duwop
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(btw you don't need to read all of this! I wrote so much, but it was mainly just to for me, to get it out of me, so yeah. If you do, good luck!)
Hi! I am Jenny, a college freshman hoping to do more than just avoid gaining weight- I'd like to lose some. So far it's easy to maintain, especially since I am commuting rather than living on campus. I always am on the go, grabbing things like granola bars, and walking around campus and to public transportation/ It feels like a lot, but it probably totals up to 20 min of walking. I should get a pedometer to be exact. How much are those things..
There's a ton of healthy options to eat, especially compared to HS. I love this. I never ate in school, and never had time or made the time to make lunch, so when I did our choices were limited to processed food like pizzas and chips, with the only healthy options being bland carrots and apples. So I'm definitely off to a good start. When I'm surrounded by good, healthy food, I will eat it!
But the problem is, I'm too tired to exercise or to cook when I get home (and no one cooks at home. If they do, it's usually heavy meat and rice.. definitely does not help my acid reflux). My acid reflux problem has also made my diet a lot better in the past year. I became more conscious of what triggered it, and cut down A LOT on meat.. now I mainly eat grilled chicken or turkey burgers when I do. It also pushed me to eat less heavy and processed foods. I'm not overeating as much anymore, but I have binges every once in a while with thing (like pound cake this weekend, or pizza). my serving sizes are smaller in general compared to how i once was (as a kid, I'd eat two burritos, or 5 or 6 waffles at once)- but I'm way too lazy.
I'm also screwing up my sleeping patterns once again by staying up all night (afternoon class spoils me) just on the computer doing nothing. Another reason why I'm too tired to exercise, and why I overeat. I'd love to spend my time more productively again, and go OUT rather than stay online when I stay up. I'd love to have energy and confidence again to wanna go out and dress up. Not that I'm huge anymore, but those extra 10 pounds take a toll..
So right now, I'm currently my highest weight ever: 181.5 or 185 (the scale said two different things bc I did it at different times. I'm also a bit tall, 5'6, so it distributes okay- but way too much in my stomach and arms. I maintained 165-170 range for a while and that was comfortable, but getting a job +boyfriend my senior year had a lot to do with that extra 5.. then 10... then 15 pounds I gained. My sophomore year I was at my lighest, 163 pounds, after doing soccer and practicing with the cross country team. It felt SO nice being in moderate shape and feeling like I looked really good, and getting attention. I would be okay with 170 again, very satisfied at 160, elated at 150, and anything else after that is bonus. My lowest was 140 in seventh grade, and I was SUPER content at that (I was also the same height I am now and developed early). I've been planning my weight loss every year since 5th grade. I've always had a bit of extra weight on me ever since then (super mortifying in elementary school when you're 5'2 and 130 and other people are 70 pounds) but now I feel a lot more at ease with it. I don't beat myself up about my weight, but I know how much better things would be if I got in shape. They say it doesn't bring happiness, but I think the saying should be confidence. Who wouldn't be happier with more energy, being able to fit into more clothes, added confidence, a less reactive stomach (my acid reflux), etc.
Fashion (and saving money) is also another trigger for wanting to lose weight. I can't fit that well into my clothes anymore and I don't want to buy more... yet if I do, I can barely fit into the clothing at my favorite stores, like H+M. I've barely surpassed it. I also love going to vintage stores, but I can always barely, but not well, or not at all, fit into the beautiful, inexpensive clothes I see.. so depressing! There are so many less options being bigger, and it wastes so much more time finding clothes, and lowers the standard. Okay, I'm ending this on kind of a shallow note hah. I do love fashion, though, although I get torn between wanting to make it a career or just living through clothing itself (I've been in love with fashion ever since I started sketching at age 4... I was a tomboy, though, and guarded that secret for many many years!)
Okay, so this is just my story. I'll think of some actual goals today- but the first thing I need to take on is GETTING SLEEP. Night (it's 6 am
)
Hi! I am Jenny, a college freshman hoping to do more than just avoid gaining weight- I'd like to lose some. So far it's easy to maintain, especially since I am commuting rather than living on campus. I always am on the go, grabbing things like granola bars, and walking around campus and to public transportation/ It feels like a lot, but it probably totals up to 20 min of walking. I should get a pedometer to be exact. How much are those things..
There's a ton of healthy options to eat, especially compared to HS. I love this. I never ate in school, and never had time or made the time to make lunch, so when I did our choices were limited to processed food like pizzas and chips, with the only healthy options being bland carrots and apples. So I'm definitely off to a good start. When I'm surrounded by good, healthy food, I will eat it!
But the problem is, I'm too tired to exercise or to cook when I get home (and no one cooks at home. If they do, it's usually heavy meat and rice.. definitely does not help my acid reflux). My acid reflux problem has also made my diet a lot better in the past year. I became more conscious of what triggered it, and cut down A LOT on meat.. now I mainly eat grilled chicken or turkey burgers when I do. It also pushed me to eat less heavy and processed foods. I'm not overeating as much anymore, but I have binges every once in a while with thing (like pound cake this weekend, or pizza). my serving sizes are smaller in general compared to how i once was (as a kid, I'd eat two burritos, or 5 or 6 waffles at once)- but I'm way too lazy.
I'm also screwing up my sleeping patterns once again by staying up all night (afternoon class spoils me) just on the computer doing nothing. Another reason why I'm too tired to exercise, and why I overeat. I'd love to spend my time more productively again, and go OUT rather than stay online when I stay up. I'd love to have energy and confidence again to wanna go out and dress up. Not that I'm huge anymore, but those extra 10 pounds take a toll..
So right now, I'm currently my highest weight ever: 181.5 or 185 (the scale said two different things bc I did it at different times. I'm also a bit tall, 5'6, so it distributes okay- but way too much in my stomach and arms. I maintained 165-170 range for a while and that was comfortable, but getting a job +boyfriend my senior year had a lot to do with that extra 5.. then 10... then 15 pounds I gained. My sophomore year I was at my lighest, 163 pounds, after doing soccer and practicing with the cross country team. It felt SO nice being in moderate shape and feeling like I looked really good, and getting attention. I would be okay with 170 again, very satisfied at 160, elated at 150, and anything else after that is bonus. My lowest was 140 in seventh grade, and I was SUPER content at that (I was also the same height I am now and developed early). I've been planning my weight loss every year since 5th grade. I've always had a bit of extra weight on me ever since then (super mortifying in elementary school when you're 5'2 and 130 and other people are 70 pounds) but now I feel a lot more at ease with it. I don't beat myself up about my weight, but I know how much better things would be if I got in shape. They say it doesn't bring happiness, but I think the saying should be confidence. Who wouldn't be happier with more energy, being able to fit into more clothes, added confidence, a less reactive stomach (my acid reflux), etc.
Fashion (and saving money) is also another trigger for wanting to lose weight. I can't fit that well into my clothes anymore and I don't want to buy more... yet if I do, I can barely fit into the clothing at my favorite stores, like H+M. I've barely surpassed it. I also love going to vintage stores, but I can always barely, but not well, or not at all, fit into the beautiful, inexpensive clothes I see.. so depressing! There are so many less options being bigger, and it wastes so much more time finding clothes, and lowers the standard. Okay, I'm ending this on kind of a shallow note hah. I do love fashion, though, although I get torn between wanting to make it a career or just living through clothing itself (I've been in love with fashion ever since I started sketching at age 4... I was a tomboy, though, and guarded that secret for many many years!)
Okay, so this is just my story. I'll think of some actual goals today- but the first thing I need to take on is GETTING SLEEP. Night (it's 6 am
)
I've lost 10 lbs in a month before, so I think I can do it if I stick to it. One summer I used to walk to a local elementary school at nights and run there at night, then walk back. I'm sure I was eating less, too. Oh yeah, I was. I stuck to this 3 hour rule... where I ate every 3 hours. lol. It was super helpful for me to get some organization in there. I should start paying attention again to when I eat, in addition to what I eat. Awareness is a great tool. 
