Hello. My weight was always reasonably easy to maintain until I had my three children. I move at a tornado's pace all day long to keep up with them, and yet weight is a big issue. Due to the Triscuit reward system I've got set up for myself and some recent health problems which have kept me from starting an exercise program, I am the not-so-proud owner of a 6-month pregnant belly - without the baby, mind you.
I am getting myself in gear. If I've got enough moxie to wrangle three small kids, I should be able to lose 50 pounds. My problem is losing momentum and returning to old ways that are familiar and cozy. I've done that so many times that even that has become a habit. But time's a wastin, and I think I have finally hit my all-time low (high, in #s). I want to be able to think about something other than my ill-fitting clothes for once. I want to focus on more important things. I want this issue/this embarrassment/this self-deprecation to be GONE.
I had a heart attack two years ago, just after giving birth to my third child - a rare condition and I am thankful for on-the-ball doctors that caught it and saved my life. Strict physical restrictions have not helped my weight problem. But I am now restriction-free! I am starting slowly, but surely, with the exercise. My husband and I have started a tag team-type exercise program, in which each evening, after putting the kids to bed, one of us goes down to the university to use their indoor track - him to run, me to walk. Exercise - check. Food choices are a problem - I am a dairy fiend. I could eat cheese on pretty much anything, but I am making an effort to find new recipes and discover new tastes. And to not buy Triscuits ...
This leaves the mind, and that why I signed up here. We can all use some rah rah to keep us going and focused. For whatever reason, we are all in this big boat together, and I am looking forward to being able to talk about this with people who get it. This is Day One.
I am getting myself in gear. If I've got enough moxie to wrangle three small kids, I should be able to lose 50 pounds. My problem is losing momentum and returning to old ways that are familiar and cozy. I've done that so many times that even that has become a habit. But time's a wastin, and I think I have finally hit my all-time low (high, in #s). I want to be able to think about something other than my ill-fitting clothes for once. I want to focus on more important things. I want this issue/this embarrassment/this self-deprecation to be GONE.
I had a heart attack two years ago, just after giving birth to my third child - a rare condition and I am thankful for on-the-ball doctors that caught it and saved my life. Strict physical restrictions have not helped my weight problem. But I am now restriction-free! I am starting slowly, but surely, with the exercise. My husband and I have started a tag team-type exercise program, in which each evening, after putting the kids to bed, one of us goes down to the university to use their indoor track - him to run, me to walk. Exercise - check. Food choices are a problem - I am a dairy fiend. I could eat cheese on pretty much anything, but I am making an effort to find new recipes and discover new tastes. And to not buy Triscuits ...
This leaves the mind, and that why I signed up here. We can all use some rah rah to keep us going and focused. For whatever reason, we are all in this big boat together, and I am looking forward to being able to talk about this with people who get it. This is Day One.
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