here to lose

[fatmama]

I am a 34 year old mother of 3 (boy 6, girl 5, girl 22mths!) I did Atkins in 06 for only the 14 day induction and lost 17 lbs in that 2 weeks! After that I went to a wedding and ate bites of carbs at the wedding got extremily ill and said forget it.

Looking back the wedding was one evening and I have the rest of my life - and I won't have a life if I don't get these lbs off. Hubby is NOT supportive, so we will just tune him out! haha -

My goal is that my children don't remember me as their "fat mom" (crying as I type it) I want to be around for them and can't be there for them like this.

I am also a realtor and out of the 240 agents I am the fattest women in the office (some males beat me out) I really think that being this size affects my work (how I am viewed) I NEVER get calls off of walkins from the office. People use me as their realtor after the already know me ( I am a crazy, overly outgoing gal who tells it like it is!!).

My fear about losing weight is sagging skin. I don't know if I can look at myself all deflated. I like myself a lot, have amazing self confidence and just need to know that if someone doesn't like my flappy arms then they are not worth knowing me.

I have shopped to make this easy as pie and have amazing friends who support me and my efforts and my kids (son especially) will love seeing a new mommy!

Off to boil eggs and then for some exercise! Anyone want to start out together?

[flpooh19701]

Re: here to lose

Welcome! You really can do this! Have confidence in yourself. Don't concern yourself with sagging skin. You are still young, so you still have the elasticity. Incorporate exercise and some weights (yes, you can) and it will likely minimize the sagginess. Some people are afraid of the weights but don't be.. you aren't going to "bulk" up you will tone. AND let me just tell you, if you do incorporate the exercise you will lose inches faster and will be in smaller sizes faster. Stay positive!