How Do I Even Get Started.

Losing weight is hard, but you want to do it. Where do you even start, who can you lean on for support, and can I even do this? There are so many questions, and they do all have answers, you just most likely won’t like 99% of them. So you choose to consider a few of the questions you’d really like answers to in order to think about starting to focus on yourself: Do I ignore the fact that my husband isn’t helping me even around the house and with the kids, and doesn’t even seem interested in this journey I want to take, after I just had his babies? Do I have the support system outside of my household to be able to start giving myself some attention, when the kids need me (and for many of us, I also have to work)? Do I have the energy to even find these answers, let alone start a weight loss journey?

Most likely, the answers to the above 3 questions, if they apply to you, is no - to at least 1 or 2, but probably, to all if we’re being honest.

I wish I could say that my answers were different, but every single one of them was a big no. I had no support from my husband, my family, friends that I no longer had (that’s a whole story in itself - related to being married, of course)…so who could help me figure out where to start??

I knew I could do it, but was also tired running around after 2 kids with no help, and working full time - so really hoped I could find at least one person who knew how to guide me, even a little. My first thought after pondering on it for a few days - maybe my doctor? She was nice, she had known me through my pregnancies and had made a few mentions about my weight - let me give her office a call! I had a small spark of hope. She did not disappoint.