[pushing120]

Hi everybody. I joined this site last week and thought I should introduce myself. I'm 29 (30 next month!), mother to my 17 month old daughter and wife to my husband of 9 years! I've been overweight my whole life and have always hated it. When I got pregnant with my daughter I was at my heaviest... 200 lbs. That's a lot of weight for my 5'3" body. I was really diligent about eating healthily while I was pregnant and only gained 13 lbs. (which my dr said was fine because of my high starting weight)

After I had my daughter I made a commitment to eating clean and I was down to 155. I haven't been very disciplined the last 5 months or so and I gained some weight back which was discouraging and a wake up call at the same time. Now I am 164. I still have 44 lbs to lose to meet my goal. I've recently started eating right and exercising everyday again and I feel great.

I'm looking forward to being a part of this site. I need encouragement, a swift kick in the pants at times and it's wonderful being around people who are in the same boat. I hope I can be an encouragement to you all as well.

[midwife]

Welcome to 3FC! Losing it is one thing, keeping it off is another! Congrats on the baby! You might want to check out the 30 something forum. Also swing by maintainers where we focus on not regaining as best as we can! Surf around and settle in!

[pushing120]

Thanks for the welcome and the tips. I've been checking things out and look forward to being more connected.