bluebottle
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My back story:
I've always been fat. Period. My parents weren't fat persay but they did 'eat well'. My problem was that I always ate the same size portions as them. Not good. So I was always the fat kid at school but I was also big framed - short & stocky - so I suppose that actually helped disguise the fat. That, and I was quite active; did martial arts, horse riding, rugby and lots of other stuff. As a result I suppose I was lucky in the way that I wasn't bullied much because people probably thought i'd kick their head in
Aged about 15/16/17 some serious bouts of depression set in. All the activity ceased but the eating didn't change. Smoking had started as did quite heavy drinking. Between that time and the end of last year, I went from a UK size 18 to a near 26.
Now i'll be the first to admit i'm bone idle. I'm one of the laziest buggers you could meet. But I've had enough of that. Time for action people.
When I was younger I would get into something and put all my energy and enthusiasm into that one thing & I though that passion for doing something had gone but now I realise it hasn't.
Music is my big love and that I do everyday. Also I have a new love and enthusiasm for bettering myself. Losing weight, being fitter, healthier and as shallow as it sounds, looking better.
If i'm honest, there's never been anytime in my near 23 years where i've actually thought I looked good.
So as things stand, I started this weight loss jobbie in February. No plans, no fads, just exersize & diet change. And chaning the way I view food. It's amazing now that when you look on food labels exactly just what is in the food you buy. And portion sizes and just general attitudes about food.
Now I haven't exactly lost a lot of weight, maybe about 20lbs. This is probably due to serious undereating in the first few months and splurging out on weekends. At the same time, through excersize i've now got a hell of a lot of muscle - more than when I was active - and we all know muscle weighs more than fat so that's one factor.
The other factor being - and this is going out to everyone who thinks they haven't lost anything and are getting disheartened - you live with your own body, you don't/won't really see any change but it is happening. Other people do see it. I can't see any change in my body but i've lost about 2 clothes sizes without really noticing.
Anyway, that's enough for now. I'll keep this going on a more-or-less weekly basis. If it matters i'm 22 years old, 5'4" short. And fed up. But determined.
See ya.
I've always been fat. Period. My parents weren't fat persay but they did 'eat well'. My problem was that I always ate the same size portions as them. Not good. So I was always the fat kid at school but I was also big framed - short & stocky - so I suppose that actually helped disguise the fat. That, and I was quite active; did martial arts, horse riding, rugby and lots of other stuff. As a result I suppose I was lucky in the way that I wasn't bullied much because people probably thought i'd kick their head in
Aged about 15/16/17 some serious bouts of depression set in. All the activity ceased but the eating didn't change. Smoking had started as did quite heavy drinking. Between that time and the end of last year, I went from a UK size 18 to a near 26.
Now i'll be the first to admit i'm bone idle. I'm one of the laziest buggers you could meet. But I've had enough of that. Time for action people.
When I was younger I would get into something and put all my energy and enthusiasm into that one thing & I though that passion for doing something had gone but now I realise it hasn't.
Music is my big love and that I do everyday. Also I have a new love and enthusiasm for bettering myself. Losing weight, being fitter, healthier and as shallow as it sounds, looking better.
If i'm honest, there's never been anytime in my near 23 years where i've actually thought I looked good.
So as things stand, I started this weight loss jobbie in February. No plans, no fads, just exersize & diet change. And chaning the way I view food. It's amazing now that when you look on food labels exactly just what is in the food you buy. And portion sizes and just general attitudes about food.
Now I haven't exactly lost a lot of weight, maybe about 20lbs. This is probably due to serious undereating in the first few months and splurging out on weekends. At the same time, through excersize i've now got a hell of a lot of muscle - more than when I was active - and we all know muscle weighs more than fat so that's one factor.
The other factor being - and this is going out to everyone who thinks they haven't lost anything and are getting disheartened - you live with your own body, you don't/won't really see any change but it is happening. Other people do see it. I can't see any change in my body but i've lost about 2 clothes sizes without really noticing.
Anyway, that's enough for now. I'll keep this going on a more-or-less weekly basis. If it matters i'm 22 years old, 5'4" short. And fed up. But determined.
See ya.
