Just wanted to say hello all and do a brief introduction.
I am a bubbly, fun-loving 24-year-old dispatcher from PA who's tired of always being the "pretty, but overweight" girl. My hobbies mostly consist of spending time with my husband and two "fur kids" - a cat and a beagle, spending time with friends from DH's USMC reserve unit, and watching movies. I also love to cook and bake.
I wasn't always overweight, in high school, I was very thin. That is, until I met my husband in 11th grade...and then my weight ballooned.
I am a self-confessed emotional eater and yo-yo dieter, who's also hypoglycemic (which throws an annoying wrench into my diets now and then). I have lost and re-gained the same 30 lbs over and over and over again. I've read books, tried all the diets and always come back to plain old calorie counting.
I started my most recent weight loss journey on January 7th of this year. (I wanted to start January 1, but it took me that long to finally put down the Christmas goodies and get my butt moving!) To date, through exercise and calorie counting, I've lost 17.4 lbs and have gone from an "Obese" BMI to an "Overweight" BMI.
In my fantasy world, I'd get back down to my high school weight. In reality, I would like to just get into the healthy weight range for my height, 5'6", even if it's just the very top number in the range. While this weight is not as low as my high school weight, it is lower than any weight I've seen since college.
Where I'm at right now in my current weight loss journey is my first plateau. I'm a daily weigher - which I believe in whole-heartedly and will never change, but as of late, that daily number is hopping up and down in a 2-3 lb range but not going any lower...and I'm starting to get antsy.
I'm here because in my yo-yo dieting past, a week or two on a plateau means I'd quit. Why eat healthy if I'm not losing? I'm here for support to make sure I don't give up. I come from an unsupportive, extremely obese family, so I don't have too many people on my team. DH is supportive, but also thinks I'm "beautiful no matter what," which is not what I need to hear. Hopefully with support, found on this site...I'll get through the tough times...
No throwing in the towel this time. I can, and will do this.
This time, I'll keep truckin....
I am a bubbly, fun-loving 24-year-old dispatcher from PA who's tired of always being the "pretty, but overweight" girl. My hobbies mostly consist of spending time with my husband and two "fur kids" - a cat and a beagle, spending time with friends from DH's USMC reserve unit, and watching movies. I also love to cook and bake.
I wasn't always overweight, in high school, I was very thin. That is, until I met my husband in 11th grade...and then my weight ballooned.
I am a self-confessed emotional eater and yo-yo dieter, who's also hypoglycemic (which throws an annoying wrench into my diets now and then). I have lost and re-gained the same 30 lbs over and over and over again. I've read books, tried all the diets and always come back to plain old calorie counting.
I started my most recent weight loss journey on January 7th of this year. (I wanted to start January 1, but it took me that long to finally put down the Christmas goodies and get my butt moving!) To date, through exercise and calorie counting, I've lost 17.4 lbs and have gone from an "Obese" BMI to an "Overweight" BMI.
In my fantasy world, I'd get back down to my high school weight. In reality, I would like to just get into the healthy weight range for my height, 5'6", even if it's just the very top number in the range. While this weight is not as low as my high school weight, it is lower than any weight I've seen since college.
Where I'm at right now in my current weight loss journey is my first plateau. I'm a daily weigher - which I believe in whole-heartedly and will never change, but as of late, that daily number is hopping up and down in a 2-3 lb range but not going any lower...and I'm starting to get antsy.
I'm here because in my yo-yo dieting past, a week or two on a plateau means I'd quit. Why eat healthy if I'm not losing? I'm here for support to make sure I don't give up. I come from an unsupportive, extremely obese family, so I don't have too many people on my team. DH is supportive, but also thinks I'm "beautiful no matter what," which is not what I need to hear. Hopefully with support, found on this site...I'll get through the tough times...
No throwing in the towel this time. I can, and will do this.
This time, I'll keep truckin....
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