Hi everyone! I've been struggling with my weight for the last 15 years. About 6 years ago my family and I went on the South Beach diet together and I ended up losing about 35 pounds (started at 175) and was 25 pounds away from my goal weight. Then there was a lot of stress at work and at home and I developed an irrational hatred of salads while my mother decided she hated all cooked veggies (made planning meals interesting)
Long story short I gained back all the weight and THEN SOME. I am now 198 after steadily creeping up over the summer. This week I got out all my winter clothing and discovered that I don't fit any of it. So I got depressed and cried, moped for a day and now I am determined that I need to change.
What doesn't really help is that most of my job involves food and I love talking about it! Right now my bakery department is without a manager so I spend A LOT of time there...around the cakes...and cookies...and fresh baked bread...you get the idea! I also developed the reputation of being a very good baker with my coworkers and they are always asking "When are you gonna bring pie again? I missed the last one!"
So today is a new day and I look forward to reading some of your stories and learning all I can!
Long story short I gained back all the weight and THEN SOME. I am now 198 after steadily creeping up over the summer. This week I got out all my winter clothing and discovered that I don't fit any of it. So I got depressed and cried, moped for a day and now I am determined that I need to change.
What doesn't really help is that most of my job involves food and I love talking about it! Right now my bakery department is without a manager so I spend A LOT of time there...around the cakes...and cookies...and fresh baked bread...you get the idea! I also developed the reputation of being a very good baker with my coworkers and they are always asking "When are you gonna bring pie again? I missed the last one!"
So today is a new day and I look forward to reading some of your stories and learning all I can!