Hi everyone! My name is Katie, I'm 21, married and I have a beautiful baby girl
I had my baby 7 months ago, and my pregnancy helped me pack on some extra pounds, but I was already working on gaining weight before that
In october of 2004 I weighed 140lbs, and I had just had a breast reduction, and I was so so healthy and happy with myself. Shortly thereafter I started dating the man who is my now husband. When we got an apartment together at the beginning of 2005, I just wasn't sure what to do with my new found food freedom! For the first time in my life I didn't have my mom breathing down my neck, and I could eat whatever I wanted. Added to that, I have this theory that my hubby wants me to be fat. He encourages me to eat, and laze around :/ Anyway, when I got pregnant I had already gained 40 lbs and weighed 180 lbs. So that's my immediate goal, to get back to my pre-preg weight. But long term I'd like to get back to 140. I started seriously counting calories and exercising last week when it dawned on me that I weighed 199.9lbs (how I ignored that for 7 months, I really don't know). Monday was my weigh in day, and after one week I've lost 3 lbs, so I'm currently hovering around 196.9lbs and hoping for another good week this week.
I really just need a place to talk to people that can relate, and maybe have some accountability for my actions. It's also really important to me that I be part of a community that doesn't encourage eating disorders, I have my mother to encourage that kind of behavior