CodeNameSkinnyMinnie
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2013 is my year! I've be been big since childhood. I was always the slightly overweight child, then I lost my only sibling when I was 9. Now, there are groups to support grieving kids but back then (nearly 30 years ago) they didn't exist. I did a lot of comfort eating.
Add to that parents who rewarded, comforted & quietened me with food & I'm left with a habit built over 3 decades which is so difficult to break.
I have never been anything other than big so I don't have those 'thin' pics to put on the fridge to inspire me. I have no idea what thin feels like.
But now I have a beautiful daughter and a wonderful husband who believe that I can do this despite previous failed attempts. I am ready to change for me.
It is time to stop blaming my genes. My upbringing. The fact my husband loves me 'as I am'. The fact I've always been overweight. That I'm lazy & I love my food! And I'm big boned!
All just excuses. 07/01/13 is my start date. I need all the help & support I can get.
2013 is my year.
Add to that parents who rewarded, comforted & quietened me with food & I'm left with a habit built over 3 decades which is so difficult to break.
I have never been anything other than big so I don't have those 'thin' pics to put on the fridge to inspire me. I have no idea what thin feels like.
But now I have a beautiful daughter and a wonderful husband who believe that I can do this despite previous failed attempts. I am ready to change for me.
It is time to stop blaming my genes. My upbringing. The fact my husband loves me 'as I am'. The fact I've always been overweight. That I'm lazy & I love my food! And I'm big boned!
All just excuses. 07/01/13 is my start date. I need all the help & support I can get.
2013 is my year.
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