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[Korrie]

Hello! My name is Korrie, I'm 27 yrs old, I weigh 205 pds!!! Yikes!!! I need to change my lifestyle. I think my weight is more than "my weight" I believe it is a symtom of my out of control life. Everyday my goal is just to get through it. I have 2 girls, 6yrs and 11mths, and a work at home husband. I am constantly helping everyone else, and seldom get time to myself. I need to start taking control of things. I believe if I can get control of my weight I will be able to start getting other things under control as well. Right now my goal is to loose 15 pds by christmas. Do you think thats reasonable, or do you think I'm setting myself up to fail? I'm not a fan of exercize. You know,pushing myself till i'm out of breath, sweaty, ect. That aside I don't have the time!! Wish me luck everyone, This is the last time I'm putting myself through this. I am going to commit myself to this once and for all, If I can't do it, I'm going to accept myself the way I am and stop putting myself down for it.

 

[jennifer3]

Hello Newbride and it sounds like pretty New mommy as well. Time for yourself is so important I am living proof of that myself. Your right no matter what the scale says be your own best friend, our self worth cant be measured in pounds but in spirit. Lil changes can mean really big things. If you have 1/2 an hour a day, then you have time to excersize, ,...dont worry the hubby and kiddies wont all self conbust if you take that time for yourself, they will benefit as they get a healthier, stronger and happier you. Taking the kids for a walk,..dancing with them in the living room,...or hey two year olds love to jump up and down (ok, ya that doesnt sound appealing to me either). My kids are 2, 5 and 10 so when I cant make it to the gym I include them in my routine. I wish you great luck, stick with it ...you can do it!

 

[Korrie]

Thanks for your words of encouragment Jennifer!! Maybe excersizing would be easier to accomplish if I involved my children. I'm going to loose this time, b/c I'm so tired of being consumed by my weight!! Do you think loosing 15 pds by christmas is realistic?? That would put me down at 190, and I havn't been there for a long time (say to say) Thanks again for the encouragement!!

Korrie

 

[jennifer3]

Well its five or so weeks until X-mas, so I think it possible if you are really serious about it. On the other hand they always say slow is the best way to go. I find weight that has been on longer takes longer to take off, and a recent weight gain seems to come off faster. I find the first week or two in a weight loss program are the biggest weight drops, due to water loss, so five lbs could come off the first week. I read in your journal, you are going to eat what you want but watch your portions, which is a good in that you can do that for the rest of life its a goal that can be ongoing. I think we all need a starting point and at first it all can seem overwhelming and bit by bit we can try new things and add more excersize, or at least that is how I felt.
However, for more of a progressive weight loss, try to stay away from processed food, things with white flour, and sugar, and bring in more fruits and veggies. Then one day a week or every two weeks, have a day where you allow yourself to eat the things you enjoy, in moderation of course.
On of the members on here turned me onto
I find this to an excellent tool, as it is teaching me a new way to see food, all you have to do is enter what you eat and it breaks it down into fats, carbs, and protein, and what kinda fats, and also your daily recommended nutrition. It was interesting to see how much I was over doing the carbs, and missing some essential good stuff. Check it out.
I find your most important diet tool is your attitude, some days are really hard to stick to it and if you get hard on yourself you may find yourself giving up. Just for being here and trying to be healthier is a real positive step, and really congratulate yourself for that!