Hey everyone! My name is Kara, I'm 28 and I've got to do something about me. I have three kids and got myself single in October. I was pretty much a stay at home Mom and now live with my Mom and Step Dad (and my kids). I've been looking for a job but without much luck. There really isn't anything around here and my chronic pain condition does limit my choices somewhat.
It's never been about weight for me, but how I feel, and over the past year or so I've been getting progressively more down on myself. Which, is not good. I'm also becoming more and more inactive and that scares me. Oddly enough, what sparked me was seeing my Ex's new "friend". He has a type, and I've always seen myself as pretty and as I get older (and bigger) I can't help but get down on myself and think that I'm not. I've also hardly ever found any of the girls he finds attractive, well, attractive. When I saw her (she was very nice) I couldn't help but wonder if I looked like that. Unattractive to me. I don't want to look in the mirror anymore and wonder if people think I'm "gross". My personal feelings.
I'm here for support, for new friends, so I might want to give some more details. Sorry for the TL;DR.
I'm currently 260 pounds and only 5' tall. I'd like to loose around 120 to 140 pounds. But anything where I'm in shape is fine. Even if I stick at 180, I'd still be in better shape and feel better than I do now. I have fibromialgia and have a hard time keeping active. Right now I'm looking for modified exercises to get me started.
I like to listen to music, sing, and can often be found with a pair of headphones on while cooking dinner or doing dishes singing at the top of my lungs. I love video games and I love to dance. I am into many TV shows and love to discuss them at length. I write, or at least attempt to. Sometimes I jot something down and never revisit it even though I should. I want to start a solid, public blog. I tend to find if I focus on one thing, I don't have much to write about.
Since I like to yak it up and what not, feel free to get a hold of me to talk about various things. I can't wait to get this started. So I'm going to start writing down grocery lists while I nurse this cold!
Hey There!
Good luck! Joining here is definitely a step in the right direction.
