Reaching out...

[MadamPhoenix]

Hello all, I am not sure if I did my introduction or not but here is one I am 32 years old and going thru a bitter divorce, it is horrible and I feel all those feelings people go thru while getting a divorce except for women who are obese is worst! the feeling of thinking you are worthless is huge, here is your marriage falling apart and to top it off you are old and fat..great! ( at least I feel that way) so I can't stop the divorce, heck I started it, it was the right thing to do, I can't stop my age...so the only thing I have control over is weather or not I stay fat or lose the weight, so Here I am, I figured if I gotta be a divorced single mom I might as well lose the weight and be able to walk with my head high not feeling embarrassed on how I look...I started atkins a week ago today and I lost 12 lbs so far, but it has a been a bit hard not because I am hungry but because I want my rice and bread! hahaha so Everytime I get that crave I grab a celery stick with cheese on it and sit here and read your posts or look at the before and after photos and that gives me strength..so here I am Reaching out

[misplaced southerner]

hey! been there, done that! my ex left when i weighed 220. i am now 143. i lost 77 pounds of my own and 210 pounds of HIM. i am SO MUCH BETTER OFF. i know all the things you are feeling but......when he left, over time i gained my self esteem, self respect and a whole new sense of self worth. you can SO do this! good luck. stay motivated. the best is yet to come! (BTW.....my 40's are FABULOUS!)

[MadamPhoenix]

Wow you look awesome and you are totally beautiful! thank you for your post..I know right now everything seems like is falling apart and you will never be the same again and to tell you the truth I don't want to..I just want to be happy and feel like it is ok to walk down the street. Right now the good old self steem is down the toilet, I am hoping to get a brand new one and this one will stick

[Brook]

Welcome aboard!!

Do this for you and you'll be unstoppable!

[jfarmer`]

I was in your shoes 2 years ago! divorce is hard.. ( i was 33. and 12 years of marriage... i also started it .....

I just started atkins on the 24th.. so far so good..
I think we will both feel great about ourselves ( and turning a few heads will be nice too .. LOL )

keep going and good luck..