First of all I SUCK at dieting. And not just "dieting," but any form of lifestyle change whatsoever. I don't have a lot of support. I live with my husband and two youngs sons and our eating habits are pretty traditiionally "American." I am constantly trying to do better and it's never successful. I have no will power whatsoever and my husband LOVES to bring home large quantities of candy and sweets saying, "I had a coupon!" or "They had a sale!" He doesn't get that the cost doesn't matter. The true cost is me, in the house all day, eating myself sick. Literally. I have Lupus, but that's the least of my worries right now. Although I'm down in weight since I got pregnant with my first, My whole body has turned into a lump of jell-o. I used to have (some) muscle tone. Especially in my legs. Now everything jiggles. At least before I was solid.
My biggest motivators are: 1) to be a better role model for my kids. My husband and I both have a lot of obesity on both sides of our family and NO ONE eats healthily. I don't want to be crazy controlling about what they eat but I do want them to understand the link between food choices and health. And 2) of course, to be as healthy as possible. Having Lupus, I worry that every day could be my last. I mean, really that's true for everyone. You never know what's going to happen. But if I get the smallest chest pain or headache I'm always thinking, "This could be it. This COULD be a blood clot. Or some fluid build up." Or something, anything that's going to take me away from my kids. I want to at least feel like I have some control over my own health. I'm also sure I have terrible yeast overgrowth from the mass quantities of sugar and flour I pour into myself on a daily basis. I'd love to stop that cycle now, as I feel it's to blame for the majority of my health issues.
So, I'm looking forward to this experience! Good luck to everyone!