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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I need a place to rant. I’m actually too embarrassed to rant this to my husband, although I need to, because isn’t that always the first step?

I’m 50 pounds overweight. I have two small children and we want one more. I have put off diet and exercise, figuring when I get pregnant again I’ll gain weight and will need to start over.

But now I’m just stuck being fat, NOT pregnant, and not healthy for my children. I am not sure I am helping enough to carry another pregnancy.

I do all the shopping, which I LOVE grocery shopping and so do my boys. But by self control sucks and I end up buying chocolate covered pretzels. My boys, surprisingly, have a very low sugar and healthy diet. My husband is a normal healthy weight. I am a binge eater and have gained a lot of weight.

Where do I start? Only drink water tomorrow? I’m angry and upset that I let this happen to myself.[/quote]

1. Don't rant to your husband. If he's not seeing a problem, don't create one. But do tell him you want to lose weight and you'd like his support. Don't disparage yourself in front of him. 
2. I've been there. You need to attack this on multiple fronts. You need to figure out why you're a binge-eater and you need to control what you bring into the house. If there's nothing bad, you cannot eat it. But, you won't go from binge-eater to non in a day. So bring home celery, apples, carrots, etc. When you need to binge, binge on those. Aim for low-sugar fruits and low-starch veggies. Up your protein intake. Cut off eating at a certain time. When you fail, have mercy, but don't be too lax.
3. My doctor doesn't believe in exercise for weight loss, but for mood and health overall. If you can do it, get some daily exercise, but not with the goal of losing weight, just to feel better.
4. Don't expect fast results. When you're doing well and the weight isn't reflected on the scale don't take it as a sign of failure. Keep going. It will click, you just need to keep going.

Good luck. [/quote]

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