Hi there everyone! I'm new here but I've been reading about members' success stories and looking at before and after pics for motivation for about a week now. I started somersizing on July 6 and 5 days later I have lost 2 kg or about 5 lbs. I live in Greece and its super hot here right now. I have 2 kids; a boy thats 7 and a little girl thats almost 4. I'm currently 35 and I've been married for 11 years this September. When I met my husband and got married I weighed 115 lbs. After I had my first baby I think I gained about 20lbs but lost almost all of it by somersizing. By the time I got pregnant with my daughter I had gained at least 10 lbs and after the pregnancy I was weighing in at 159lbs. I would lose some keep it off for a couple months then gain it back. Last summer I finally had my long awaited breast reduction and came out of surgery looking awesome and weighing 5 lbs less...154. But since then i have crept back up to 159. Its been so depressing for me being this weight. I never realized how big an impact it has on my self esteem. When I would go clothes shopping I would always buy the clothes I liked in the size I want to be. Flash forward to now....I find myself with a closet full of gorgeous unworn clothes that don't fit! I avoid going out or to the beach with my kids cause I have nothing to wear! Well i'm fed up with myself! Those clothes are never gonna fit if I don't actively do something about it. I guess i was passively hoping those extra 44 lbs would disappear on there own! DENILE! What also shocked me into realization is that I saw a picture of myself at my current and thought 'who's that fat girl' then realized its me. How depressing. So here I am and hope to have a picture set of my own to post in the goals thread!
hi monokat!i just knw how it feels..having lovely clothes...and not being able 2 wear it! dont worry.. i have started my journey of loosing 15 kgs 2day! we will make it tru' i promise... i dont know how 2 motivae u... i sail in the same boat! but i can tell u... tht we will do it! all others have.. and so can u...
thanks for the word of encouragement! I know that I can do it and so can everyone else. I find that one reason I always fall off the diet wagon it the time it takes to lose the weight. I start a diet on monday and expect the results I want FAST. I usually give up thinking "there's no way I'll be the weight I want before....(a wedding, trip etc.)" Patience! I will be patient.
Just starting 20kg or 44lbs to lose
