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| Sun, 11-27-2005 - 7:48pm |
Hi; I'm incorporating this board as an enhancement to my weight loss strategy. I like to see how others are coping with being overweight and the journey to fitness. I'm 24 years old and have been overweight since I was about 17. I only became obese within the past couple of years, but my attempts to diet and exercise it off haven't stopped the scale register from creeping ever upwards. I am down a bit from my all-time high of 239.5 in August, but at 233 I am still a far cry from where I want to be. My goal is 103, so if I gain a couple of pounds back and end up at 105 or even up to 110 I should still be okay. I'm only 5'2" and have a very small frame. I was 115 when I was 13 and was just about right then, that's how I knew where to set my goal. I've been very aggressive with exercise for the past eight months and am probably one of the strongest fat girls around. Now I realize that along with all the hard work I'm simply going to have to give up my twisted relationship with food. I have never overeaten, but obviously eating what is considered normal portions within society is far more than my body needs. I'm now eating very little, but the good thing is I don't get hungry at all. I actually eat for the principle of nutrition before I ever experience hunger. Anyway, this is getting far longer than I intended. I'm expecting a five pound per month goal loss of myself, and starting yesterday I made a calorie tracker chart and exercise tracker to make sure I'm negating those 625 calories per day that will take me to my goal. I'll of course divulge more as time goes on, but for now I think this is a decent introduction. Wish me luck as I do you. We'll be in touch.
April a.k.a. Zeverai
(233/233/103)

Oh, no! Not 625 calories per day intake - 625 calories burned in excess of what I eat. That's part of the "to lose one pound you must burn 3,500 calories" formula when you consider I want to lose five a month. By the way, I don't have a doctor or a dietician. I don't trust them, and besides - I'm broke.
As for all the "starvation mode doesn't work" - pardon me for going against the grain but it actually works pretty well. When I was 13 I ate a bite or two a day for the next oh, year or two. I think that was probably starvation mode and that was the skinniest I've ever been.
Anyway, thanks for your well wishing, and ditto back. I guess we all just have to find a method that works for us on an individual level.
Good luck on your journey April and welcome to the board. I think the problem with going into starvation mode is after you finish with your diet and try to eat normal. Since your metabolism will already be messed up, any small extra bites you eat will add weight quickly. Or I think that's what the theory goes.. enough talk about that..
congratulations on your devotion to exercise and on your new plan for eating healthy. I look forward to get to know you better.
Mary
247/214/165