Weight Loss

I started my own journal and posted in the roll call, so I suppose I should post here too ;-).  My name is Cathi--I'm an RN in labor & delivery and work nights.  Love my job :-)!  4 kids--9 yr, 11 yr, 14 yrs & 16 yrs (really like having another driver in the family!).  DH--Mike.

My weight has gradually crept up and now I have about 20 lbs to lose.  Not a huge amount, but frustrating because my eating habits haven't changed--apparently after hitting 40, my metabolism did though!  That's me :-).

 

Hi everyone, I just started WW online yesterday and have been cruising around on other IVillage boards so I thought I would join this one.

Here is my story:  I am 28 yo, approx 5'5" tall.  Last December I was at my ideal weight.  I was working out around 3 times a week and eating in moderation.  I weighed approx 160 lbs.   DH and I started trying to conceive and I got pregnant in December.  Right away I had some spotting.......I am an anxious person anyway, so I stopped excercising for fear that it would cause me to miscarry.  Well.......3 difficult months and many many Dr visits later, I did miscarry.  I would estimate that in the 3 months I was pregnant I gained about 10 lbs....too much for that amount of time, but not out of control, I could have lost that fairly easily.  I stayed around 170 for the next few months........then this summer, things got tough at work, and the miscarriage started to set in emotionally and I started to comfort eat like crazy, and I put on another 24 lbs.  So, last December was one of the best months of my life and now here I am one year later and I have no baby, no job and weigh 194 lbs.....not good!!!!  None of my clothes fit, so I am stuck wearing jeans and sweatshirts most of the time (I refuse to buy clothing in my new size).

I feel better about the miscarriage, but I am still not working so I am at home pretty much all day and have constant access to the refridgerator and cupboards.  I have been back to my workout routine for a couple of weeks now and am not finding that too difficult to keep up......so I think my biggest challenge is going to be to quit eating because I am bored and/or out of habit.  I have decided to wait to try to conceive until I have gotten my health back under control.  I am putting myself as a priority because I want to be complete and happy before I embark on another pregnancy.  My in laws have rented a house in Florida in April and I would really like to have reached my goal weight by then, since I have to be in a bathing suit.  I am starting at 194 lbs and my goal weight is 164 lbs.

I hope to be able to give and get support from others on this board.  I am going to start my Nov. journal in the journal thread.

Thanks for listening!

Hi and welcome! I am so sorry that you have had such a tough year!! To have a miscarriage and your job in the same year must have been emotionally hard for you! I am an emotional eater so I understand what you have been doing to yourself. When I was going through infertility treatments I had my doctor tell me to lose weight. Sure.....I'm working, having sex by the calendar, my marriage is stressed , I'm on hormones that do crazy things to my body and you want me to diet and lose weight. When I didn't do it, the doctor told me that he guessed that I just didn't want a baby enough to do what was necessary. It wasn't that I didn't want it enough to control the eating.....I just HAD to eat to feel better.

Now that you are feeling more in control in your life it's time to take control of the weight. Start by filling the house with healthy food.....get rid of the junk. Make a plan of what you are going to eat each day and when. Permit healthy snacks! You can lose the weight, and will look great in that bathing suit in April!! You can do it.....we can help! Looking forward to getting to know you better.

Just so you know about me....my name is Sue and I'm the cl here! I'm 48, a sub school nurse, married for 23 years, mom to Mike and Lizzie who are 19 and 13.

WELCOME to the board!