I have always been one of those skinny girls that never had to worry about my weight. Time changed once I had children. At 23 pregnant with my first son I gained about 40 pounds. A healthy weight gain according to my doctors. I assumed that it would all come back off after I had him. Some of it did, but it came back just as fast as I got it off. I was 115 when I got pregnant, 128 after giving birth, then stayed at 136 for the next 10 years. (I should mention I am 5 foot 2 inches) That first year was my best shot at losing the weight, but I was all alone in a unfamiliar city with my husband. I was from a BIG family and missed them terribly.
Anyways, I moved to Texas 5 years ago. The food is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G down in Houston. It was definitely not helping me lose any weight. Luckily, I didn't gain any during 3 years of living down there due to my daily 1 hour walk in 100 degrees weather. Things changed a couple of years ago when my last surviving parent died. It was the hardest thing I have had to deal with in a long time. At this point my father had be deceased for 20 years. I had learned to deal with that, we were never that close. However when my mother died that January it crippled me. I gained another 10 pounds that year alone. I am now @ 150 pounds. (it pains me to write that) I obviously use food as a crutch.
I want to lose about 25 pounds and just cannot stay motivated. I want my boys to not be ashamed of the way I look. I want to be the trophy wife that my husband deserves. I turn 37 this year and want to lose those 25 pounds before I turn 40. So I am on 3FC looking for some inspiration. There seems to be a lot of fantastic success stories on here.
Sorry for my long post, I just thought I should give you my background.
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