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:) Hi I'm new

3911MrsB
3911MrsB Posts: 8 Member
edited January 3 in Introduce Yourself
Hello,

For the past 4 - 5 years I have tried many diets, usually loosing little weight and then putting even more back on. The past 2 years I have attended a well know weight loss group and managed to loose nearly 3 stones before my wedding, that was in August last year. Since then I have lost a little and gained a lot and carried on with the vicous cycle of yo-yo dieting.

I really need to change, for me. I'm not the person I used to be. Not just physically but mentally, it is as if I've lost myself somewhere. I would love to look in the mirror and see me again.

I dont feel cumfortable talking to my friends about how I feel and I am hoping that being in a community full of like minded people, who share the same goals will provide me with the support I need. If anyone can relate please message me with any tips.

Thanks guys :)

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  • cleorh
    cleorh Posts: 44 Member
    Hi add me as a friend if you want.
    I have been on MFP since March and lost 46 pounds. I will try and support / help you,
    Cleo xx
  • 3911MrsB
    3911MrsB Posts: 8 Member
    Wow that's amzing, what do you think it is that has helped you loose the weight, the support or the diary?

    Thanks L :)
  • fujimoko
    fujimoko Posts: 1
    Hi, i am also new. well, for about 3 weeks at least. however, this is the first time i have posted. i think i know exactly how you feel. after i had my third child, i could not lose the weight for the life of me. it seemed to have change me though. i lost my swag..self esteem something. i was at my heaviest and a stay at home mom. i never had issues with confidence but the way i looked played tricks with my mind. my youngest is 3 1/2 and i am finally the lightest i have been since i gave birth to him. i tried everything. all the tricks i used to do before didn't work. the whole low carb, exercising..nothing was working. i did insanity. kept it up for a whole year and lost a whopping 25 pds. a whole year not the 90 days but the whole year. i know that should've made me happy but it didn't. i eventually gained 20 pds of the 25 back. so, here i am and i think it's finally working. i feel like i'm starting to be me again.
    you're right about the whole friend thing. i couldn't tell them or my family how i felt cause i thought they would judge me for being vein or selfish. plus, i don't think anyone would understand how i was feeling til now. i think this helps because of the whole diary thing. i have a conscious when i see my calories in the red. i don't know. hopefully, i'll be more active on this site and it'll help push the last 30 pounds away. good luck to you and hollar at me for support...fujimoko
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