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My name is Maria and I am 38 years of age. I am 5.1 feet tall and weigh 125 llbs.

I have always struggled a bit with my weight even though up until puberty I was pretty skinny, then I seemed to blow up after that. I do walk a lot, but I guess my diet can be refined a bit more. I have stopped my daily trip to the sweet shop after work on the way to the catch the train home from work, its a start I guess. I am also cutting back on carbs and sweets/sugar.

I have joined a gym before but cant really afford to shell out the money for that so I have dumbbells at home and quite a few exercise dvds. I do find myself out of breath when I am climbing the stairs at work or on the underground and just generally I feel awful about myself. I need a boost to my confidence and I suffer from a very negative self image. I hate the way I look. I know it cant be healthy for me to be like this and I am not getting any younger.

I think I drive my husband nuts because I complain about my self image all the time, so he keeps telling me I need to do something about it. I have a tendency to start exercising for a bit then stopping. I find it hard to keep going, I think because if I dont see results early on I give up.

Maria
 
You can do it Maria, your not even all that overweight... what like 12lbs maybe? Those stairs at work would be a perfect place to spend break time or come in early and just head up and down for about 15 mins a day.
 
I think I would be happy if I brought my weight down to at least 110 llbs. I feel "fat" so to speak. And I can literally grab the fat on my sides and it really upsets me. I have a very bad image of myself even though most of my friends tell me I look ok or that I just need to loose a few pounds. I am sure that seeing "slim" girls and the media doesnt help me much. Having washboard abs seems to be the new thing in the media recently if you have noticed.
We are bombarded with images of skinny women and its like I am a failure if I am not slim like them. Which I know isnt true. My husband loves me as I am and he just wants me to be happy. He knows I am depressed about my image, and he is encouraging me to work out. I do feel happier when I work out, it definately affects my mood.
 
I doubt you have much to lose at all, but I'm sure you can do it :D

I found with exercise i had the same problem, it was all or nothing, but i guess learning to take it slow, if I dont feel like it today, I take a break and do it tomorrow. Keeping logs doesn't help me, cuz i find they dont help anyway. Maybe find someone to go with? would your husband exercise with you?

You can do it :D
 
I was thinking about posting a photo but not sure whether to or not.
I have kept a log of what I eat and workouts before but never keep up with it. Luckily my husband is working out and eating healthy also. So we are both supporting each other with good eating habits.

I worked for from Monday to Friday this week and already my clothes seem a bit looser but I have not lost any weight. Is that normal?

I have a stinking migraine today but I think I am going to try and work out later today. Even though I might not feel like it. Even if its just 10 - 20 mins on the eliptical I guess its better than nothing.
 
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