Northern_Dreamer
New member
Hi anyone out there reading this. I just joined this forum. Last year in July I took the plunge into a weightloss journey. I was in the 240s when I started trying to lose weight. On July 7 of 2017 I finally got to weighing myself and I was at 237. A year later I was down to 203 so that's a loss of 34 pounds. I have plateaued a couple of times and I often get frustrated with how slowly the weight is coming off but I want to make longterm changes while still enjoying the foods I like (by making healthier versions and using portion-control). I also have been exercising quite a bit too.
The reason I am joining this forum is because I needed an alternative to dating sites. My 9-year relationship (of which I got 3 kids from) ended last year and after 3 months of the single life I started dating with mixed results. I started going on the dating sites to deal with lonely evenings after the kids were in bed but after over 6 months of that I realize that my self-esteem needs work first. As a single mom with 3 kids, with having them fulltime, I have found my dating prospects to be slim to begin with and being overweight has made it even more difficult. I want to be happy with myself but I am not. However the more fit I get the happier I do feel about myself. I feel like so many things in my life are out of my control but at least I am able to control this, although it is taking a lot of work. I joined TOPS last year and it is a great support group for me. My goal weight is 162 pounds which might seem way out of reach but I hope I can find it somewhere in side of me to do the work to achieve it. 34 pounds down and 41 to go!
The reason I am joining this forum is because I needed an alternative to dating sites. My 9-year relationship (of which I got 3 kids from) ended last year and after 3 months of the single life I started dating with mixed results. I started going on the dating sites to deal with lonely evenings after the kids were in bed but after over 6 months of that I realize that my self-esteem needs work first. As a single mom with 3 kids, with having them fulltime, I have found my dating prospects to be slim to begin with and being overweight has made it even more difficult. I want to be happy with myself but I am not. However the more fit I get the happier I do feel about myself. I feel like so many things in my life are out of my control but at least I am able to control this, although it is taking a lot of work. I joined TOPS last year and it is a great support group for me. My goal weight is 162 pounds which might seem way out of reach but I hope I can find it somewhere in side of me to do the work to achieve it. 34 pounds down and 41 to go!
