Hi Pink Clouds,
Thanks so much for your welcoming and supportive post!
Like you, my weight problems started off in childhood. My mother put me on diets when I was very young (four) and I cannot remember a time when my weight was not an issue for her. The problem for me is that because of that, as soon as I start to follow a 'diet', I feel as though somebody's else's rules have been imposed on me and it's just a matter of time before I become cross and rebellious. It's ironic, because I suspect that if my mum had just been more easy-going when I was a kid, I'd have asserted myself later in life by making myself fit and healthy, instead of in more self-destructive ways. Anyway, enough navel contemplation! That's why I wanted to join a forum, rather than a particular group - such as Weight Watchers - because however nice they are, you
do have to follow their rules, and sooner or later that hacks me off. This way, I only have to consider one rule - to burn off more
energy than I put in!
Your suggestion of targeting smaller amounts of weight is a good one. As a Brit, it comes more naturally to me to think in
stones (14lbs) and half
stones – so, only two
pounds to my first half
stone!
Good luck getting out of the 270s, Pink Clouds - I recommend home-made vegetable soup (butternut squash and carrot's good). I've been having it for lunch all week, and it's gorgeous. I give myself a nice big bowl of it, too!
Good luck to everyone else on this thread, too - it's so encouraging to see how much weight you've all lost. We can do it!
