[floridahottie]

Im 21 years old.....i have a 2 year old daughter....before i had a baby i was 120 then i got pregnant at 18 and from there my weight went up ofcourse.after i had my daughter i was 127 but i still looked fat(baby fat) baby tummy was there and flabby in a way...i still felt fat....ever since then sep 2005 my weight just kept going up and its my fault because i kept on eating junk food....chocolate and chessecake....i always ate junk food but walking to school everyday and walkng anywhere that was my exercise so i didnt gain weight from the junk. but now that im a stay at home mom im home all day i get bored and eat eat eat....and i go for the junk food. and now i weigh 147 i really miss being 120....i hate it that i let myself get this way i dont want to gain anymore weight cause then i know its going to be harder to take off. im 21 im still young and i want to look young. ive been on like 3 diets before..just eating healty i didnt exercise.....the last diet i was on was for 3 weeks or so and i had lost 7 pounds eating healty and doing 50 mintues of pilates everyday....then i had a ice cream smoothie and after that i couldnt stop i gained all that weight back...so im back at square one...thats my big problem if i taste just a bit of something yummy i lose it...and i really want to get serious now i dont have self control. i really want to make this work. i see all of the before and after pictures and you guys amaze me you lose like 100 or more pounds i only have to lose 27 lbs and i cant even do that. I really dont know what to do about motivation.

Well here are some pictures of how i look.
heres me at 18 yrs old late summer 04 before getting preggers






heres me 06 january(had baby in september 05)



then summer 06


july 07


and now september 07



i hate those pics....i hate taking full shots cause i dont like the way i look thats why i always take face pics...

[IChooseThin.com]

You are too hard on yourself and are creating too much negative energy about yourself. My wife and I both looked at the photos and see a beautiful young lady. You need to be able to look in the mirror and love yourself. You and you alone need to love yourself and then everything will fall into place. If you only see faults in the mirror you need to work on your self love. I am not speaking of vanity, I am speaking of your inner ability to be happy.

I am not selling anything and I invite you to join us on our journey to lose weight. Heck, maybe you will even sign up for the news letter.

IChooseThin.com

[maggiep]

Hey floridahottie:
Just from reading your post it sound like you are way too hard on yourself. I can relate to you because I also have a young daughter who I saty at home with. The only advice I can give you is to get the junk food out of the house! Also if it is at all possible you should try taking your daughter out during the day even if it just to a local park or for a stroll around the block. Just being out of the house and in the sunshine my keep you from over eating and boost your mood. I decided that I was going to begin to lose weight for my daughter. Not just because she needs me to set an example of a healthy lifestyle, but more importantly so that I can be the best mom possible for her. Hang in there!