Just a little background before I get to the present. 

I am a mom of 3 and a wife. I am over weight and have been for a very long time. And I have been on many diets since I was 16.

During 2004...On march 11,  I went on the 6 Week body Makeover by Micheal Thurmond and Provida Life Sciences. I lost 66 pounds. This was the best results I have ever recieved from a diet plan ever.  I loved it and I did really well.

In September, I had to have back surgery. I had broked my L4-L5 disk. So it took until November just before I could really exercise again. But I really did not loose much more. I had trouble staying on my plan. and I was having a hard time putting time in for cardio and sculpting. So I went off plan.

During 2005...I went in with someone else and opened a salon. I am a hairdresser. So during the year, I did not have time to think right let alone eat and exercise right. I gained 20 lbs back. In June, I had an ovarian cyst burst then went on Depo shot to stop the cysts from forming...I Gained more weight...Then in November, I started getting sick.

January, I quit my job as a haridresser because it was bothering me to be around hair products.

November-February 06, I kept having trouble breathing. My left lung kept hurting like I had been stabbed. Everytime it happened, my doctor just gave me an anitbiotic. the pain went away but then came back. Finally I was sent to get a CT Scan. It showed something in my lungs. After a ton of blood tests, exrays and a Bronchoskopy, they were unable to accurately diagnose what I had going on in my lungs.

So In May...I had to have an Open Lung Biopsy. They cut me like they would for a breast enlargement. from sternum..under the breast to the center of the ribs..About 6 inches long...Then cut between my ribs and spread them and cut a piece of my lung out, stitched me back up and inserted a chest tube.  Talk about Aweful!

I was diagnosed with Pulmonary Sarcoidosis. I realy sounds bad, I know.  It causes Granules of Calcified lung tissure to form on my lung surface. {called Granulomas} These cause a dry hacking coughing, reduce lung capacity and being short of breath often. I also have weasing.  Some other side effects are Swelling in the joints, Pain in the joints and inflamation everywhere. I woke with my face swelled up today...

I was told there is nothing that can be done. I live with it...It is virtually an unknown disease. There is no known cause or cure. Some people never know they have it...same have it so bad they die. I am at the low end of the spectrum. but It is still a mystery. I could treat the symptoms with Prednisone...but I dont want to. I have enough of a hard time loosing weight with out something like that.

July, I stared a new job...a deli worker. I make subs, wings, pizzas, sandwiches and other fried foods. It was going great!

August, I hurt my back. Went for an MRI and sure enough, I herniated my L4-L5 disk. By September it was so bad I was back in surgery. Meanwhile...My diet has been horrible and I have gained all but 20 of the pounds that I lost. Again I can not go back to work or exercise until the end of November.

Jan  and February 2006...Here I am trying the 6 Week Body Makeover agian. I have not done so well. I have gained 5 lbs but lost 11 inches over the last 7 weeks. So am I gaining more muscles then fat I am burning? I dont think so!

But I am going to stop doing this plan as soon as the challenge group I belong to and lead, is over. That will be This Sunday.

I plan on going back to doing the Wendie Plan by Weight Watchers. It worked well for me in May and I have played wit it on and off since then and Iknow it will work if I can get my body moving. 

This is also why I started my website. I need space to put my information and if I can help one person that will be great!

This week I will finish up with the 6WMB plan and see how things go.