A Little Intro to Me
Oh where to begin? Well, I’m in my late 20’s, married to a fantastic guy (who I will call J.), LOVE my job as a teacher, and I have a really great extended family. I have lived outside of Boston all my life, hence the screenname BoSoxFan. And I am a die-hard fan. I love those boys. And of course, as life would have it, my husband is a native New Yorker and loves the Yanks. It makes for a very interesting baseball season! It also further complicates things that not only are we inter-MLB, but we are inter-faith as well. We like to joke that we will have four kids and do all the different combos of Red Sox/Yankees, Jewish/Catholic, and see which one ends up the most screwed up!
The reason I am here is that I have struggled with my weight all my life, or at least as long as I can remember. That has definitely been difficult on the self-esteem. But, I am not one of those “I hate myself” people. I know that I have a lot of fantastic qualities and I actually do have a good bit of self-confidence. I have worked very hard on that, and J. has been very good for me in that sense- he helps me work through it all. I won’t lie and say I don’t have a fair share of shitty feeling days, but I can look in the mirror and feel good about a few things. My goal is to lose weight, at least 20 pounds, not to look better, but to be healthier. J. and I would like to have kids someday, and I don’t want to have an unhealthy pregnancy, or be really overweight afterwards. I think that I have PCOS- I have a lot of the symptoms, although an ultrasound revealed no cysts, and hormone levels weren’t way off. Even still, I am pretending I have it, or at least am afraid of it enough, so that it is just another reason to really push myself.
I enjoy the anonymity and yet the ironic connection that this blog provides for me. I have seen so many people’s words that could be my own. I hope that my blog might hit home for you, or at least give you something to read while you are waiting for your email to open up in the other window!
Anyways, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it. Stay classy San Diego, and thanks for stopping by. But mostly stay classy.
hi! I have stuggled with my weight all my life too, and have been yo-yo-ing since I was 16 or so. I am SOOO tired of it!
I am in my late 20’s now and I just want to go down and stay down.
Thanks for keeping a blog, and being an inspiration. Reading all the blogs on 3FC makes me feel less alone - especially when all my freinds are skinny bitches and can eat anything they want anytime they want without gaining a pound!
I know its going to be challenging, but I know I can do it!
haah i jsut stumbled across your blog today - really like it! Thanks for the inspirational tone. And the Anchorman references in this post