Hello!

toni_revealed
toni_revealed Posts: 2 Member
edited November 18 in Introduce Yourself
My name is Toni and I am a 45 year old mum of 3 children aged 23, 20 and 15. I have 25kg to lose, over the past 14 years it's been a real struggle. Not to lose the weight, but to keep it off! I've lost the weight multiple times, but maintaining the loss hasn't been successful.....and I think over the recent years, I have been so worried about gaining all the weight back, that I haven't tried hard to lose the weight. Over the last year, I've been between 83kg and 90kg. This time though I am going to do things differently. I know I cannot continue to go back to my bad habits, I have to change my lifestyle. I am taking it 5kg at a time....breaking down my big goal into mini goals, and making changes in my life so that once I do reach goal, I'll be able to maintain my loss and live the life of an active, healthy and happier woman!

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  • ofelecia
    ofelecia Posts: 6 Member
    edited May 2017
    Good luck, Toni! Your post really spoke to me because I've been losing and gaining the same 10-20 pounds since my kids were small.

    I'm Felecia, a 55 y.o. mom of three: a 17 y.o. and 14 y.o. twins. I can be very motivated when it comes to losing weight, but keeping it off always seems such a struggle--even when I'm aware of my portion sizes increasing and my exercise decreasing. I somehow allow myself to let it happen, and then find I'm asking myself how and why I let it happen. I'm currently hovering around 86kg and am hoping to get down to about 67kg by this time next year (if not sooner). What I hope will make a difference for me is connecting with people for support and encouragement to help me stay on track when I'm inclined to get slack . . .

    I've had success with WW a few times in the past but I after a while I get tired of thinking in points, and I also get tired of paying. I also used to love CalorieCount.com, but that shut down earlier this year. Hoping to find a nice supportive community here at MFP, and mostly hoping to learn to keep it together as I approach my weight-loss goals.
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