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I have never joined a message board before, but I am very desperate to lose weight and I really need some support, someone I can relate to as my friends are all thin and beautiful though not very helpful on the subject. I hope to make some new friends. I am 21, from Indiana and I have a 2 year old son. before I got pregnant I lost a lot of weight and since Ive had my son I have really struggled I am overweight, addicted to diet pills and I am a heavy smoker I feel very unhealthy, and like a bad mother. So I cant wait to get to know your stories hopefully we can help each other.

Hello flowerchild. Nice to meet you! The nice thing about life is you can turn the tides! Don't think of yourself as a bad mother. When I think of bad mothers I think of Andrea Yates. ( I don't think being a smoker equates you with any of that ) If smoking makes you feel bad about yourself, you should quit. They have patches and gum to help. My mom was able to do it cold turkey a few years back and she chain smoked from the minute she woke up until she went to bed ( she lit one cig off the one she was finishing ) Welcome!

Hello there! Don't feel too guilty about smoking and being overweight. Those are two things that are common for a lot of people. They are also things you can change. Just try to be strong and keep a positive attitude. If you really want to quit smoking, use the patch. It works for almost everyone I know that tried it. Just take it slow and try to improve things little by little. It will work out. Welcome aboard! Hen

Hello and welcome aboard! Nice to have you!