Hi! my name is Crystal. I am 29. I live in Arkansas. I am a stay at home mom with 3 children. I have 3 girls, ages 3mths, 21mths and a 7 yr old. I too weighed 140 lbs when I met my husband and now 2 kids later, I weigh 180. I had the 7 yr old with a previous marriage.
I agree with you 100% about the depression. It's so hard being overweight and looking back at how I used to look. I can't stand to look at myself in a full body mirror. I feel very unattractive. So, here I am ready to loose 40lbs and change back into the old me.
I started my diet on the 17th of January. I started with the Atkins and went off of it on the 24th. It was terrible. I couldn't stand the thought of choking down another piece of meat. So now I am counting calories and using
www.fitday.com to log my calories. I love it! I'm eating every 2 hours and am doing great on a limited calorie intake. I am also exercising daily on my Lateral Thigh Trainer.
Looking back at how many calories I was taking in, I'd bet that I was taking in 5000 calories a day. Once you start looking at calories, you would be amazed at what you are putting into your body. My big downfall is pizza. I absolutely love pizza!!!
I have decided to treat myself to only 2 pieces of pizza per month. That way I won't feel like I am missing out on food that is off limits. I also craved chocolate really bad, but I think that I have it under control. Once you get off of sugar for a couple of weeks the craving withdrawals get easier.
Let me know if you think that we can help each other out. If so, I'd be happy to have the companionship and support.