Dawna77
Member
My story is that I gained a fair bit of weight during my second pregnancy (twins lol) and although there were a few down moments about my size, I really still felt attractive and didn't let it get me down too much as I wasn't really 'flabby' with it.
However, I stopped smoking in January of this year and while I'm really proud of myself and know that I won't ever smoke again, the inevitable weight gain happened and before I knew it, I was staring in mirror at an unrecognisable version of myself :cry:
I have gained around 40 pounds in three months and that takes me to my current weight of 238 pounds.
I'm not ashamed to say that I completely broke down and sobbed like a big ol' baby - and once I got that out of my system, realised that it had stirred up a great feeling of determination ... and I thought I'd see if there was anyone out there feeling the way I did and I found this place!..and that is where I'm stuck at lol.
I have masses of energy and determination but really have no idea where to start - Which diet do I do? Do I pick a diet at all? Should I just go down the low cal option? Eek! Some advice on diet would be great, I'm already pretty active with walking, cycling, exercise DVD's (not quite ready to face the public arena that is the local gym! lol) etc
Anyway, my apologies for such a lengthy intro, any help and advice anyone can offer would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks
However, I stopped smoking in January of this year and while I'm really proud of myself and know that I won't ever smoke again, the inevitable weight gain happened and before I knew it, I was staring in mirror at an unrecognisable version of myself :cry:
I have gained around 40 pounds in three months and that takes me to my current weight of 238 pounds.
I'm not ashamed to say that I completely broke down and sobbed like a big ol' baby - and once I got that out of my system, realised that it had stirred up a great feeling of determination ... and I thought I'd see if there was anyone out there feeling the way I did and I found this place!..and that is where I'm stuck at lol.
I have masses of energy and determination but really have no idea where to start - Which diet do I do? Do I pick a diet at all? Should I just go down the low cal option? Eek! Some advice on diet would be great, I'm already pretty active with walking, cycling, exercise DVD's (not quite ready to face the public arena that is the local gym! lol) etc
Anyway, my apologies for such a lengthy intro, any help and advice anyone can offer would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks