Hi all. I'm a noob to this place but I'm loving it already. I'm 25 from Wales in the UK, I've just finished University and I've just decided to do something about my weight.
I think this diary thing is a great idea - having to write a bit about our progress every now and then will spur us on to want to achieve something to write about!! Also, I think by making a point of coming to this site regularly and reading tips and seeing those amazing before and after pictures will keep in my mind what it is I really want to achieve.
I've lost weight before, but surprise surprise it all came back on again! SO, I'm saying 'no more' (after seeing some photos taken of me recently and realizing my jeans leave imprints on my skin after I wear them and really are far too tight!).
It's going to be a bit tricky for me losing the weight as I have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (or M.E) which makes it difficult to exercise. However, I am doing a graded exercise programme (which is basically a short walk every day, going a few steps further each time) which is supposed to help with the CFS. I have no doubt that losing weight will help my illness as I'm carrying all that excess weight around is bound to make me much more tired.
So, mostly I'll have to change my eating habits. I can recall times relatively recently when I ate seven or eight packets of cheesy poofs in a day along with chocolate and biscuits etc. I didn't even register the food going in sometimes, i'd just shovel it in! I'm sure food can be a kind of addiction - and of course, unlike other addictions we can't stop it altogether as we need it for survival!!!
I started to put on the weight when I became ill with M.E. I used to be bedbound and it was something I COULD do ... it relieved boredom, reduced stress, let me forget about things for a bit and helped to distract me from the pain I was in. But of course, I kept on eating like this for years and years and now it's become a habit that'll be tough to break!
Well, I started my healthy eating (I'm not going to call it a diet as I intend to eat like this pretty much for the rest of my life!) on Wednesday and I've lost two pounds so far so I'm happy that it's going in the right direction!
I would really love to lose enough in 3 weeks to be able to comfortably wear my size 16(uk) jeans again before I jet off to see my brother in New Zealand for a month. I have size 18 jeans which are a bit loose on me so I think it's do-able as I'm a size 17 at the moment which doesn't exist!!
Well, I guess that's enough of my ramblings. I'm thinking that if I write all this down and post it (even if no one reads it) then there's no backing out, as I certainly don't want to enter a post telling people I've put on weight. The key here I think is to be competitive. If I get my competitive streak fired up I'll do it!
Well, wish me luck! Good luck to you all, too!
Over and out!
I think this diary thing is a great idea - having to write a bit about our progress every now and then will spur us on to want to achieve something to write about!! Also, I think by making a point of coming to this site regularly and reading tips and seeing those amazing before and after pictures will keep in my mind what it is I really want to achieve.
I've lost weight before, but surprise surprise it all came back on again! SO, I'm saying 'no more' (after seeing some photos taken of me recently and realizing my jeans leave imprints on my skin after I wear them and really are far too tight!).
It's going to be a bit tricky for me losing the weight as I have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (or M.E) which makes it difficult to exercise. However, I am doing a graded exercise programme (which is basically a short walk every day, going a few steps further each time) which is supposed to help with the CFS. I have no doubt that losing weight will help my illness as I'm carrying all that excess weight around is bound to make me much more tired.
So, mostly I'll have to change my eating habits. I can recall times relatively recently when I ate seven or eight packets of cheesy poofs in a day along with chocolate and biscuits etc. I didn't even register the food going in sometimes, i'd just shovel it in! I'm sure food can be a kind of addiction - and of course, unlike other addictions we can't stop it altogether as we need it for survival!!!
I started to put on the weight when I became ill with M.E. I used to be bedbound and it was something I COULD do ... it relieved boredom, reduced stress, let me forget about things for a bit and helped to distract me from the pain I was in. But of course, I kept on eating like this for years and years and now it's become a habit that'll be tough to break!
Well, I started my healthy eating (I'm not going to call it a diet as I intend to eat like this pretty much for the rest of my life!) on Wednesday and I've lost two pounds so far so I'm happy that it's going in the right direction!
I would really love to lose enough in 3 weeks to be able to comfortably wear my size 16(uk) jeans again before I jet off to see my brother in New Zealand for a month. I have size 18 jeans which are a bit loose on me so I think it's do-able as I'm a size 17 at the moment which doesn't exist!!
Well, I guess that's enough of my ramblings. I'm thinking that if I write all this down and post it (even if no one reads it) then there's no backing out, as I certainly don't want to enter a post telling people I've put on weight. The key here I think is to be competitive. If I get my competitive streak fired up I'll do it!
Well, wish me luck! Good luck to you all, too!
Over and out!
