Hi! I'm Lucy...I'm a 41 year old single mother to a very active 5 year old Kindergartener
I'm living in cold New England with my brother and his girlfriend and I am absolutely miserable. I was a solid 150 lb active girl before the end of a long, destructive relationship and then it just escalated after I had my son. After the break-up, I gained 20 bringing me to 170...then I got pregnant and gained almost 50 lbs. I lost the prego weight while breastfeeding then steadily gained since. Now I am at my highest non-pregnant weight of 209. I wanted to die when I stepped on the scale today. Instead, I am here...turning to you all. I've battled depression for 8 years as well as alcoholism for about 9. I kicked the alcohol issue but I still suffer terribly from the depression so that factors in at times. I take Prozac daily for it.
I would like to be more active for my son. With that, I think I would like to try the South Beach Diet again (was on once and lost easily) as well as sticking to a steady calorie count. Has anyone done this? I'm really discouraged. I feel like a failure to my son. I want to be a better mother...more active and fun!
Anywho... thanks for reading my novel! I look forward to using this site for support!