Amanda Panda recommended that I stop over here to introduce myself.
I have yo-yo'd for years and years, and have been overweight 30 of my 38 years of life. I am so tired of being fat! There is this little thin person inside of me screaming to get free and I really think it is high time to let her out!
I weight somewhere in the vicinity of 278lbs. But as I explained in another post, I quit smoking 9 weeks ago, something I never, ever thought I'd be able to do, so now I am feeling empowered. I would rather smoke then eat, so now I just have to focus the eating attention on something else.
I'd be interested to hear your suggestions or what has worked for you on how to stay motivated. At times, I feel like "I've been this way forever, so who cares if I stay this way?" I know, deep inside, that I care. There are things I would like to do that weight is stopping me from doing. How terrible to get to the end of this life and say "I could have experienced that if I had just had better control over food and exercise."
A little about me...I'm married and we just celebrated our 6th anniversary. My hubby has a bigger weight problem then I do and I'm hoping that he will follow me into weight loss the same way he followed me into not smoking. We have two boys, both adopted, who have been with us now for just over a year. The oldest is 9 and has ADHD (talk about challenges!) and my youngest is 4 and behind in his speech, but he is coming along with leaps and bounds. My children are another reason I want to lose weight as there are things I would like to be able to do with them.
I chose my nickname, LakeGirl, because one of my favorite things to do is race across the lake in a speed boat. I love the water, well, natural water anyway. I've never been big on pools, but love lakes and the ocean. I am also a huge animal lover and work in a veterinary office.
I'm looking forward to getting to know each of you and to helping each other in our journeys!