Newbie out of Africa!

  • Hi everyone, I am 33 years old and from South Africa.
    I am married with 2 children and I work as a PA for a surgeon.
    My biggest problem is sitting behind a desk all day and eating
    out of boredom!!!
    I currently weigh 119kg and my goal weight is 70kg!
    I need encouragement from people who know what it feels like and that's when I found this website!!
    I am really exited and want to lose some weight before our summer holiday which is in December, with two small children we go to the beach everyday!
    Thanks for listening!
  • Hi Sone and welcome! I, too, am a boredom eater. It's a tough thing to overcome. I think one of the things that has helped me is bringing a lot of food that actually equals very few calories. Sitting at my desk during the day, I eat a cup of dry kashi cereal, a cup of grapes, a yogurt, an apple, popcorn popped in grap seed oil, celery and penaut butter, and tomatoes and cucumbers with lemon. It is a lot of food but it is only 750 calories for all of it. That way i am constantly eating and never wanting to snack on bad stuff. That and I drink a ton of water. Good luck!
  • Hi Sone!!! You can drop those pounds. Stay focused!