mollysmum05
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Hi!
My name is Karen, I'm 29 and mum to Molly who's nearly 3. I've been struggling with my weight for years and years now and had been diagnosed with bulimia a year ago, although it's something I've done for years as my mum is anorexic, has HUGE weight issues and I guess it's rubbed off on me. That's no dig at my mum, she's my best friend and I love her dearly, it's my choice to be the way I am.. I guess when you grow up with your parent/carer constantly counting every calorie and not eating for days on end you pick up on it!
Anyway, I was silly with my eating and exercising habits the minute I had my daughter and I was at my lowest weight of 8 stone last year. I then found out my fiancee was cheating on me and hit the red wine and peanuts (!) like it was going out of fashion.. I didn't eat anything else but hec what a combination! Needless to say I put on 2 stones and now that I am off the antidepressants and feeling in control of my thoughts and feelings (and life) I am trying to lose 14lbs in a healthy way. I've joined a gym which I really enjoy and use 5 times a week for an hour - mix of cardio and strength training - the other days I use my treadmill for 30 minutes.
My problem now is that I've been enjoying the good foods and I can't seem to get my weight to shift, not even 1lb! I think I've gained some tone to my shape which is superb but I'd really like to get to 9 stone or at least look 9 stone and have a super toned body - which ever comes first I guess!
I struggle to find out exactly how much I should intake calorie-wise (I'm 5ft 5") and I think I average out at 1700 per day, and with the exercise I do I had hoped for a positive effect but nothing on the scale or tape meaure yet - any advice anyone can give me would be greatly appreciated as I'm starting to lose my mind!
Thanks for listening, I'm looking forward to chatting to you all and hopefully I can contribute useful information to this forum!
All the best
Karen
My name is Karen, I'm 29 and mum to Molly who's nearly 3. I've been struggling with my weight for years and years now and had been diagnosed with bulimia a year ago, although it's something I've done for years as my mum is anorexic, has HUGE weight issues and I guess it's rubbed off on me. That's no dig at my mum, she's my best friend and I love her dearly, it's my choice to be the way I am.. I guess when you grow up with your parent/carer constantly counting every calorie and not eating for days on end you pick up on it!
Anyway, I was silly with my eating and exercising habits the minute I had my daughter and I was at my lowest weight of 8 stone last year. I then found out my fiancee was cheating on me and hit the red wine and peanuts (!) like it was going out of fashion.. I didn't eat anything else but hec what a combination! Needless to say I put on 2 stones and now that I am off the antidepressants and feeling in control of my thoughts and feelings (and life) I am trying to lose 14lbs in a healthy way. I've joined a gym which I really enjoy and use 5 times a week for an hour - mix of cardio and strength training - the other days I use my treadmill for 30 minutes.
My problem now is that I've been enjoying the good foods and I can't seem to get my weight to shift, not even 1lb! I think I've gained some tone to my shape which is superb but I'd really like to get to 9 stone or at least look 9 stone and have a super toned body - which ever comes first I guess!
I struggle to find out exactly how much I should intake calorie-wise (I'm 5ft 5") and I think I average out at 1700 per day, and with the exercise I do I had hoped for a positive effect but nothing on the scale or tape meaure yet - any advice anyone can give me would be greatly appreciated as I'm starting to lose my mind!
Thanks for listening, I'm looking forward to chatting to you all and hopefully I can contribute useful information to this forum!
All the best
Karen
