Hi everyone,
Just a post to introduce myself. My name is Kylie, I am 24 and from Australia.
I have joined this forum for some extra motivation, to make friends and to share accomplishments, tips, encouragement etc! About 5 years ago I lost a significant amount of weight and was really fit. I was healthy and my confidence was at an all time high. I maintained this for about two years until I started to get into my stressful final years of uni and my stressful first couple of years of full time grad work. I have now put on all the weight I lost (and some) and have lost any fitness levels I used to have. I am a shadow of my former self; I look unhealthy, I feel unhealthy and my low levels of self-esteem/confidence is unhealthy.
I don't think I am overweight - I am 167cm tall and weigh 64kg but I am used to sitting around the 55kg mark. Generally, when it comes to meals I eat pretty clean but I certainly don't stop myself if I want to eat a really terrible pub meal or eat a ridiculously terrible meal (I'm not so much into sweets as I am into rich savory foods and meals!). I want to lose around 10kg before mid year and the rest of the year I want to start to learn to maintain that weight. I have a couple of beach holidays in the latter half of the year plus a trip to the States so I want to be healthy, fit and confident before all of that.
I used to be a regular on the MySpace Health and Fitness forums and found that discussing workouts, tips, food etc with others really helped me stay on track, not to mention I met some really lovely and helpful people while I was on there.
Anyway, I am sure it will be a pleasure to meet some of you. Look forward to it!
K.
Just a post to introduce myself. My name is Kylie, I am 24 and from Australia.
I have joined this forum for some extra motivation, to make friends and to share accomplishments, tips, encouragement etc! About 5 years ago I lost a significant amount of weight and was really fit. I was healthy and my confidence was at an all time high. I maintained this for about two years until I started to get into my stressful final years of uni and my stressful first couple of years of full time grad work. I have now put on all the weight I lost (and some) and have lost any fitness levels I used to have. I am a shadow of my former self; I look unhealthy, I feel unhealthy and my low levels of self-esteem/confidence is unhealthy.
I don't think I am overweight - I am 167cm tall and weigh 64kg but I am used to sitting around the 55kg mark. Generally, when it comes to meals I eat pretty clean but I certainly don't stop myself if I want to eat a really terrible pub meal or eat a ridiculously terrible meal (I'm not so much into sweets as I am into rich savory foods and meals!). I want to lose around 10kg before mid year and the rest of the year I want to start to learn to maintain that weight. I have a couple of beach holidays in the latter half of the year plus a trip to the States so I want to be healthy, fit and confident before all of that.
I used to be a regular on the MySpace Health and Fitness forums and found that discussing workouts, tips, food etc with others really helped me stay on track, not to mention I met some really lovely and helpful people while I was on there.
Anyway, I am sure it will be a pleasure to meet some of you. Look forward to it!
K.