So Long Fattie!...I hope

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javaaddict

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Ok here's my story...

I am 33 married with 6 kids (3 are step). So since I had my first child 16 years ago (I'll do the math for you, I was 17). my weight has fluctuated between thin and not so thin. I was fairly thin when I met my husband, around 160 (I'm 5'9 so thats not too bad). Then we got married, went to Jamaica (+10) and after only a few months, I was pregnant (+ A LOT) After I gave birth was around 230 (yikes!). So at that time, did weight watchers for a few months, lost about 30lbs. Come March, yup you guessed it, pregnant again. So here we go with the weight gain. (did I mention these last 2 babies were 10 pounders?). OK WW again, lost about 30 lbs again. After this last baby, medical problems. Before his first bifrthday, Hysterectomy. So that was about 6 months ago and here I am fat, depressed and looking about 6 months pregnant (some elderly lady in the store today cautioned me not to bend down in my condition...how's that for depressing). I am 200 pounds and right now would like to start with the "10% difference".

Aside from dieting, I would love to have a real nice fitness program. But just call me Procrastination Patty. I imagine I can stick to the less eating for the most part. But I am sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo bad at sticking to exercise.

I want to do this for my health, happiness and mental well-being (does that sound too corny?) I hope I can make it...
 
:seeya: Hi there! Welcome. You are not the first woman on the forum to get messed up by having kids! I say that only partly joking. Yes, they are worth it, but GEEZ! Wasn't it enough that we carried them around for so dang long, had heartburn, needed to pee all the time, and practically had to hire a crane to lift us up out of bed??? *sigh*:nopity:

At any rate, joining this forum was a great first step. Now you need to really and truly come up with a plan to lose your weight. Lots of folks simply count their calories (it seems that fitday.com is a fave around these parts for info). I follow WW myself, and have developed a rather intimate relationship with...my treadmill. Every stinking day. For an hour. Until I am literally dripping. :ack2: But then I look back and see that I have gone from a size 16/18 to a 5 (in some things) and I figure, hey! It is TOTALLY worth the committment to improve my health!

So get yourself a plan and there will be no stopping you! You owe it to yourself, after giving so much to and for your family.

Cheers
ABBA
 
Thank you both for the encouragement. I know this is not going to be easy, but I'm gonna try. Just know I can't do it alone.
 
Laughed my tail off Java & Abba. :D

Add me to the list of an unhappy new body/weight issues after giving birth..lol

I was a size 0-1 - 115 lbs. - 5'8

After having my son 14 yrs. ago, I came home from the hospital in a size 12 at 145 lbs. :dupe:

My once speedy and beautiful metab was now as slow as a turtle and mush.

:smilielol5:

I've had weight gain woes ever since.

I never lost the Manly appetite I had when I could eat like a horse and not gain as well.

Java, exercise is my demon as well. :reddevil:

I can stay on track with foods but the dern exercise is very hard for me as well.

I'm havin' medical issues at this time, we have a ton of family probs with very ill family members, etc.. Most often there is a time issue as well.

Plus, I feel like crap most of the time..lol

I know very well though that nothing will ever change until I place ME and EXERCISE at the TOP of my list.

I'm trying to get myself together.

I wish you tons of Best Wishes to! :)

PS - I love yer sense of humor! ;)
 
Omigosh - Could I have said "as well" once more freakin' time? :leaving:

I just proof read my post and noticed it..lol (sorry)

:leaving:
 
Hey Hick,

What I wouldn't give to be a size 12 NOW...and to think I used to think THAT was big...at my thinnest I was probably about 125 (before my first)...But I am realistic that I will probably not see that weight again, unless of course I'm weighing someone else...I've lost about 3lbs this past week, which is OK I guess, better then gaining!!

Thanks for the support, and good luck to you as well!

So to add to my diary, this past weekend was pretty much loaded with diet failure opportunities.

Friday was my son's 3rd birthday. Yeah of course I had to make a nice chocolate cake with creamy delicious vanilla frosting. Yes I licked the spoon. And he wanted pizza for supper. Good thing we have a lot of kids to help eat it. It was good there was none left because I speak fluent pizza and I KNOW when it calls my name.

Then Saturday was his party with more pizza and yeah there was ice cream cake. But I am happy to report that I only had one slice of pizza and NO ice cream. Luckily I was too busy trying to keep my 18 month old from dumping all the other kids juice cups on himself.

OK so Sunday is Fathers day and DH wants a big breakfast sandwich with eggs, sausage, cheese on a nice fat roll. But congrats to me I stuck with one egg only slice of cheese and 2 little links. Dinner time cheeseburger and oven fries. All in all, not too shabby.

My mood is fluctuating so wildly at times, I frequently want to smack my husband. But that's normal, isn't it? I get so depressed when I look at myself in the mirror. I sometimes wish I could lose my appetite completely and just STOP eating. My DD is 16 and she tells me I'm the coolest mom ever (you know when I'm not being TOTALLY unfair). But I feel like I am all fat and frumpy and gross. She disagrees, but I think she's being nice.

Well gotta go my boys are trying to climb the bookcase.
 
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