Needing motivation and friendships

redpantsandjam
redpantsandjam Posts: 14
in Introduce Yourself
Firstly, I'm terrible at introductions. I'm guessing the best place to start is somewhere along the lines of; Hi, I'm Kim, and I'm 29.

Following a few bad years, coupled with a lot of comfort eating, my weight has ballooned, and where I used to be nine stone and happy with it, I'm now nearing the 13 stone mark.

I'm trying to regain my confidence, however slowly, especially as my family have taken to pointing out the fact I 'got fat' at every available opportunity.

I'm also looking for healthy recipes I can share with my six year old son, and just looking to make a few friends along my weight loss journey.

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  • megannnn15
    megannnn15 Posts: 36 Member
    Welcome! We are all in this together! Congratulations on starting your journey! Feel free to chat if you need anything :)

    -Megan
  • Angelfaiths
    Angelfaiths Posts: 11 Member
    Hi I am Gemma, Similar story I am 31, My kids say things like, wow mommy your tummy is round! Wow like being hit with a sack of potatoes Right, been using MFP for a while shifted some weight, but still 35lbs to go, i really need a boost as i am a bridesmaid in 65 days and need to shift more weight as i am only one of 2 and the skinny other, has only dropped another 2 dress sizes i mean come on, i was struggling and now you drop for a 14 to a 10, boohoo.. If you wanna chat i am free and i am always on twitter LOL @Angelfaiths hehehe. We can so do this, I am currently supping Green tea, eating a peach and drinking a bottle of water 2ltrs that i have cut up 3/4 of a lemon and added to it, to help me shift water weight, and feel a bit better.
  • redpantsandjam
    redpantsandjam Posts: 14
    Thank you for the warm welcomes, both of you. :)

    I'm lucky that my son is, unlike the rest of my family, prone to being a lot more considerate (his teacher actually complimented him on his kindness yesterday; said she's never heard an unkind word from him towards anyone)

    35lbs is absolutely brilliant, Gemma. :) Well done. Good luck with the bridesmaid business.

    I've made the shift from the usual tea, milk, two sugars to the twinnings fruit teas and supplementing my usual midday coffee for a bottle of water. Just trying to keep this up.

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