Hello all. I am almost 30 years old and I am about 60 pounds overweight. I had a baby 4 months ago (my third). I am so ready to get my body back. I love my children, but I want to feel like I'm something other than a wife and mother. I never had a weight problem until I started having children at 21 years old. I never did get back in shape after having my first child. I just assumed the weight would come off. Then a couple years later I got pregnant again and gained alot of weight, unfortunately I miscarried. I then got pregnant again and gained weight and miscarried. Nearly 6 years later, in the middle of depression I got pregnant and this time had a healthy baby. I was very fat almost 200 pounds. I was breastfeeding and then just as I was losing weight, I got pregnant again!!!! Now I am breastfeeding and I am ready to lose weight for good this time. I have spent the last few years pregnant and gaining weight. I am so over it. Right now I am thinking about my goals and I definitely want to lose this weight.
I want to make sure that I take time for myself and I want to put myself first. A lot of people might disagree with me. But I have been putting everyone else's need ahead of my own. I have been putting my needs in the back of my mind and I just keep getting more and more depressed and miserable. I will always be there for my kids and happily take care of them and my husband too. For the first time in 8 years, I am going to strive to accomplish goals of my own. I do deserve to be healthy and to be at a weight that I feel good about. I am starting with exercise tomorrow. I am excited and no matter what I am going to follow through. I can't keep coming up with excuses to blow off exercise or eating right. I have to think about how badly I want this. It might be the hardest thing that I have done at least in awhile. I am up to the task, I will not let anyone or anything sabotage me, including myself.
Starting fresh for 2009
