I have struggled since my teens with my weight. I have always been a bit bigger. I had to have breast reduction surgery at 16 and that seemed to spiral into an expansion of my waistline. Before the surgery I only weighed about 160 so I was only about 20lbs over weight.
By 19 I was a size 18/19 and weighed about 195. Well then I met my husband and he wanted me to quit smoking. I was dancing at the bar on a regular basis and he didn't go out so I quit dancing and smoking and I started packing on the pounds. Over the next 8 years I gained almost 100 pounds.
Now I am aproaching 30 and HAVE to do something to loose weight!
I refuse to turn 30 and be FAT! I have never been unhappy with my self. I have always been able to accept and love myself until recently. Suddenly I have been feeling down and depressed about how I look and I find my self wanting to eat because I'm bored. THAT IS NOT ME!
So I'm going to practice what I preach to my daughter...." If you don't like the way you look, do something to change it!"
" If you don't like being fat loose weight! "
So I am! I have been looking at Fitness centers that cater to women only because I am a married woman who doesn't want to be looked down upon because I go to a gymn to work out. Men have a tendancy to look at plus sized women with disgust when they go to a gymn!
That is so RUDE! I thought the whole point in a Gymn was to HELP people loose weight and learn how to have a better body. They aren't just for those muscle heads who like to watch themselves lift weights in the mirror!
Well my struggle will be with motivation. I know this is something I need to do for my health and for the health of my family. I also love to eat and that is where the struggle comes in at. I guess I am going to just have to give it to God and ask Him to help curb my cravings and help me become a healthier person.
Okay well I've got some kiddos to look after so i'll post later!
God Bless!
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Girl..that's what I had to do was give it over to God, which I did about 2 months ago. Since then, I've lost about 15 pounds. I quit worrying about it and when I know I've messed up by eating more than I should, I have to hand it back over to Him and He helps curb my appetite again. It's always been a constant struggle for me to diet or to exercise. I was over 200 and just recently thanks to God, have dropped just below that. I'll be praying for you. It's a difficult road to be on.
Love ya,
Annette
Hi!
I'm marching through with the FFMB!
I have had a lot of weight issues, and been at the point where I need to lose an entire person (or two Calista Flockhearts!) to be healthy. Just letting you know you're not alone in trying to lose.
Have you looked at Curves? They're a Christian-owned company that's just for women. You don't have to dress up to go there, and there are women of all shapes and sizes there.
I used to go there but with my fibromyalgia everything's up the air right now... It was great though...
Nice to meet you!
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