Hi!
My name is Ally.I joined this site after talking to my trainer who suggested I joined as it would give me people to talk to about weight loss, as I don't really talk to friends and family about it all. The only 2 people who know I am trying to lose weight are my trainer and boyfriend, who is great but he's had to move away for work, so i only get to see him once every 2 weeks.
Anyway, I've been overweight for a while now. I am the biggest in my family and friends, and to be honest I'm getting a sick of the fact that my weight is stopping me from doing things I want to....normal things. I want to be able to go out with friends and not spend the whole night trying to hide in the corner. I have had family make comments about losing weight and it just annoyed me, I did try but gave up easily. This time it's different, I want to lose weight for me. I want to feel normal! I really want to be able to go on holiday with friends and be happy to wear shorts. As well as that I really want to get back into playing sports! I played a lot of tennis, football and netball as a kid and would love to be small enough and fit enough to play again.
So, I decided to get some help and signed up to train with a trainer about a month ago and since starting with him I have lost 5.5kgs. Working with him has made me realise I can do more than I thought and he's also helped me realise that weight loss is not just about eating right and exercise, I need to deal with the issues that are in my head too! He reckons that includes being able to talk about losing weight...
I've still got between 20 and 25 kgs to lose which I know won't happen overnight but just need to try and keep going and hopefully I'll get closer and closer to my goal.
Anyway, sorry for the long post...just wanted to say hi, in the hope I may find people who feel similar!
Thanks
Ally
My name is Ally.I joined this site after talking to my trainer who suggested I joined as it would give me people to talk to about weight loss, as I don't really talk to friends and family about it all. The only 2 people who know I am trying to lose weight are my trainer and boyfriend, who is great but he's had to move away for work, so i only get to see him once every 2 weeks.
Anyway, I've been overweight for a while now. I am the biggest in my family and friends, and to be honest I'm getting a sick of the fact that my weight is stopping me from doing things I want to....normal things. I want to be able to go out with friends and not spend the whole night trying to hide in the corner. I have had family make comments about losing weight and it just annoyed me, I did try but gave up easily. This time it's different, I want to lose weight for me. I want to feel normal! I really want to be able to go on holiday with friends and be happy to wear shorts. As well as that I really want to get back into playing sports! I played a lot of tennis, football and netball as a kid and would love to be small enough and fit enough to play again.
So, I decided to get some help and signed up to train with a trainer about a month ago and since starting with him I have lost 5.5kgs. Working with him has made me realise I can do more than I thought and he's also helped me realise that weight loss is not just about eating right and exercise, I need to deal with the issues that are in my head too! He reckons that includes being able to talk about losing weight...
I've still got between 20 and 25 kgs to lose which I know won't happen overnight but just need to try and keep going and hopefully I'll get closer and closer to my goal.
Anyway, sorry for the long post...just wanted to say hi, in the hope I may find people who feel similar!
Thanks
Ally
