Just who do you think you are missy!?!?!?
About me:
I have been heavy for as long as I can remember. No, thats not true. I started getting heavy once I hit about second or third grade. I was in Catholic school at the time so you can imagine just how unflattering those uniforms were (not to mention uncomfortable!). I steadily began gaining weight despite an active childhood. I didn't just sit around eating and watching TV. I lived in a neighborhood full of boys so I was outside everyday playing army, baseball, GI Joes, hide and seek and many other games. I was the kid that came home with dirt from head to toe, a skinned knee and a rip in her jeans. Yeah, I was that kid! Anyway, like I said, despite all that activity I steadily gained weight. I was also the kid that swam competetively from the time she was in fifth grade until her senior year of high school. I also threw shot put in junior high and first year of high school until a shoulder injury put that on the shelf.
I never wanted for anything growing up---well except a horse but I can let that slide. My parents both worked their butts off to provide for my sister and me. I was a latch key kid that only ate breakfast during the winter when dad was home to make it for me (dad's job is seasonal), depended on school lunch in the afternoon, and was served a home cooked meal each night. I wasn't big on veggies but I did eat them, except salad--blah! I usually went back for seconds and had a big glass of milk to go with it. We were a meat and potatos with veggies on the side family through and through, BUT before you start shaking your head like you've got it all figured out keep reading!
Along with living in a neighborhood where I could go outside and play from sunup to sun down, I had an active family as well. We were always out fishing, swimming at the beach, tubing behind the boat, or whatever! We had this great rule in place for the weekends. Cleaning always seemed to take up a large chunk of our playtime...
