New here...no ambition...

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Registered: 03-26-2003
New here...no ambition...
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Mon, 02-09-2004 - 9:29pm
I'm new here - so here is my long story. I'm 6'2" and 315 pounds. I should be 175-185 pounds - so as you can see I have a LONG way to go to get fit.

I've done Adkins, Weight Watchers, etc. etc. like many, and have not found long lasting success. Usually I am successful for 3-4 weeks at most - and I then regress to my old ways.

I've had two children - just in December I had an 11 pound 4 oz baby! She did a number on my body as you can imagine so I really need to get focused. I'm in a size 26 and I should be in a 16.

Under all this fat I have a kick butt body. I used to be skinny all my life until about 21 years old. I mean skinny! I had surgery around that time that I think screwed me up - but Doctors won't say that for sure.

Regardless, if I focus I lose weight. It is not a medical impossiblity. But nothing seems to get me to lose weight - no motivation. I've recently found out I have Kidney Disease so weightloss is important for my own life - but even that hasn't motivated me.

I worry about being around for my kids - but I do this as i eat an entire bag of Circus Peanuts...

Does anyone have any REAL advise on how to get motivated for life - not just for a few weeks? What do people do to get through a rough, taxing day, and then work out on top of it or eat right at every meal??

Please help me with your real life experiences...I've read a million books but they just don't help me...

Camay

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 02-12-2004 - 10:55am
Not on this board -but others so maybe from them? Secondary Infertility board and sometimes Other Women's Health Issues....

Camay

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