My before pics

[SarahW]

We call them Moobs in England too lol

I know, they can get in the way!! I don't hate them or anything (except maybe when I can't find nice underwear or fit into certain clothes) but going down to a DD/E would be nice.

[manzanita]

It's a horrible feeling. I always have a wardrobe crisis cuz I feel so fat and untrendy compared to most of my friends. There they are, stick thin and able to wear what ever they like. Then there's me usually in the same old thing (black pants or jeans, black top of some description) feeling like a porky pile of crap! I usually end up getting quite drunk early on in the night, just to give me some confidence. I don't seem to care when I'm drunk and will dance and have fun. If I was sober I would be stood in the corner. Sad but true.

The funny thing is, a lot of my slimmer friends are envious of my boobs. I don't think anyone is ever totally happy with themselves, especially us women!! My friends go mad at me for how I slag myself off but I can't help it

I'll be honest, I haven't found P1 easy at times and did fall off the wagon on Monday night when I ate out but other than that, I've proper fought my cravings. I use the thought of being slimmer and not feeling this way to spur me on. It's been a long couple of weeks lol.

I just spotted this post of yours. You really are pretty!

I know exactly what you mean about wardrobe crisis. I say I'm naturally a loner but if I'm honest, one of the main reasons I don;t go anywhere is because of wardrobe crisis. Plus I am broke and can't afford clothes anyway. Okay, I'd never be dancing in a club but I do hide away and sit there quietly when on social events. It's a vicious circle, you don't go out so you lose confidence, so you don't go out so you don't meet people, so you don't go out....

Not that there's anywhere to go round here anyway lol... but I do tend to stay in and spend time alone.

Yes, we're never happy with what we've got. I can never understand this boob envy. I'm a DD myself and I remember a post I made on LJ about something else that involved mentioning my boob size and people we're all "wow, you must get men hitting on you all the time as you go down the street". Hmmm... not round here! Presumably there are streets in the world you walk down and men are throwing their phone numbers at you Besides, I'd give a man the middle finger if he was only talking to me because of my boob size. Talk to the face and all that.

Back to the point... try and hold onto the thought of being slimmer if you can. You might take a while to get there, but I have faith you will get there!

[SarahW]

Aw thanks hun. Shame about the rest of me eh? lol

I hide my lack of confidence well. Only people that know me well know what I'm like. I'm quite bubbly and am a social butterfly and don't come across as someone with low self esteem. Like I say, on a night out, the drink helps!!

I'm sorry you feel that way about going out hun.

Boobs are always a talking point. I get a lot of crap off men, mainly on nights out. There's nothing I haven't heard and I've gone past getting angry, I just ignore them lol. Unless they actually touch me, then I get angry!

It's nice you have faith in me, I wish I had faith in me lol. I just feel like it's never gonna happen for me and I'm gonna be over weight forever

[Meizer]

Sarah, you have to really want to be lighter..you have to have a positive attitude to keep you motivated..you have to want to do this for you and only you...not because you want the good looking guy down the block to ask you out or because your best friend is super slim and you want to borrow her clothes...You have to want to do this for you.. That's the only way to do it. Positivity is the key .. Without it, there is negativity and nothing good gets accomplished.

Write out your reasons for wanting to do this. It's a great motivator and one that you can refer back to in times of weakness. One of my main reasons for doing this is for the health of it. Looking at the high cholesterol and heart disease that runs in my family and I would have been next on the heart attack list if I kept eating the way I was eating and not shedding the extra weight. Does that scare the hell out of me? You bet! I want to see grandkids some day and be able to keep up with them too! OK, (knock on wood) no grandkids yet..I'm too young! Just sometime, waaaay ahead in the future, you know what I mean??!

We have to keep at it no matter how much it hurts...and some days, it friggin' hurts doesn't it?! But, I believe there is strength in numbers and we certainly have that here. Each of us gives support to help and guide us through. It'll be worth it, Sarah! You have my word on that. Keep on keepin' on...

~Meizer