Hi! I’m a 25-yr-old asthmatic, and I started exercising today to improve my respiratory health.
I had a very scary asthma attack in January, that ended with me on a ventilator to treat acute respiratory failure.
I’ve always been overweight, but until I had my son 5 years ago, I was close enough to healthy BMI that I didn’t suffer any adverse effects due to my weight problem.
I’m 5’2” and before I became pregnant, I weighed approximately 150-160 lbs. I gained 60 lbs during my pregnancy, and lost 20 lbs shortly after giving birth. I weighed around 180 lbs for the last 5 years, until about 6 months ago.
Since the hospitalization in January, I’ve quit smoking (which led to me overeating) and I’ve gradually become less and less active (my asthma symptoms are not well-controlled, and because exertion can cause attacks I’ve been scared to exercise). I now weigh 240 lbs. I’ve come to realize that this unhealthy weight is attributing greatly to my poor respiratory health, and the only way I am going to improve my quality of life is to lose this weight.
So today, I started toward my goal and walked an entire mile! I will keep this momentum until my endurance improves, and I hope within a month or two I am able to walk a 5K.
I also stopped drinking soda 3 days ago! I’m going to work hard to lose 40 lbs by the end of the year.
Starting weight: 240 lbs 1st goal weight: 200 lbs
Thanks for reading. ☺️
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