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| Thu, 03-08-2007 - 6:40pm |
Hello to everyone. I am new to posting, I have been lurking in the shadows for a while. I have enjoyed reading your posts. I can feel a lot of love & kinship here.
I will start by telling you a little bit about me. I am 32 yrs old. I have been yo-yo dieting since I was a small child. Being a large or XL in my family means you're skinny. I was blessed with a wonderful bubbly personality...I was just never very comfortable in my own body to let it shine through.
For so many years I let my weight and my hatred for myself dictate to me how I should live my life. I avoided social gatherings if I could but secretly I yearn to be in the middle of the crowd. I went through years of therapy trying to sort through my own problems. Gradually, over the past year, I have been able to find my place in this world. I am finding that I like who I am. I am finding confidence and guts I didn't know I had. Its just amazing to me how each and everyday I find something new about myself that I love.
There is just one thing that I feel I NEED to change. My weight. That is the one thing that I have NEVER had a handle on. I have lost 100's of pounds only to gain them back plus...just for something stupid. Like me eating myself to death is punishing the person that hurt my feelings or bruised my ego. In the end, I have only hurt myself by punishing my body. I am currently diabetic and I have high blood pressure.
Since November I have lost 25 lbs. I started slow with just small changes to my diet. (ex. changing diet sodas to water, cutting out all caffeine, portion control, etc.) I have done all I can without starting an exercise plan. I have remained at a 25lb loss for 2 weeks...so now its time to get to moving. Ugh! I hate to exercise...but I know that it is an evil that I must endure.
My best friend is getting married in October. So I am focusing on healthily losing as much as possible before then. I am hoping by being accountable to myself and to the members here...that I can keep myself motivated and you guys can keep me focus when I lose sight of my goal.
Thank you for your time.

Angela
Welcome - you'll find a lot of different perspectives here...
Part of mine is that 'exercise' doesn't have to be something you hate- if you try to think of it as 'movement' that might help you-walking for 20 minutes is a great way to fit in a little 'me' time combined with moving your body. Dancing can be like that too - put on the kind of music you like, and move to the beat (I like rock and roll and country, but whatever will get your toes tapping should work). For me, the key is both variety and a continual focus on doing things a little differently each month to increase the degree of difficulty. Think about any movement you might have liked at another point in you life, and how you can fit it or something like it in now.
I've found a tremendous sense of accomplishment both in setting and meeting exercise goals and in the results, so I am always trying to encourage others to give exercise a try - and pre-this journey, I never thought I was the kind of person who worked out - if I can do this, anyone can!
Best wishes on your journey.
SJ
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Welcome!
It seems like you are on the right track. Me and you have a lot in common in weight loss. I too have a wedding to prepare for. Mine's in Sept. I'm a bridesmaid and I really don't want to be the biggest person there you know? Don't think of exercise as the enemy. Make it your own. No one says you have to join a fit club or sweat until you're about to puke<---sorry, I couldn't think of any other word>just be active in something. Walk the mall or something like that. But I will tell you one thing, even if it's 10 min a day or 30 or 1 full hour, I feel SO much better if I work out. I'm more energized afterwards, and I mentally am satisfied. I would suggest starting out slow. You don't want to over do it b/c you'll tire out. But I would definately start as soon as you can....maybe just a walk around you neighborhood or dance to some music for like 10 min. It will get you started and eventually you won't even feel right without working out. Trust me!
Hope this helps, and good luck!
Welcome to the board!
Welcome aboard!!
Congratulations on losing 25lbs already!! Looks like you're really on the right track here. And I think it's a good decision that you're looking at exercise as your next step. I myself am not crazy with exercise, but I still try to do something and stick to a routine. I managed to exercise 3x this week (my first week to re-start my exercise program again). Next week I'm aiming at 5x. I do the stationary bike infront of my TV for about 30 minutes. I'm still doing low resistance, but plan to up that in time. Small steps..
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