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[quote=Anonymous]She moved into our house uninvited.  I have seen her in the mirror multiple times, and I think she screwed around with my scale because there's no way I weigh that much.  She needs to GO!

My problem is that I have never been athletic or a regular exerciser, but I have been blessed with a great metabolism, which is also a curse.  It always translated into eating whatever I wanted and not exercising, but somehow staying about a size 4.  I had a baby at 30, gained a whopping 60 lbs, and fit back into my regular clothes within 6 weeks with no real effort.  Had another baby at 40, gained 60 lbs again, have lost only 20 of it, and the kid is now in preschool and I'm just FAT!  I feel like I'm the size of a house and I have no idea how to get back to my old self.  I still think of myself as a thin person but I know I'm not. I'm aghast every time I look in the mirror.  I guess I feel like a thin person trapped in a fat suit because I can barely squeeze into a size 10 or 12 now, and I have a closet full of size 4s and 6s sitting there mocking me every day when I get dressed (putting on one of the few larger-sized things I can fit into.)

I am not a horrible eater.  I love vegetables, salads, and healthy foods, but I also do badly with portion control and I have a real sweet tooth and trouble with snacking at night after dinner.  And I am not in the habit of getting regular exercise so if I take on anything too ambitious, I know I will give up pretty quickly.  But I've got to do something because I am miserable with my current size and lack of energy.

I know good health is not about a clothing size, but having been roughly the same size my entire adult life, I know that my current size is HUGE for me and for my frame/body type.  I don't think a 40-something woman needs to be a size 4 to look good, and that's not even my goal (a healthy size 8 would be fine).  Please don't think that I'm calling you fat if you're a size 12 - or bigger - but this is not a healthy size for ME.  I must get rid of the muffin top and these other rolls.

So, any tips for getting myself into a better routine, starting an exercise program that I actually have a prayer of sticking to, improving my diet, or any other encouragement?  Help!!![/quote]

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