Hi everyone,
I have a question. I have been heavy all of my life and have struggled on so many diets that I bet I have lost way over 1000 pounds. I recently became divorced and moved back with my mom. On Jan. 3rd a few co-workers and I started a weightloss club. We are doing okay, but I feel I could be doing alot better. I have no will power what so ever. I have managed to lose 15 pounds since then but I have some mini goals for myself that I know I should be more strict on my plans to make. I want to be 250 by the end of May. 230-240 by July 1st(under 250, havent been there in a very long time) And 220 by Oct 1st. In a dream I would be 200 by Oct 1st. That is my 20 yr class reunion and I dont want to walk in there at this weight. So I have rambled too long. I might sound negative, but Im just giving up lately. Okay, Okay my question already. Can a person my age (38) that has been overweight all of her life actually have a tight, lean sexy body with the proper diet and exercise? Sometimes I lay on my bed and I catch a glimpse of my inner thighs with all of the hanging skin that jiggles and I start to cry. Im so sad all the time that I will never, ever have a lean body that Im proud of. I have heard that the older you are the harder it is to lose weight, but would lifting even help me. I have a set of dumb bells in my closet. And I have the book by Kathy Smith called lift to lose. But one I cant even get motivated to lift anything because of this thought in my mind that it wont help. I dont want to be a bodybuilder or anything, but I would love to have definition when I flex my tricep, instead of when Im waving by to my family and an hour later My underarm is still waving. Or when I walk somewhere I wont start fires with my thighs rubbing together. I cant afford a gym membership right yet so I need some ideas for at home. I like to walk, but then again is it going to tame the inner thigh beast. I remember Susan Powter years agao lost alot of weight and she is very lean, but who knows if she has had tummy tucks or anything like that. Point blank I will be honest. Im single now, and I want to be healthy for me, but I want to have a body that rocks!!! And heads to turn because of it. I know if I start to see results it would motivate me, but are weights the answer?
Thanks for listening,