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| Tue, 04-19-2005 - 3:16am |
Hello everyone. This is my first post. My name is Melissa and I live in Georgia. I am 28 years old and I am tired of being overweight. I have been overweight for a few years now. I am 5'3 and 275 pounds. I also have high blood pressure and I am on medication for it. My weakness is carbs and latenight eating and snacking. I am about to start a diet. My goal is to get down to 125 pounds. I know that losing 150 pounds is going to take a long time and alot of encouragement. I am happy to have a wonderful husband who will cheer me on! But to be honest, I am already discouraged and I haven't even started my diet yet. I guess it is due to the amount of weight I need to lose. I don't have a problem changing my eating habits. My problem will be starting the exercise routine. I will have a hard time getting motivated but I have been on a diet before and I know that for me after the first couple of weeks, it gets easier and easier as I get comfortable with a daily routine. I also have a 14 month old baby boy. I want to get healthy for him. I don't want him to grow up without a mother.
So we will see how this diet goes. Good luck to everyone!
So we will see how this diet goes. Good luck to everyone!

Hi Melissa,
I know exactly how you feel. I have about 120 to lose. I thought about that at first when I set my goal, but then put it out of my mind. Each pound lost feels like a major victory to me. I make it my goal to stay on track with eating and try not to think about the poundage. Its great that you have a hubby to help you--mine doesn't quite get the whole weight loss thing. Come here often for motivation--these ladies are great. But I still can't get motivated to exercise. So far, changing my eating has helped and I have lost 5.5 pounds. I don't set big goals b/c I know I won't stick to them. I set little goals all the time, like eat a smaller portion than I did the last time or take the stairs at work. I'll be rooting for you!