I am starting this blog, mainly, because, I have an overweight daughter and I am trying to help her. When I was looking for things to help me to help her, there were not any personal stories. There were many weight loss products, books, weight loss camps, etc., but not what I was looking for. I was looking for people that were struggling with the fact that their child was overweight and working to try and reverse it. Somewhere I could read the struggles and successes of a family. There was nothing. So, since we are on a new path, I thought I would write about our struggles and success so that if someone else was looking they may find some help or encouragement.
I am overweight, my husband is overweight and my daughter is too. I also have a 8 year old son, who is not but we have to keep him on the right track. My daughter is 11.
I won't go into a long history, I am sure it will come out eventually. I will just start with the fact that my daughter started a pediatric weight program at our local hospital yesterday. On Monday, we received her blood work that said she was high risk for diabetes. Diabetes was an A1C greater than 6.4 and she was at 6.4. That was shocking and made me feel horrible that I let this go on so long. But at the same time, I was happy that we were starting the program, the next day. The program was in the works even before we received the blood work results.
I would hope that, as you read this, you don't give me he comments that I am a horrible mother or anything of the sort. I am not a horrible mother, granted, I am not perfect, but who is. I am working on myself and my family. I am doing this to help others and maybe start a dialogue. I am also doing this to have a place to vent. This process is not going to be easy for me or my daughter, but we are going to have to do what we have to do.
