New to *MFP & I love my family! <3

BreezyLuv

So... I've always been a little heavy but I was always comfortable with myself. I am happy and I don't care what other people think about me and I'm not one of those girls that wants to be "Super Model Size". Recently, I've noticed that when I take pictures, my face is heavier and that is what bothers me the most about myself. My family (mom) always tells me that I am a pretty girl. They told me that of the group of girls I hung out with during my high school years, though I was not skinny like the rest of them, I was the prettiest. Which I find hard to believe personally because I was never the girl who got the attention just thrown at me easily, but it never bothered me to think that I wasn't the prettiest. I still don't think I am all that pretty but I like to believe it because my mom said so and I know she wouldn't lie to me.

Now I have a son and gained almost no weight during pregnancy because I made sure to eat healthy... Salad and all that other healthy junk. I still don't think I am huge but I've gained weight since after the birth of my son and I'd like to be a thinner me, and mostly get my face back to normal. I am a single mom and I am all that he has and I want to stop this problem before it is too late and it's even harder to do. I am only 20 years old and I think that doing this will be good for me and my son so that while he is growing up and I can encourage him to live a healthy life too and to stay active like his mommy.

I think that the biggest factor for my adventure in weight loss is my family. The majority of my family is over weight and I want to help them and I want them to be around to see my son grow up and all the other children we have running around. So we can be a happy family for as long as possible. The biggest fear I have is losing my mom. I want this more than anything for her and I know how much she suffers from her weight and other health problems and I wont to be there for her. My mom is all we have and as much as I want to say that I am doing this for myself, it just doesn't feel right. I am in this for my mom because she deserves a long healthy life with her family and I'm hoping that by me doing this too she will get motivated to lose weight and get a healthier life style. She has grandkids to grow old with who absolutely adore her. I want my mom to be healthy more than anything. I love her a lot.

That's a little story on my motivation to lose weight. My name is Brianna and I come from a family of loving and caring people and I am doing this for them! I am new to this program and I hope that with knowing that there are people here trying to make life changes like my own, that I will not have any problems stick to this goal. I would like to lose.... a lot! Thanks for reading my message and hopefully I can make new friends*

zingeber

Good for you! I can tell you love your family a lot! With that motivation, you'll do great. Welcome!

PrincessEliNa

Aw, Good Luck! MFP will definitely help you lose weight if you use it correctly, and once your family sees you losing weight, they'll probably be motivated to do the same!