Starting a journey

jpeskildsen08

I am new here, but I am motivated, I have in the past 8months gained around 20lbs as I was drinking Every Night thinking it was okay to do. I went from having a beer to a larger beer to having a few large drinks Each night. I realized I had a problem when I was hiding beer cans from my husband and unable to function every morning due to being hung over. A little over A week ago I decided I needed to lose some of the weight I gained...so I ate a salad. I then had a six pack that night, then drunk, I picked through whatever sounded good. As hard as It has been, I realized it was more than my eating habits, more than the fact that I have not exercised. I was/ am an alcoholic. I'm not sure if I am due to the fact that I have stopped drinking. this will be 5 days without any alcohol, I have replaced it with exercise, and lots of healthy eating. I am afraid if I have a drank again, I will fall right back into that routine, starting out with just one and then it will become an every night thing. One thing is I never realized I could be this happy without drinking. I would get MAD if I didn't have beer, but I wouldn't ever be happy drinking, just numb. I am here to start a journey, and change my life, Feel better about myself, eat better, and exercise. I want and need to be healthy for myself and my family. Mostly anyone and everyone I know drinks, if they want to hang out we drank, if we have a conversation its about drinking or partying. I am hoping to find some new friends here with similar goals of living a healthier life. I'm not to worried about losing a large sum of weight but I would like to lose the 20lbs I had gained and find some energy. I am surprising myself everyday that I step in the right direction, I would love support or someone to talk to if anyone would like to add me as their friend. I'm off to a good start and I hope to stay on the right track but everyone comes across bad days and I would like to find motivation on a bad day rather than a friend beg me to go out for a drank.

bellabutt3

Wow girl...don't know how old you are but you sure are wise! What a story to tell. I've never really had a drinking problem but several close to me have and do.
I am pulling for you! You'll be surprized how fast you drop weight!
Friends should want the best for you, ig they don't...are they really friends?

jessicahyde

Hey, great to see you join the MFP family. everyone needs a little support and motivation every once and a while. Don't get overwhelmed with the long term goal i have learned just take my goals on day at a time. (like when you really want pizza but go for the salad instead because your goal is to eat healthier and lose weight.)
*would love to be friends*