Hi my name is Tracy Al-hajiri and I am about 80 pounds overweight.  I havent been able to lose any weight since having my third child. I work at walmart and it is so hard to stay away from junk. I mean how do you eat if you work from 6pm to 3am.  I see my self in the mirror and I am very disgusted with my body. I want to be healthier for my kids and for myself. Any tips?

Oh how I can relate.  I am a single mom & I work a full time & a part time job  so I am always tired.  So getting into the gym is a chore in itself most days.  However, my 14 year old & I make a date to go to the gym to work out & he sees to it that we keep that date, as he is getting in shape for track in a few months.  I also quit drinking soda & that helped out alot.  I was drinking about a 12 pack of mountain dew a day!  That's almost 1,000 calories a day just in soda.  I drink 8 bottles of water a day that's twice the recommended amount of eight 8 glasses of water a day. & any no calorie drink counts toward your water intake.  I also keep a food journal of what I eat & drink just to get a good look at how many calories I get a day.

Oh rn123, how I can relate!!!! LIfe has gotten in the way. I too am trying to shuffle job,kids, afterschool stuff, house, church so on & so on. Some days I'm so gun ho and ready to work out, then others I have to force myself. I really really want to loose the weight this time and stick to it. Do you do like daily schedules for yourself? How do you do it? Any suggestions?   

That is what happened to me also. But I gained about 45lbs before I came to the conclusion that is was the meds. They let me think it was my fault I couldn't stop eating and eating and eating........When I got weened off meds, I lost 20lbs in 3 months. Now I'm stuck. And lazy. Ughhhhhhh!!!

I tell my kids all the time "I'm tired of being tired" But I can't get off my freakin lazy butt. I feel like my motivation is getting there, but I just haven't got that jolt yet.

If you'd like to connect on buddy list that would be cool.

Garfield88

Our story sounds very similiar! The only difference is that I gained the weight about 3 years ago and haven't been able to lose it. I gained weight right after I started working full time. When I was part time I ran about twenty miles a week and was about 150 lbs too. I need to find a way to work full time, be a mom and take this weight off! I also am tired of being tired. As soon as the kids and I get home we head for the cupboard and eat sweets or chips! I start walking/running for about three weeks and then I quit. I did do a 5k this summer and I lost about ten lbs. That was in July and since then I have put at least 15 on! I am hoping this sight will keep me motivated to accomplish my goal and maintain!

I found a photo of myself when I looked like I want to look now and posted that on my frig.  Don't know if that will help you but it is helping me. 

In the last year, I have gained over 30 lbs.  The gain was a result of some medication I was prescribed last January, but I am now off of it and am finding it sooo hard to slim down.  I was 150 and wearing 10's now I'm pushing 180 and wearing 14's.  I just turned 43 and am an empty-nester and am tired of being tired.

Can anyone share tips and motivational hints to not getting frustrated and losing interest?

-Jammfam, Ocala, Fl