EvenAngelsFall
New member
Hello... My name's Amanda and I just joined these forums! I'm 25 and live in Northern California with my 2 kids and my boyfriend (we moved here in January from the south.. The weather is so much nicer here!!) I'm at the point where I'm determined to lose weight (and keep it off this time), I just need help!! I have no friends here to support me. My boyfriend doesn't eat anything healthy yet he's skin and bones, so he's not really a lot of help. I'm currently at 249 lbs (ugh, just seeing that in front of me makes me DISGUSTED with myself) and I'm 5'6".. I've been overweight since I was in junior high. I developed super fast and at 9 years old I was 5'1" and 109 lbs.. By 15 I was 5'6" 180.. I had my son when I was almost 20 and after having him I was up to 250. I went to the dr and got on Adipex the next summer and in 6 months I was down to 189.. It was awesome. I loved the fact that I could walk up the stairs and not be winded. Unfortunately, while I was taking adipex I didn't exercise like I should have.. I was losing weight without doing anything and it didn't teach me how to do it myself. After I stopped taking it, I slowly started gaining weight back.. I got pregnant again and after having my daughter in 2007 I was up to 263. I've always wanted to lose it again, I've just never been motivated to do so.. I've been thinking about it a lot lately, and have been really depressed and down on myself, and I finally decided I just need to do this. I know how much happier and healthier I would be, how much more fun I'd have with my kids and my boyfriend, and how much he would like it too.. I enjoy eating, I love food. But I also know that's stupid and that I shouldn't find pleasure in food.. I want to change my whole lifestyle but I don't even know where to begin.. So.. I'm here to find support on this journey, motivation to change my life, and hopefully some good recipes and healthy eating ideas!
