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My name is Karen and I am an alcoholic. (Hi, Karen!) Ooops, wrong room. Try this again.
My name is Karen but my online friends call me Cosmic. Last August, I was 53 years old, a two pack a day smoker and I weighed 150. I am 5'2 1/2". That isn't terribly overweight. I had a BMI of 27.3. I was having trouble breathing so I went to the doctor. Within a month, I was a non-smoker with a diagnosis of Pulmonary Hypertension. I immediately quit smoking and within another month, they put me on oxygen and I had to quit my job. The put me on Prednisone. And I grew.
And I grew.
And I grew some more.
As of today, about 9 monthes later, I am still on oxygen, I have been a non-smoker for 272 days, I have gotten past the eating everything in sight and I weigh 195 pounds. This puts my BMI at 34.5. That is obese. Add to the mix that I can't move much because of my breathing and my swollen feet and ankles. I am not able to exercise much but hopefully as I lose some weight, that will improve.I really need to chart what I am eating because I do not overeat. I have changed a lot of my eating habits but it isn't enough so far. I hope to see where I am failing. I need to do this to live. I am not doing this to get into a string bikini, though that wouldn't upsent me either, but I am doing it so I will be able to see my granddaughters get married some day.
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