My name is Marina
I am a happily married mom of a lovely daughter who will turn 14 soon. My life is filled with good things and happy events.
Why I have been unable or unwilling to control my weight is a source of much frustrated internal conjecture on my part. I have no tragic story of early childhood damage, and yet I can watch the TV program “Heavy” and see myself in each of the participants to one degree or another.
I weigh about 120 lbs more than I should and have been overweight since college (a long long time ago). I have reached the point at which I am not only uncomfortable exercising (which has been a problem all along) but am now uncomfortable doing some of the things I normally have done. That’s some serious de-conditioning!
Last week (coincidentally a day before the post in the LE Bathroom) I made a commitment to myself to DO SOMETHING about it rather than just feel sorry for myself. I’ve only taken baby steps so far but I am working on it.
So far I have shared my goals with my family (and now you).
The treadmill has actually seen some use (walking only so far, but walking at an uncomfortably fast pace. Yay!)
And yesterday I spent the day cleaning and purging the kitchen of some things I no longer welcome in my life. I am not swearing off any particular foods but I do acknowledge that pre-prepared processed foods only SOUND like easy fixes and don’t fit with what my body needs.
Laura’s model is what I’m aiming for. Moderation without craziness.
I feel my biggest challenges are:
1. Moving my body is uncomfortable. But I know the only way to change that is to actually MOVE . I’m working on it.
And
2. Time. After work, I have always in the past found excuses not to make time for myself to exercise and/or prepare healthier foods. This must change. I have been robbing myself and my family of lifetime not just time in any given day.
It is my hope that this support group will help so that I have a place to report back both my accomplishments and my struggles.
Yours sincerely and with hope,
Hey Marina! I love your post. I think you speak for so many. I can totally relate to the body making it difficult if not impossible to do some things. It's so awesome that you won't let that be an excuse. You're going to feel so great and so encouraged as you watch the weight drop off. I will follow your progress and it can help inspire me to keep on track too. :-)
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