38 Yrs Old, One 13yr-old Son. Im in Need of a Change!!! - Huntsville, AL

I am a healthy (thank God) 38yr-old nursing student, full-time nurse assistant, and part-time vendor. I've always been a curvy girl, even at the size of 125lbs (years ago, lol), but now at 235lbs, things have gotten out of hand. Honestly, I don't have bad eating habits, and I do drink water, so at fist I couldn't figure out why I kept gaining weight. I mean, it didn't just show up, I remember going to the Dr. for a check-up and every time my weight would gradually go up, maybe just a few pounds at a time. In my opinion, I think I screwed up my metabolism by years of working third shift (7am-7pm). Considering I get off from work in the mornings, I usually go straight to sleep instead of eating breakfast, once I wake up I may eat lunch, and dinner later at work. Some nights, I don't even eat at work because I have already eaten so close to time for me to leave for work. So unless I consciously think about it, breakfast is null and void in my life. Not to mention, I do drink Mt, Dews at times (about 3x a wk). Since I work and attend college, I don't have the time to exercise the way I should because I always figure I could be studying. But in December, I'll be finished with nursing school (Yeah!!!!), so I won't have any excuse about exercising.

I would love to get to 150lbs, that's my dream goal.

I don't think I knew I was this big. That's ok, next year this time will be a different story.

I'm so disappointed with myself today. I went for my 4 month checkup and I gained an additional 7 pounds,that makes a total of 19 pounds pounds that I have gained since I started going 4 months ago. I wonder has this happened to anyone else, is it a mind thing! Am i eating more and not realizing it because I know soon I won't be able to. I don't feel like I am I am but it's got to be something because I've never gained this much weight in such a short period