicide more than once! I did not want to deal with the pain. I did not want to feel the hurt and ache in my heart no more. I did not want to be called one more name. I just wanted to be loved, held, and allowed to be a normal 16 year old.
I often thought of my future, a future without a husband because who could love someone as fat as me. Who would want to make love to someone as ugly as me! I feared a lifetime of being an old, ugly, fat, woman with fifteen cats or dogs or both.
I finally was given my mother's permission to drop out of high school with the exception I got my G.E.D. Shortly after! I agreed even said, "Where do I sign". The day I walked into the high school and the papers of my withdrawal were finally signed was probably one of the happiest days of my life.
As I walked out the door I was mentally screaming... You can all GO TO HELL as you put me there ever since 4th grade! That was the day I never looked back... But I did not forget what those kids caused. Those scars will always be on the inside.
19 years old, I met Buddy, who I fell in love with but felt he would never love me. Little did I know he had a grand plan. Even though it was nothing special as in romance novels no dozen roses, fancy dinner, or anything. He proposed. Of course, I said "YES!" probably so loud everyone around could hear. We were engaged for a short while and married.
Now 2012, oh 2012 was probably the worst. I reached my heaviest. 396 pounds and my daily activities were down to nothing. I could not physically bend down and put on my own socks, yet alone tie my own shoes. I could not get up and clean the dishes, or even mop the floors. I couldn't go and do the laundry. Grocery shopping was a joke as I could barely walk. Going out to eat was completely out of the question, I couldn't fit the in booths. Shaving my legs is so embarrassing. I could not shave my own legs because I couldn't reach all of my legs.
2012, I found myself in a deeper depression, filled with anxiety, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, hypothyroidism, and so much more. I felt completely hopeless. .
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| This is me (Ashley) on Day 1 of my new Weight Loss Journey at 308 pounds! |
June 2013, I weighed in the low 300s but was gaining again. My friend, she rode me and rode me and drove me crazy every time I got on Facebook... Why? She wanted me to try Plexus Slim and Accelerator.
After spending thousands of dollars on products I told her... NO! It will not work. She kept at it though and would not give up. It drove me insane. I just wanted to be left alone but GOD was giving me a sign. So, I ordered a month supply with the thought of sure I will try it to shut you up and show you it doesn't work.
BOY WAS I WRONG!
The first month I lost 25 pounds. I literally was melting away! I can't believe it. I couldn't believe it.
Now let's fast forward to today!
August 21, 2013 marks 8 weeks of being on Plexus Slim and Accelerator. Guess what FOLKS???? I have lost 50 pounds. I started at 308 pounds and I am down to 258 pounds. All in 8 SHORT WEEKS!
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| Here I am again 8 weeks later and 50 pounds gone. Those nigh pants used to be the only thing that would fit me. Well they can't fit me now! Way too big! |
Now I can bend down and put on my own socks, tie my own shoes, shave my own legs, clean the dishes, mop the floor, rearrange the home, go grocery shopping, and fit in a booth.
I have very little pain! My pain is gone unless I work way too hard. I can finally do it.
Guess what else... My thyroid condition is no more! No more medication. No more high blood pressure. No more high cholesterol!!!!!!
All in 8 weeks and I have turned my life completely around.
I was so depressed now every morning I thank GOD for allowing me to wake up and share my story with thousands of people. I thank GOD for allowing me the chance to reach people that have suffered as I have. I thank GOD for showing me what I am truly meant to do.
I was put here on this Earth to help others who struggle with weight and health issues. I want to show people there is another way besides suicide or surgery. I want to show people that you are not alone! I am here and I care very much!
I Love My Life now! I love getting up and going. Heck I have so much energy everyday I can't help but be thankful.
My 14 year old sister has to tell me in the Middle of Wal-Mart... "Sis, slow down your speed walking". Of course we had to have an argument in the middle of Wal-Mart because I honestly and truly did not know I could speed walk. What a joy it is to finally have to be told to slow down by someone younger and smaller. It really makes me feel great!
My friends, people viewing this... if this is you please contact me today! I don't want you to suffer the way I have. I want to make you healthy, lose the weight, and feel better! I really want you to know I care enough to share my story with you because I want to help everyone that has been like me.
Believe me when I tell you this is a life you don't have to live.
All I ask is that you share this post to reach as many people as you can. You never know who you might reach that needs help before they decide to take their own life!
Help me save more lives and help me get people healthy!
