New here and a bit nervous
Hello All--
I was looking for a weight loss support forum and came across this site. I am a 44 year old woman with two kids (11 and 13). Before kids, I was always very thin and could eat whatever I wanted. In my mid-20s, I weighed between 115 and 120. In my 30s, my food intake increased, primarily due to my pregnancies. My weight was still okay, but started to creep higher. Now that I'm in my 40s, I eat way too much and the weight has started to stay on. I'm at 150 pounds and would like to be at 125. A lot of my clothes no longer fit, and I don't want to buy new ones because that would be acknowledging that the weight is here to stay. Also, I recently had a picture appear in a local newspaper and I looked FAT!
Anyway, I decided that attempts to lose weight on my own weren't working, so I hired a personal trainer. We started on Tuesday. He seems pretty optimistic that I can lose the weight, but I'm scared that a failure now will be a serious psychological set back. So, I'll be checking in here periodically to keep the demons away and look for support.
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