I'VE TRIED AND I'VE TRIED!
(But there's not use getting all "MISTY"-eyed about it!)
As hard as I have tried�and I could type a list of diets, programs and promises I have made over the last 43 years, I have not been able to conquer this battle. I was chubby as a small child, but stayed muscular and only a bit chubby as a teen. That probably had a lot to do with enjoying playing sports in high school AND the diet pills mom had doctors prescribe that helped me a lot in those days. I�ve lost 40 pounds here and 30 pounds there through the years, only to regain them back very slowly�
plus a few more.
I have not weighed under 200 pounds since having my last child in 1970. According to the charts, for my height and muscular build, 141 is my ideal weight. I am now 120 pounds OVER that weight, I am physically miserable and have ailments that are common for people who are labeled �Morbidly Obese.�
MORBID OBESITY is when you are dangerously heavy for your height/frame. It is categorized as being 100 or more pounds overweight, and there are many, many health issues involved. To name a few: diabetes, high blood pressure, heart damage, joint disease, acid reflux, sleep problems, incontinence, and not surprisingly�of course, depression.
Anyone who's Body Mass Index (BMI) is
over 40 is considered "Morbidly Obese."
Mine is 47
Wanna get depressed?
BUT I *AM* JOLLY!
Ok...it would be nice, but I'll be happy to settle for
GOOD HEALTH
