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Hello there, My name is Mandy. I am new to the group, and have only been a member of the site for a couple days. I just began my weight loss journey and plan on meeting my goal. I am not concerned about time, just ready to go the distance.
I am 29, married, and have a 9 month old son. I have about 70 lbs to work off.
I suffer from rosacea. I have very fair skin, and look back on a couple years ago and laugh about the fact that when I got a bump or two, I always thought I had bad skin. The noticable onset of rosacea for me started about two years ago. It got progressively worse, and even painful. The worst was when I was pregnant with my son, no makeup can cover my skin, minerals barely hide anything, and liquids slide around, its like I'm wearing this hideous mask. I was on metro gel, doxycycline, and a wash for my face. They took some of it away, but my pregnancy progressed it so bad, my doctor think the only thing that will help now is laser treatment. Which is expensive and no guarantee. I am scared to spend $500 on each treatment, and they not work, or make it worse.
I love digital cameras, I have hundreds and hundreds of photos of my baby. What makes me the saddest is, I'm only in three of them, and those are with a ton of makeup and editing in photoshop.
I am hoping that getting healthier will improve my self image, and right now, the weight is the only part of what makes me miserable that I can change.
Anyway I am looking forward to meeting some new people, with similar issues, and goals.
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