Hello,
I am new here!
To tell you a bit about myself, I am looking to lose weight.
I want to be more healthy and my weight is causing problems with my career/social life etc and its making me quite depressed.
I would like to get down to 10 stone which is 7 stone I have to lose.
I am not following a specific diet yet, (although I am always on a diet)
I am trying to work out which diet/plan is right for me. Thinking of going on Cambridge or lighterlife but not sure yet.
I have have weight issues since I was about 12 or 13.
I have tried many diets such as weight watchers, atkins, alli, etc but my weight has slowly been creeping up and up and now I am 17 stone.
I was about 12 stone as a teenager and when I was 17 I got down to 10 stone but then I met my ex who was a chef and he made me lots of meals and I put on weight. Ever since then I have gradually been putting on weight.
I am desperate to lose weight, I am 27 and feel i'm missing out on things. I feel quite self conscious in public, and feel everyone is looking at me whether they are or not I don't know. I rarely go out on my own, which obviously doesn't help as I don't get as much exercise and I get bored and eat.
I have no friends, as I have lost touch with most friends from home.
I have met a couple of people here but i've lost touch with them as i've been depressed and would rather stay in than go out and feel self conscious etc.
I have become quite socially anxious and I know its because of my weight. Sure if I lost weight i'd find meeting people a bit easier.
I haven't met many new people especially as I am not working at the moment.
I used to have a job which involved standing up all day in a small space, after a couple of hours i'd be in pain, I tried painkillers, antistax, deep heat gels, different shoes/insoles but nothing really helped. I would get home and be crying and in pain with my feet and legs, so I gave up the job after 3 weeks. I think if I lost weight I think it would help my legs/feet and energy levels.
I am not trying to get a job as I am so nervous/unconfident at the moment, I am at a bit of a low ebb.
I would like to work though.
I am lucky I don't have to work as my boyfriend/fiance works full time so we get by. I am not on any benefits.
Though I would like a job to get me out and we could do with the money.
I have recently got engaged and we want to get married but the thought of having to wear a dress/get married at the weight I am now is making me feel depressed.
Hope to chat to likeminded people on here.
Thanks for reading, sorry its an essay!
Miss R
(edit due to post not making sense!)