DanielleCarina
New member
Hiya, I am new here. My name is Carina, I am 45 years old and a mom of 3.
Have been overweight, since my teenage years, till now. Had a few years of being sort of okay, but not many. The highest I have been was around 108kg (238lbs). But the last few years mostly I was around 103kg (227lbs).
I have had a few periods of trying to lose weight, and I would lose a bit, but then gain it again. A few years ago I decided to become a member of a gym. Which helped me lose weight, but that didn't last long either. Gyms are very expensive here in the Netherlands, if you don't live in a big city anyways. So I ended up stopping with that too. A few years ago though I decided to buy my own elliptical. Had periods of using that, but then stopped again.
Till around a year ago, I kept on losing a bit and gain it back again. No consistency. But exactly a year ago I started again. I started using my elliptical daily twice and watching what I ate, and put it down in myfitnesspal. And I kept it up this time. I kept losing weight till June this year. I lost about 25kg (55lbs). I am not very tall, only 161cm (5"3) and I now weigh around 79 (174lbs). I am so happy with it, and keep on getting nice things being said to me, by friends and family.
The last few months I have had a stand still, kept using the elliptical, but not as often, for several reasons. Holidays, and also the Kettler ellipctical kept on making quite a bit of noise, but also I am going to go through a divorce in the next couple of months. But glad to say, I am not gaining weight really, even when I went to Italy for a week, and ate pizza and lots of others things, didn't exercise, I stayed on the same weight.
I now still want to lose some more. I don't need to be stick thin though. I think I would be quite happy if I could weigh around 70kgs (154lbs). So I have my exercise hat on again, bought a new elliptical, just love that cardio. And am planning on using it once a day.
I would love to make some friends, who are going through the same, losing weight and get more healthy. So feel free to drop me a line. Ask me anything about me and my family. Will try to reply as much as I can.
Carina
Have been overweight, since my teenage years, till now. Had a few years of being sort of okay, but not many. The highest I have been was around 108kg (238lbs). But the last few years mostly I was around 103kg (227lbs).
I have had a few periods of trying to lose weight, and I would lose a bit, but then gain it again. A few years ago I decided to become a member of a gym. Which helped me lose weight, but that didn't last long either. Gyms are very expensive here in the Netherlands, if you don't live in a big city anyways. So I ended up stopping with that too. A few years ago though I decided to buy my own elliptical. Had periods of using that, but then stopped again.
Till around a year ago, I kept on losing a bit and gain it back again. No consistency. But exactly a year ago I started again. I started using my elliptical daily twice and watching what I ate, and put it down in myfitnesspal. And I kept it up this time. I kept losing weight till June this year. I lost about 25kg (55lbs). I am not very tall, only 161cm (5"3) and I now weigh around 79 (174lbs). I am so happy with it, and keep on getting nice things being said to me, by friends and family.
The last few months I have had a stand still, kept using the elliptical, but not as often, for several reasons. Holidays, and also the Kettler ellipctical kept on making quite a bit of noise, but also I am going to go through a divorce in the next couple of months. But glad to say, I am not gaining weight really, even when I went to Italy for a week, and ate pizza and lots of others things, didn't exercise, I stayed on the same weight.
I now still want to lose some more. I don't need to be stick thin though. I think I would be quite happy if I could weigh around 70kgs (154lbs). So I have my exercise hat on again, bought a new elliptical, just love that cardio. And am planning on using it once a day.
I would love to make some friends, who are going through the same, losing weight and get more healthy. So feel free to drop me a line. Ask me anything about me and my family. Will try to reply as much as I can.
Carina