New and kind of a rambler.
Hi. I found this forum today and I thought I’d introduce myself. Today I’m starting the first diet of my life and it’s really challenging. I keep looking at the clock and counting the minutes until dinner time. I am also on my third pack of sugar-free gum (just kidding about the gum part, it’s only been around 7 pieces).
I have never been particularly good with watching what I eat or denying myself foods that make me feel good, but I really want to make that change. I was incredibly skinny when I was younger and never really learned good habits. When I met my husband, I weighed around 100 pounds. I gained 60 during pregnancy (and suffered from pre-eclampsia). My daughter is seven years old and I’m not much smaller now than when I was at 9 months pregnant. I’m not trying to get back to the same weight I was pre-baby, but I’d like to be at a healthier weight for my height and small bone structure.
I have very high blood-pressure (which I do take medication for… medication which makes my feet swell up like balloons sometimes). Caffeine is something I try to go easy on, which is difficult to do and still have enough energy for exercise. Honestly, I hate exercising. I have a room in my house that is supposed to be the “workout room”. It has an elliptical machine and a bow-flex and an ab-lounger. I mostly go in that room to vacuum. It’s sad, I know.
I am also a food addict and a comfort eater. I love cooking and will pour over cookbooks endlessly. I have had parties just because I really wanted to cook Vietnamese food and needed an excuse. If I’m sad I try to perk myself up with some kind of fried cheese.
I’ll get to the point because I know there has to be one. I’d love to find a support group of people who are going through the weight loss stress and drama, and maybe share some healthy recipes. I’ve always found that feeling down is my worst enemy as far as food and weight loss, so another goal I have is to be at a point where I feel good about myself no matter what size of pants I’m currently wearing (I have a closet that ranges from sizes 4-12… I’m currently a 10 if I suck in my stomach when I button my pants). Anyway, I can’t wait to get to know you all.
Melissa.
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