A little bit about myself..

[Michaeeel]

Hey, just letting you know abit about myself and talk about some things i never talked about to anyone.

I am overweight (80kgs and not tall), 16, and sick of it. I try time and time again to lose weight but i cannot stick to it if my life depended on it. Every monday, i say, start fresh, start fresh, but mid way through the week, i give in, eat terrible, and get so angry with myself. I have been going to the gym for a while, but its been kind of useless since i havent been eating right. I begin to hate myself, the way clothes fit, the way i see myself and just everything. When i try to do cardio, its like a chore, and arghhhh lol.

I cant keep motivated, but this time, im going to try and stay strong. Any tips are welcome.

Thanks.

Note: If this is in the wrong section, sorry, and if all goes well i might keep this as a personal diary.

 

[fortyfour]

Hi Michael. I"ve just joined this site too.

Read the other threads in this section and try to follow the progress that other people make. I think you will gain insight and good advice as well as motivation.

Since you've posted in this diary section, why not try to keep a detailed record of what you are doing every day. See what other people and follow suit. I mean wiht listing your foods and exercise.

Young people are very hard judges on themselves so they may give in easily, they don't have a lot of useful information so they may make poor food choices and give in because they have buggered up their metabolism or let themselves get too hungry.

Try to take it easy on yourself and learn about good nutrition, cooking and healthy eating. Get a decent book about nutrition out of the library. Try not to get swayed by too much faddish information. But go with the basics.

Enough of the right food that tastes good, enough exercise and focusing on other healthy things in your life may help you get where you want to be in the long run. You've got a lot of time ahead of you to get this right but try to take a sensible approach.

Learn about healthy nutrition as a starting point though if were you. And find a sport you like. Or a job doing something physical.

 

[Verobc1]

Hey Mike

Like the previous post I will say nutrition is key...I don't recommend any fad diets....they do work and some of them very fast but you can't really live your whole life on them, once you stop the diet the weight will come back. Make changes you can live with. I give myself permission for junk in small amounts when I know i will be able to stop myself. As for exercise find something you enjoye doing. I enjoy dancing it's great cardio, if you like doing something you will not have problems doing it! Check on youtube there is a bunch of idee for workouts in a park outside mabee you would enjoye that better then the gym. Go for a long bike ride.