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lynnmurray1

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Hi all! My name is Shelbylynn and I have been overweight for around 7 years or so. I am 19 now so it has been a struggle in my early teen years being overweight when all of my friends were tiny and small and could wear the kind of clothes i wanted. I found it frustrating that, even though i was so athletic throughout my younger years and high school, I still couldn't manage my weight. I hope to lose at least 50 lbs.! It's a rather overwhelming thought for me because i have a difficult time with routine and I tend to be stubborn. I hope to push through and get healthy because as of now, my high cholesterol can put me at risk later on in life and I don't want to suffer. Feel free to reply or comment!:seeya:
 
Hello and welcome! hope you find all your looking for here. Ask around and read all the good information posted. Weightloss is certainly a commitment because to keep it off, it has to be a change in lifestyle. Your young, now's the time to think about your older years, you want them to be healthy years.

knotty
 
Welcome to the forum.

The best thing that you can do for your cholesterol is start eating beans... I am a big fan of baked beans (the low sugar low sodium variety) and firmly believe in eating 3 cans a week. I have mine with things like pork loin steaks or dusted fish...

you may be interested in the following link

http://www.prevention.com/food/food-remedies/10-best-cholesterol-lowering-foods

I suggest that you read the following thread - it may help you settle in and make friends
http://weight-loss.fitness.com/threads/57955-My-advice-to-newcomers

Good luck with your project.
 
Hi!

When I started out losing weight, I also had my doubts if I was able to keep it up and stick to the routine.
I started what I called a "diary of change". First entry: stating my goals, and reasons why I was doing this.
Helped me a lot when I thinking about having a cheatday or taking a workout off.

Good luck!
 
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