my name is kara and i am 22 years old. i have two beautiful children james lucas and jemma marie. james is almost 2 and jemma is 2 months. my boyfriend and children's father's name is micheal and we have been together for nearly 3 years. i wish that i could say he has always been supportive of my weight and making me feel good about myself, but that would a lie. i feel like if i had support from him i wouldnt have gotten this big and i wouldnt be this unhappy. but i cant change the things that happened in the past, i can only make changes for a positive future.
i have always been overweight but i have always worn it well. i think the smallest ive ever been was a size 16 my senior year of high school, and i didnt get there eating healthy...at the time i was young and stupid and was doing a lot of different drugs. and when i realized my life was falling apart to be skinny i quit and ballooned to a size 24.
After high school i got down to a size 22 and was very much content with my weight loss, even if it was gradual. I met my fiancee in Dec. 2007 and found out i was pregnant in March 2008. By Nov. 2008 when my son was born i had gained 70lbs. After a year of *barely* trying to lose i had lost 30lbs and found out that I was pregnant AGAIN. I had my daughter in July 2010 and had only gained 27lbs. but that still put me back where i had started... I am now 10 weeks PP and am at my prepregnancy weight. i would like to lose 50-70lbs and am hoping the support from this site will help me find the drive to do so!
i currently weigh 309lbs and my FIRST weight loss goal is 250lbs. I feel like if i can achieve that then i can strive to lose more!