Where it all began
So here I am 5ft 3in and 280 pounds. How the F*$K did that happen. I wasn't a fat kid or adult until about 8 - 10 years ago when I stopped smoking. I guess I replaced the nicotine addiction for a food addition. So you can see by these pictures, even after 3 kids I was still healthy and average size. 1994/1996/1998 were the years I gave birth. Even through that, I had no issues keeping my weight down. Sure my metabolism slowed as I got older and I probably would have been fine with gaining 5 pounds ever year or two from that. Instead over the last 8 - 10 years I have gained 120 - 140 pounds. Around 2017 I started taking phentermine and stuck to a strict 1200 calorie a day diet, walked at least 10,000 steps a day, gave up soda and made sure to drink lots of water. I lost 30 pounds over a few months. Then phentermine stops working and we went on vacation to Hawaii. I slacked off on vacation and I never got ...