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[Pogiebate]

Hi, my name is Andrea or you can call me Andy
I'm married have no kids. I do have a few pets though.

I have decided I needed to lose weight! No excuses, ands or buts about it!!

I just turned 48 in Nov. I am 5' 5" tall. I keep mostly right around 200 lbs.
I have been up as high as 220 but never went over that thank goodness!
Last time I weighed it was like 201 lbs.

I did lose weight right before I met my hubby. I was down to 170 lbs. And I felt skinny then!! I know I will never be a model type person even when I lose the weight. My body type just isn't that kind LOL. In fact I would just love being back down to the 170.

I have no idea what size jeans I wear because it's been a LOOOOOONG time since I have gotten any new ones. I hate shopping for cloths. I always look wider than I do tall!

I Don't eat a lot of food (good or junk food), but I do drink TONS of Pepsi. In fact that is all I drink. I know that it will help me lose weight when I kick that habit. I can forgo all the junk food. I love fruits and veggies. But I'm afraid it's going to be that dang Pepsi thats gonna be hard to stop drinking

I am happy to have found a forum to help me along
And maybe get some tips from you all.
Andy

 

[Bellaryna]

Hi Andy and welcome to the forum!!!
You will find lots of wonderful people here who have lots of great advice to share.
We sound very similar in our statures. I currently weigh in at 197.8 after starting this journey at 230. I am also 5 4.5 so know what it is like to feel wider than I am tall!!!! LOL
I also did the lose weight before I got married thing. Of course that was nearly 12 years ago but still. Up until November I had not effectively been below 200#'s since at least 2000.
The first thing you need to do is start a diary where people can some and encourage you. Also it will help you to keep track of your food, and exercise.
Sounds like you know what you need to do. Quit the pop. I know it is hard. I stopped drinking all soda in March of last year. It wasn't easy but I will tell you that about 3 weeks into it I tried to drink one and it tasted awful.
So it won't take your body long to "reject" it.
Good Luck on your journey.
Stop by my diary anytime you want. Bellaryna's Journey.