Hi all, my name is Periwinkle. I already filled out the form on the Sticky post, but I thought I'd also introduce myself here.
I'm just starting a journey that will involve losing 68 pounds. I'm so overwhelmed by it I could cry (and have). For a long time I stayed out of photos, avoided mirrors, and was generally in denial. Turns out that feeling horrible about yourself and eating whatever you want to cheer yourself up is not a great long-term strategy.
I've yo-yo'd before (I have four kids and have dropped baby weight after each). But my youngest is 5 and so it's not baby weight anymore. I've lost 30-50 pounds before, but I was younger then and breast feeding. Now I have almost 70 pounds to go (waaaah!), some health concerns creeping up, have 4 kids between 5 and 11, work full time and am in school part time. I feel like the chances of me suceeding are so low, especially because every time I've lost weight I've just put it right back on again. I feel like I've tried everything--and now here we go again. Overwhelming and exhausting just thinking about getting back on the wagon!
So...Any words of encouragement? I've seen the posts here and success stories, which give me hope. But it's hard to imagine that could be ME. Anyone here feel like it was impossible and then experience success? How did you get started? What kept you going?
Thanks so much in advance for listening!
Peri