Hi Everyone!
My name is Dawn and I've been up and down all my life, but mostly when I lost weight it was with diet pills. I gave them up four years ago for good when I met my boyfriend. I didn't want secrets between us and knew he wouldn't approve. He also promised to like me just the "weigh" I was. He held true to that promise as I've ballooned up from a size 12 to a vanity size 18 (American). But I recently had that mid-life epiphany where I realized how miserable I was and that time for me is no longer infinite. I don't want to spend the second half of my life hiding from my pain and the mirror. Whatever my weight is protecting me from, it's time to face it. I want to know what it feels like to really be successful.
I count myself very fortunate - my boyfriend has always been healthy and is now going for his yoga teaching certificate, so while he loves me no matter my size (and thinks I'm sexy curves or not) he also is very supportive of the changes in our diet I'm instigating. Not only is he a great cook - he's all for sprouted grain breads, cooking in chicken broth rather than oil and getting skim milk for his protein drinks! Is that grand or what?
Also, I can't deny this - I discovered natural progesterone cream about three months ago. The more I've learned the more I wish I knew about this years ago. My acne has cleared up, my mood swings no longer control me and while I still have cravings, they are no longer so great that they shut down my brain. It is interesting to discover it was never about lack of willpower, but about hormones! I don't think I could have started this new direction in my life if it hadn't been for that one little discovery.
Everything is in a good place for me to do this now - I have developed an enthusiastic interest in nutrition and organic healthy foods, things are relatively drama-free, we live on a greenbelt where I can do long walks with my dog, there are public tennis courts, our complex has a weight room, nearby is an inexpensive natural grocer we love to shop at, a yoga studio (when I have some extra money), my best friend is being my virtual diet buddy and I am in control of my day (I work at home). AND next year we're headed to a resort in the tropics. So there's some added incentive! I hope that bathing suit shot is the one I'll post here.
I am very very very excited to have found these forums and so look forward to both receiving inspiration and maybe helping now and again with support and the tips I'm learning that are helping me (cause everyone is unique I think and has to make their own plan, based on their own wisdom).
Recently I saw Susan Boyle on Britain's Got Talent - if that doesn't give a frumpy mid-40's woman like me some faith - I don't know what would! Cheers everyone!
So glad to be here!
