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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

I wish I were a little bit smaller...

As a kid I was a skinny little thing.  I was always the tallest in the class and I was a picky eater.  In high school I didn't appreciate the fact that I had a nice shape and in college I tried to hide behind big clothes because I thought I was fat.  After college I started going to the gym for the first time and I was happy being a size 12.  I have always had a big ass (which I found out plenty of men like) and I finally got boobs in college.  When I got married I bought a size 14 wedding dress that had to be taken in.  I thought I looked great and did not feel fat at all.  At the time a friend of mine said I was the hottest bride he had ever seen and I felt that way.  About 6 months into my marriage that all changed.  I got a little too comfy being married and gained some weight.  I decided that I needed to join Weight Watchers.

Nine months later I weighed 145 pounds and was a size 8.  It felt great to buy new clothes and shop in stores that I wouldn't have dreamt of before that.  I started a new job (where I still work) and nobody ever knew that I had a weight problem.  Three years later we bought our house and started trying to get pregnant and everything changed.  After 6 months of trying I was depressed and eating became a source of comfort.  Six months later I turned 30 and our good friends announced that they were pregnant.  I cried for weeks and slept all the time.  It was the summer but I didn't want to go to the parties our friends were having because I knew everyone would ask when we were going to have a baby.  Six months later in December 2007 we found out we were expecting.  We were so excited but I had already gained 40 pounds and I knew it was only going to get worse.

When I hit 200 pounds during my pregnancy I promised myself that I would drop the weight even if it took me a while.  Here I am almost 4 years later and I am still struggling.  I need 2012 to be the year that I finally lose the weight.  I will not have another baby until I lose 40 more pounds and get to my goal weight.  Those 40 pounds have been haunting me for too long.  I turn 35 in 6 months and I want to be able to wear a bikini to the beach this summer.  It's a big goal but I need to get there this time.  I have done it before and I know I can do it again.  Plus I'm trying hypnosis in 2 weeks...that has to work...right?

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