GettingMyGroove

Hello everyone,

This is my first time using BuddySlim, I have spent the last year and a half recovering from a severe depression, and now that I’m over the blues, I can’t help but to deal with the weight gain. I went from a size 14 to somewhere between 24-8, not quite sure, and I only have two pairs of pants that I can fit and two skirts. Its difficult to find nylons that fit, and I’m not sure how to flatter my new queen size figure. I realize that I’m not going to even try to get into learning how to dress my new girth, because I just can’t get used to this. I’ve spent the last year or so wearing a robe, and I’m used to finding something off the rack and looking good! Some people look good with weight and know how to work it, but I don’t look or feel so well with all of this excess weight. I came to the realization that though I have healed from much trauma and issues from childhood and adult life, I am not quite where I should be. I really lack the confidence I once had, and I am so out of shape that simply walking from the basement to the main floor makes me huff and puff. I used to walk around a lake of three and a half miles in 40 minutes, and now simply walking to the corner store is a challenge. I have aches and pains where my muscles have gone weak and feel somewhat hopeless, but I know this is a one day at a time process. I refuse to make resolutions, but I have a goal and a prescription for regaining my confidence and that is weight loss. Prior to my crash I returned to college to complete my undergrad, and as a result my family’s diet became full of fast food restaurants and quick prepackaged and microwavable foods, and I was no longer able to shuffle the kids around to their sports activities, so all of that came to a holt and my son went from chubby to obese. My example here is important not only for my health and welfare, but for my sons sake, parents lead by example. My son and I started an exercise program for a time and was going strong, but our persistence fell by the wayside. I’m hoping that the BuddySlim Online system will help motivate me and my son back to health, because I know if my confidence has been weakened, my son must be suffering as well. Wish my son and me the best as we move into 2010 more healthy and confident!