Hi! I'm Connie.... I am 35 and I have two boys ages 6 and 9...
I love food and I used to be a smoker...
whenever I smoked, I stayed skinny... when I had my first son, i quit smoking and gained weight...but after I had him I started smoking again and lost the weight....Then I had my second son and I quit smoking again, but I also had a tubal ligation done and I couldn't lose the weight...so I started smoking again, but that didn't work, so I quit (I am no longer smoking!).. I used to be able to lose weight so easily and this time I couldn't, so I blamed it on the tubal ligation... I would try to lose weight, but i would give up because I just didn't lose it as easily as before and I figured since I am older (in my 30's) that I just should accept being over weight...
I accepted this until I weighed myself after I quit a job because people treated me horrible (I ate so much there because I was depressed!)... I weighed 188 lbs!!!! I'm a Christian, so I prayed and prayed... God has finally given me the will power that I needed!
I started my diet about two weeks ago... I am now eating fruits and veggies!! I also feel like I am starving a lot because of the types of food I used to eat... I ate three meals a deal with snacks in between... lots and lots of cheeses and breads!! I never, ever exercised either...
I now eat all the veggies and fruits that I want. I eat diet meals or baked chicken.. I eat nuts because they fill me up.. I drink only water (I have been drinking only water for a couple of months, though....hopelessly thinking that if I switch to water that I could still eat whatever I wanted to)
I walk and/or jog once a day, which is very hard for me because I never, ever exercised...
The first week, I lost 8lbs and now I am on the 2nd week and I haven't lost anything! This is usually where I give up.... but *I* believe that God has given me the strength to keep going this time! I also feel that my body is ridding itself from all the sugar that I used to put into and I am not wanting it as much as I used to (don't get me wrong, I really would love to eat a dounut or something, but before I couldn't control it!)...
I am glad that there is a place that I can come to for support because those days when I am depressed about not losing weight are sometimes too much for me to take!
I Jst started his forum yesterday but feel soooooo mug better after traditions peoples comments on here because i finally found people that understand me and I luv it! We all have days we want to give me either because we disnt lose any weight or we gained a pound or two but what I have learned is not to go crazy weighing yourself sometimes you will feel diacouraged but dnt keep that from attaining your goal keep going and kno you are not alone!