BrunetteGirl
New member
Hello everyone, I'm new here and I thought it would be great to start a diary, and hopefully get some motivation and courage from all you have succeeded and are on your way to success!! I know, it's ongoing process and everyday is challenge, but I'm hoping to take it one day at time and see what happens...
Anyway, a bit about myself, I am a 23 yr old college student, just got married last summer, and have never been happier.... except of course, this weight issue. I recently just reached an all time high wieght of 149 lbs, and with my height being 5'1", I AM OVERWEIGHT.
Growing up, I was always the "skinny one" especially with my 2 sisters who were always chunkier. I remember not being able to share clothes with them because I wore 1 or 2, and they were 6+... Eventually there was no "skinny" sister. I remember I used to receive lots of comments about me being thin, and one day, a family friend was talking about a relative, and she described her as "being about your size, she's a little chubby like you..." I was floored. I had never been told that.....
Anyway, I was never FAT FAT, but I neeeded toning and SOME exercise to maintain my weight, but I didn't. Instead, I ate out... A LOT. I started gaining weight little by little over time, so it was never a significant weigth gain. I noticed I stopped wearing certain pants or tops, but I just thought, it's out of style now or my taste has changed, I need new clothes. I started blaming stores for changing their sizes, because I no longer was 1 or 2, I was 3/4 even maybe 5/6.... and even that was snug.
April 2005 - my friend's wedding in MD, I had to travel from Ohio, and see lots of people I hadn't seen in a while. I thought I looked good!!!! Then I saw the pics..... OMG..... MY FACE?!?!? MY ARMS?!?!?! Ugh.... I had no idea I was that fat!!! Over the next year and a half, I juggled with my weight up until my own wedding last summer.... I worked out and dieted for a month and a half before the wedding... I lost some weight but not all the weight I wanted to. Looking back now, I wish I could have been thinner, in better shape, but overall it wasn't too bad...
October 2006 - The first few months of being married, we ate out. A lot. I was busy in school, and my excuse was I didn't have time to cook, and having Wendy's, Arby's Burger King AND McDonald's within a mile..... Not soo good. We eventually realized, "We're fat." I was 144, my heaviest yet. My husband and I started by grocery shopping, began the South Beach Diet, and working out 1 hr. every day, even Sunday! In a month, I lost 12 lbs. and my clothes were fitting!! We spent Thanksgiving at my parents' in VA, and we were good, for the most part... COming back, we never got back to our schedule, and starting eating out, because my new excuse was I had finals.
Anyway, none of my clothes were fitting me once again, and even when I sucked my stomach in, I still had a gut!! Gross! On top of all this, I work at Gap, and I am surrounded by cute clothes I want to buy, but I don't want to until I lose weight!!! Also, people look at and see me wearing the clothes they are thinking of buying, and if it doesn't look good on me, I'm not doing a good job of selling our merchandise!!
So, I weighed myself.
149 lbs., my heaviest. EVER. I cried. I couldn't believe I DID THIS TO MYSELF. I knew what I was doing when I would go to the drive-thru, when I bought candy bars for snacks at school, when I didn't even care if my soda was diet or not anymore..... I was crushed. Well, this was my breaking point, and I KNEW that if I wanted to be my goal weight of 110, I had to get serious. I went out and bought YOU ON A DIET, read it all (great book!), bought groceries and I now cook ALL of our meals, and I have started working out. I have stuck to it almost one week now, and so far 2.5 lbs. gone! I came across this website just yesterday, and I have been so inspired!! I know I can do this, and I really hope keeping this diary will be a huge help!!! I really look forward to hearing from all of you, and hopefully, we can meet our goals soon!
-- How much weight do you want to lose?
I want to lose 39 lbs., goal weight of 110 lbs.
-- What is the timeframe for reaching your target weight?
I want to reach it by the end of August, one year anniversary trip to St. Thomas
-- How do you want to accomplish your goal (what methods do you want to use)?
Eating the right foods and building a good exercise regimen, both cardio and strength training
-- Who or what can support you in reaching your goal?
My wonderful husband who is supporting me by doing the same thing! And hopefully, this board/diary can keep accountable by tracking my progress and checking in daily!
-- How realistic is your goal?
Very realistic!! 110 is a healthy BMI for my height.
-- When will you start?
I already started!!
** THANKS AGAIN for all your help and support, sorry this post is so long but it's my first and I just wanted to get all this out there!! **
-BrunetteGirl
Anyway, a bit about myself, I am a 23 yr old college student, just got married last summer, and have never been happier.... except of course, this weight issue. I recently just reached an all time high wieght of 149 lbs, and with my height being 5'1", I AM OVERWEIGHT.
Growing up, I was always the "skinny one" especially with my 2 sisters who were always chunkier. I remember not being able to share clothes with them because I wore 1 or 2, and they were 6+... Eventually there was no "skinny" sister. I remember I used to receive lots of comments about me being thin, and one day, a family friend was talking about a relative, and she described her as "being about your size, she's a little chubby like you..." I was floored. I had never been told that.....
Anyway, I was never FAT FAT, but I neeeded toning and SOME exercise to maintain my weight, but I didn't. Instead, I ate out... A LOT. I started gaining weight little by little over time, so it was never a significant weigth gain. I noticed I stopped wearing certain pants or tops, but I just thought, it's out of style now or my taste has changed, I need new clothes. I started blaming stores for changing their sizes, because I no longer was 1 or 2, I was 3/4 even maybe 5/6.... and even that was snug.
April 2005 - my friend's wedding in MD, I had to travel from Ohio, and see lots of people I hadn't seen in a while. I thought I looked good!!!! Then I saw the pics..... OMG..... MY FACE?!?!? MY ARMS?!?!?! Ugh.... I had no idea I was that fat!!! Over the next year and a half, I juggled with my weight up until my own wedding last summer.... I worked out and dieted for a month and a half before the wedding... I lost some weight but not all the weight I wanted to. Looking back now, I wish I could have been thinner, in better shape, but overall it wasn't too bad...
October 2006 - The first few months of being married, we ate out. A lot. I was busy in school, and my excuse was I didn't have time to cook, and having Wendy's, Arby's Burger King AND McDonald's within a mile..... Not soo good. We eventually realized, "We're fat." I was 144, my heaviest yet. My husband and I started by grocery shopping, began the South Beach Diet, and working out 1 hr. every day, even Sunday! In a month, I lost 12 lbs. and my clothes were fitting!! We spent Thanksgiving at my parents' in VA, and we were good, for the most part... COming back, we never got back to our schedule, and starting eating out, because my new excuse was I had finals.
Anyway, none of my clothes were fitting me once again, and even when I sucked my stomach in, I still had a gut!! Gross! On top of all this, I work at Gap, and I am surrounded by cute clothes I want to buy, but I don't want to until I lose weight!!! Also, people look at and see me wearing the clothes they are thinking of buying, and if it doesn't look good on me, I'm not doing a good job of selling our merchandise!!
So, I weighed myself.
149 lbs., my heaviest. EVER. I cried. I couldn't believe I DID THIS TO MYSELF. I knew what I was doing when I would go to the drive-thru, when I bought candy bars for snacks at school, when I didn't even care if my soda was diet or not anymore..... I was crushed. Well, this was my breaking point, and I KNEW that if I wanted to be my goal weight of 110, I had to get serious. I went out and bought YOU ON A DIET, read it all (great book!), bought groceries and I now cook ALL of our meals, and I have started working out. I have stuck to it almost one week now, and so far 2.5 lbs. gone! I came across this website just yesterday, and I have been so inspired!! I know I can do this, and I really hope keeping this diary will be a huge help!!! I really look forward to hearing from all of you, and hopefully, we can meet our goals soon!
-- How much weight do you want to lose?
I want to lose 39 lbs., goal weight of 110 lbs.
-- What is the timeframe for reaching your target weight?
I want to reach it by the end of August, one year anniversary trip to St. Thomas
-- How do you want to accomplish your goal (what methods do you want to use)?
Eating the right foods and building a good exercise regimen, both cardio and strength training
-- Who or what can support you in reaching your goal?
My wonderful husband who is supporting me by doing the same thing! And hopefully, this board/diary can keep accountable by tracking my progress and checking in daily!
-- How realistic is your goal?
Very realistic!! 110 is a healthy BMI for my height.
-- When will you start?
I already started!!
** THANKS AGAIN for all your help and support, sorry this post is so long but it's my first and I just wanted to get all this out there!! **
-BrunetteGirl
