Hi!

My name is Leigh and I joined my fitness pal at the request of some of my friends. It seems to be working for them, so I thought I would give it a shot as well. Hey, it's free... why not!
I'm a wife and mom. I quit my job to stay home with my kids and pursue my own interests, and my husband is kind enough not to throw me out for it
My weight loss goal is a journey of vanity. We all have our reasons, and that is mine. Until I reached my early twenties, I was thin. I was so thin, people used to joke about it. I'm a small person, only five feet tall, and I come from a long line of tiny, frail-looking Irish people. As I have aged and had kids, I have "chunked up". As a kid (and especially a teenager) I was embarrassed by my mom's weight. She, like me, carries all her weight in the middle. Small arms, small legs, BIG round belly. I think my wake up call was when she asked me my weight and told me that I was only a few pounds away from hers.
I have become my mother...:sad:
I'm not dying, I'm not in any immediate danger of becoming diabetic, this isn't a life or death situation, really. I am overweight, but I just can't stand looking at myself. I can feel myself slowing down too. I can't run like I want to, I can't keep up with my kids, I can't fit in the clothes I want to wear.
So that's me. I'm blunt and I'm vain and I'm weird, but I like it. I just don't like being fat