msubball05
New member
Hey all,
It's time to focus on my health and getting back into the kind of shape I was in when I graduated college in 2007. I'm 28 years old. When I graduated college a few years ago I weighed 170 bls, was extremely active, went to the gym almost everyday, etc. Now, almost 5 years later my weight has balooned to 252.2 lbs. It's hard for me to write that number. I can't believe I have let things get this out of control. I've been so focused on my career that I've stopped spending time making sure I eat healthy and make it to the gym. I've used food to cope with stress, to work late, to celebrate, etc. I've become an emotional eater. It's not an execuse, I've just realized I use food to deal with all of my emotions, whether they are good or bad.
After spending the past 4 years with the same bank, I resigned this past Monday and accepted a new position. It is going to be tough to switch banks and leave behind all of the people I've built relationships with over the past 4 years. But, I'm excited for the opportunities that the new job is going to give me. So, with the change in jobs, I want to also stop putting off getting healthy.
I miss walking out my front door and going for a 5 mile run on a sunny day and I feel like that is a short run. I can't even run a mile now without stopping to walk. I miss playing basketball, both pickup games and organized leagues. I miss feeling confident about how I look and taking my shirt off at the beach in the summer. I could go on and on with the 1,000 reasons why I want to regain my old body and get healthy again.
So, I won't keep rambling on but my goal is to be consistent with posting in this journal and making the changes now that I need to lose this weight. For the last month of 2011 my goal is to lose 10 lbs because I know for the past 4 years I have gained weight during this month.
Adam
It's time to focus on my health and getting back into the kind of shape I was in when I graduated college in 2007. I'm 28 years old. When I graduated college a few years ago I weighed 170 bls, was extremely active, went to the gym almost everyday, etc. Now, almost 5 years later my weight has balooned to 252.2 lbs. It's hard for me to write that number. I can't believe I have let things get this out of control. I've been so focused on my career that I've stopped spending time making sure I eat healthy and make it to the gym. I've used food to cope with stress, to work late, to celebrate, etc. I've become an emotional eater. It's not an execuse, I've just realized I use food to deal with all of my emotions, whether they are good or bad.
After spending the past 4 years with the same bank, I resigned this past Monday and accepted a new position. It is going to be tough to switch banks and leave behind all of the people I've built relationships with over the past 4 years. But, I'm excited for the opportunities that the new job is going to give me. So, with the change in jobs, I want to also stop putting off getting healthy.
I miss walking out my front door and going for a 5 mile run on a sunny day and I feel like that is a short run. I can't even run a mile now without stopping to walk. I miss playing basketball, both pickup games and organized leagues. I miss feeling confident about how I look and taking my shirt off at the beach in the summer. I could go on and on with the 1,000 reasons why I want to regain my old body and get healthy again.
So, I won't keep rambling on but my goal is to be consistent with posting in this journal and making the changes now that I need to lose this weight. For the last month of 2011 my goal is to lose 10 lbs because I know for the past 4 years I have gained weight during this month.
Adam