fraise

I write about and take photos of food, but that's not what made me gain weight in the first place. In fact, I stayed between 205 and 210 pounds for over 2 years, until I started here at Fatsecret, where I first weighed in at 206.

My weight gain was due to a whole lot of changes in my body and in my life at the age of about 35. I went through years of medical treatments due to infertility and took a constantly changing cocktail of hormones that had a profound effect on my body shape. My stress level also went through the roof, from living a new country, and the realization that my professional track would never translate the same way in my new country. I had to change my professional orientation completely, and it was a hard battle, inside and out. I have gone through some major life changes in the past few years.

We are finally adopting a child. I want to be in good condition, physically, for this baby. I also feel like losing this weight is kind of a metaphor for getting my life back, channeling positive progress from many areas of my life into one good direction. Step by step I can take control again and also come to terms with the events that led me to where I am now.

Gaining 60 pounds over a short period of time and carrying it for several years has opened my eyes a LOT about how the world treats people with weight problems, and how painful it is. I think that once I lose the weight, I will be a wiser person, and I will never see the world in the same way again.