Hey Bunnybuns you have come to the right place. This site is wonderful, you can be as active or as anonimous as you wish. It won't take you long to work out that you are not alone.
I just turned 43 in August. I have two teenage daughters - 16 & 17 1/2 . My eldest does remind me of myself when I was younger in the sense that she carries more weight than she should. From the time I turned 13 I can remember not being able to wear alot of the fashionable things that my friends did. I was restricted to elasticated nylon slacks - not kool.
Through the years I manage to put more and more weight on until one morning I stepped on the scales and scared myself into deciding that now was the time to do something. I've been on and off diets before but this time IT IS DIFFERENT ! ! Maybe I am older and wiser but for some reason I know that this is it - it will work for me. I started my "project" in March. Progress is slow but at least it is progress.
I have such a long way to go to even get to where you are at.
I am concerned about my daughter following in my footsteps but how do you tell someone you love that she is heading to where I have been. I didn't listen to anyone who dropped the odd hint here and there when I was her age. My one hope is that her and the rest of my family will eventually pick up on my success and begin to think about their habits.
I'm here if you ever need an extra ear. Don't sit around and feel miserable by yourself. We all share the same problem here - just jump right in and let your fingers do the talking .... in a keyboard sense of course