Here it goes.... Again.

foxhunt006

foxhunt006

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I almost feel like I'm just going to jinx myself by posting a "Hello! I'm new" post- everytime I have tried to do this on any diet/weightloss forum I end up failing. However, today is a good day for change, and I'm hoping that a simple introduction won't doom my success. :p

Anyway, I've always been the "stocky" girl growing up. At 5'4 and 160lbs through high school, I was constantly skipping meals and hated to eat in front of people... I didn't want anyone to see me eat- as if they'd automatically think "She can stand to lose a few more pounds... why on earth is she putting more food in her mouth?" When I travelled to China, I managed to drop down to my lowest weight (~150) and I shocked my friends upon arriving back in the states...

Well, a few years out of college I managed to become a shapely 190-something pounds. It's time to shed all those extra burgers!

Plan of attack-
No more junk food (3 weeks w/out and going strong!)
More water! (3 nalgene bottles a day)
Enough sleep!
Exercise! 20 minutes of Turbo Jam in the morning/30 minutes of elliptical in the evening.

And that's pretty much it. I'm not huge into calorie counting, although it's probably something I should look into. I'm just really not that organized for that sort of thing.

Anyway, I hope to make a lot of friends here and to be able to look back on this post 3 months from now and know I made a positive change in life.
 
foxhunt006 said:
And that's pretty much it. I'm not huge into calorie counting, although it's probably something I should look into. I'm just really not that organized for that sort of thing.
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I wouldn't worry so much about the figures involved. You seem to have the right idea. Drop the junk food, drink more water and hit the gym. Just make sure what you are doing is working and if it is then why worry about counting the calories?

foxhunt006 said:
Anyway, I hope to make a lot of friends here and to be able to look back on this post 3 months from now and know I made a positive change in life.
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Good luck, and feel free to ask if you need to know anything!
 
Welcome! It sounds like you have an excellent plan of attack. I agree with fms, you don't need to calorie count, especially at first. Start out just getting your healthy habits in place. No junk food and more exercise will make a huge difference.
 
Welcome tot he forum start yourself a diary and if you lets us and give us the chance I bet you reach your goals!
 
Hey everyone!

I just wanted to send out a huge thank you to everyone that replied. It's quite motivating to see that I might be on the right track. I think the first few days are the hardest... The toughest thing for me was to stop going after junk food. It seems that the longer I stay away from it, the less I crave it.

I'm approaching this weight loss thing as a life style change. If I go cold turkey on everything I enjoy, I'll go nuts. The biggest thing for me is to stop eating fast food and to work out at least 5 times a week. I'm hoping my body will take care of the rest of it. :)

The stuff I've been noticing-

I can get by with a lot less sleep.
I am in a better mood.
I crave healthier foods.

And it's only been three weeks!
 
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