My name is Rolenia Thomas. I am 49 , on disability, Catholic, married, have a Daushund named Cinnamon, two cats Destiny and Purcy. I just lost my mother and best friend in May 5th 08. I need to work on my health. Heart trouble runs in the family and I don't want heart problems due to me not taking care of myself. I need to lower my cholesterol and my husband does too. We have started a diet on the spark.com. I suffer from depression, lack of sleep, high blood pressure (no longer ...

My name is Rolenia Thomas. I am 49 , on disability, Catholic, married, have a Daushund named Cinnamon, two cats Destiny and Purcy. I just lost my mother and best friend in May 5th 08. I need to work on my health. Heart trouble runs in the family and I don't want heart problems due to me not taking care of myself. I need to lower my cholesterol and my husband does too. We have started a diet on the spark.com. I suffer from depression, lack of sleep, high blood pressure (no longer have now because pain is controlled by implant), overactive bladder, chronic back pain (nerve damage in S1 of spine, bulging disk L4&L5,disc degeneration), thyroid problems (have Hashimoto's disease) and fibromyalgia. If I can lose this weight you all can too. I just had a bunionectomy on Dec 11th 2009. Still recovering. I had a spinal cord stimulator implant on May 15th. As long as it is on, it numbs my pain. Since I've been on this site, I've lost 45 pounds as of March 29th. My start weight was 181. Now I'm down to 136. I am so proud of myself because I have hypothyroidism. This makes it hard to lose weight. I have shown that because you have hypothroidism, doesn't mean you can't lose weight. I've worked hard. There are 4 stages to this lifestyle change. I am now in stage 4. Last stage is the 4th one. This stage will keep me on track and motivate me more to stay on track forever. I am now a CO-LEADER ON EMOTIONAL EATERS TEAM. I am on my way to a better lifestyle change. Being with sparkpeople has helped me mentally too. I am more positive, like looking at myself now. I have been voted as a Motivator too. Hard to believe. Drink lots of water, using the nutrition tracker and posting is the key to success. We can't change the past, but we can change today.
Current news as of Sept. 22nd 09:
I lost my grandmother (mom's mother) on June 12th 09. My sister had a terrible car accident on July 1st 09. I have now gained 9 pounds back because I have let all this get the best of me. Now, I have just put my head back on straight. I am confessing this because I must be honest, hold myself accountable, and show others members how easy it is to get back on the wrong path to a healthier lifestyle. We all make mistakes but just as long as we admit it and do something about it, we'll be fine. We all can do this with the support of each other.

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