Hi all. I'm a 28 yo, mother of 3 who has about 83 pounds to lose. I am 5'2 and weigh 203. I was thin in high school, a cheerleader during footall season, and a forward on the basketball team during basketball season. I gained about 75 pounds with my first child and marriage. When I left my 1st husband I weighed 186 lbs. I lost that weight in about a year (not in a healthy way) while my mother took care of my child because I wasn't in a stable living situation. I got involved in drugs a couple of months after moving away from my mom and child to try and find work. I ended up losing even more weight with the drugs. Then I met my current husband, who gave me a choice, the drugs or him. I chose him and got clean. We got married about a year and a half later, he adopted my daughter, and we went on to have 2 more kids together. During this time the weight just kept creeping on. It wasn't pregnancy because my weight basically stayed the same through both pregancies. My thyroid has been checked and there's no problem there, so I guess it's just all those burgers, pizza, and fries etc..
. I want to make a change in my life. I want to be able to play with my kids without having to stop every 2 min. because I'm out of breath and my body aches. I want to feel pretty again. I've stopped wearing makeup, doing my hair, buying clothes, because there's no point. I still feel gross. Hubby is super supportive. He went out and got me an exercycle and some resistance bands (even tho we couldn't afford it), and says he'll help any way he can. His parents even sent us 2/3 of the money to buy a 14'x3 1/2' swimming pool so that I can use that for a little exercise. I just don't know what to do to get things going. I would like to drop at least 30 pounds by Christmas (if that's not asking too much) because I want to go visit dh's family in Oklahoma and show them that I am really making progress. Anyone out there got any advice that will help get things going (diet wise, exercise wise I'm lost). Thanks all.
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