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Hi all excited to join :), heres a bit about me

woo1324
woo1324 Posts: 168 Member
edited October 2024 in Introduce Yourself
Hi all relativley new been here a week and i think im staying :) , anyway thought id pop over and introduce myself im 25 years old (girl) from Australia i have 3 children 2 boys 7 and 3 and a baby girl 9 months ,,, and my biggest life struggle weight , i have been overweight/obese for basically my entire life i lived on coke, chips, chicken and potato and other junk for my whole childhood i would say i was severly addicted to coca cola by 11 and would have it all througout the day and even have it beside my bed at night i was even getting up 2-3 times to get a new can it wasnt until my late teens i realised i wasnt born a fat person but that i could actually be a regular healthy person but was very clueless on how to go about and my motives were muddled i was chasing beauty rather than health and so my journey began it started with misguided well i will just eat less all the while still drinking my coke and eating my chips lol then after the birth of my son i got serious i researched and read and finally after 18 years i went from 99kg to 56kg problem was i did it in 9 months!!! and of course as with any crash diet i gained every kilo back plus more I only managed to stay at a happy healthy weight for 1 one year ,,, so now after two more children and allot of soul searching im back and ready to become not a hot beautiful thin person but a healthy productive fun good example setting young mum :) if you got this far thanks for reading and i look forward to joining you !!!

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  • lynheff
    lynheff Posts: 393 Member
    CONGRATS to you. Sometimes it takes awhile to find out what works for us, where our personal stumbling blocks are. But you are definitely on the right track to good health--and being a great slim mom! Welcome. You may add me as a friend. I am from south Alabama. Good luck.
  • Charrah
    Charrah Posts: 60
    Welcome and good luck with your lifestyle change. It sounds like you have a really positive attitude and you are totally doing this for all the right reasons.
    This site is so helpful with a lot of fantastic and inspirational people, and now you are part of it too! Yay.
    xxx
  • LisaMariaCallow
    LisaMariaCallow Posts: 170
    It doesn't matter how you got here, but rather that you got here!! Good luck!! This is a great site, and you'll find a wonderful group of people to motivate, encourage and cheer you on!! We are all on the same journey-to better health and well being!!

    Friend me for support!! :happy:
  • sexyminxinthemaking
    sexyminxinthemaking Posts: 451 Member
    welcome to mfp enjoy your journey and goodluck feel free to add me if you like :)
  • anu_6986
    anu_6986 Posts: 702 Member
    Welcome :):flowerforyou: You will find this site great :)
  • SetecAstronomy
    SetecAstronomy Posts: 470 Member
    Hi all relativley new been here a week and i think im staying :) , anyway thought id pop over and introduce myself im 25 years old (girl) from Australia i have 3 children 2 boys 7 and 3 and a baby girl 9 months ,,, and my biggest life struggle weight , i have been overweight/obese for basically my entire life i lived on coke, chips, chicken and potato and other junk for my whole childhood i would say i was severly addicted to coca cola by 11 and would have it all througout the day and even have it beside my bed at night i was even getting up 2-3 times to get a new can it wasnt until my late teens i realised i wasnt born a fat person but that i could actually be a regular healthy person but was very clueless on how to go about and my motives were muddled i was chasing beauty rather than health and so my journey began it started with misguided well i will just eat less all the while still drinking my coke and eating my chips lol then after the birth of my son i got serious i researched and read and finally after 18 years i went from 99kg to 56kg problem was i did it in 9 months!!! and of course as with any crash diet i gained every kilo back plus more I only managed to stay at a happy healthy weight for 1 one year ,,, so now after two more children and allot of soul searching im back and ready to become not a hot beautiful thin person but a healthy productive fun good example setting young mum :) if you got this far thanks for reading and i look forward to joining you !!!
    Welcome to the site!
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