Well, I guess I should introduce myself and tell everyone a bit about my struggles with my weight.
My name is Amy, and I am 23 years old. I feel like I have been struggling with my weight all of my life. In elementary school I was a little chubby, but not too far above average, but I've always had a poor body image. I just wanted to be rail thin like those other girls.
In middle school my weight flew up as well as in my first 2 years of high school. Those were my awkward years.
My junior/senior year of high school I started slimming down. But I was severely restricting my food intake and popping Xenodrine (Ephedra formula) like they were candy. I continued this behavior until I was 19 and got my weight down to 129. At this point, ephedra was banned and I was having a hard time maintaining my steady weightloss.
I still thought I was too heavy at 129 and was unhappy with my body. But soon I had an unplanned pregnancy. Which in my mind equaled a free ticket to eat what I want!!! Unfortunately, things didn't work out and I lost the baby..
Ever since then I've been steadily gaining weight. I leveled out at 195. I'm only 5'3. I'm pretty muscular under my flubber, but it's still not pretty!
Since last year, I've been fighting and losing at eating healthier. I got myself down to 175 while monitoring my calories. But I've been a bit lax and I usually fluctuate between 180 and 175.
I know some of this stuff might seem too personal, but I suppose I just needed to write it all out for me to read, if anyone.
I just moved from NJ to PA. I want to start over here. I want to be in shape and happy with myself. I can't be happy with myself if I continue to stay overweight. I really just want to be healthy at this point. I don't need to weigh 110 lbs.
I feel a forum would be best for me because I get embarrassed asking my friends for support (seeing as most of them are in shape and make me beat myself up more). Heck, I'd probably still be embarrassed if they were out of shape, I just do things better anonymously I guess. Well, I'm just here because I need good ideas and support.
I'm a psychology major. I want to work with kids once I finish college. Particularly a counselor in a high school, but I'll take what I can get. My point is that even though I'm here because I need support, I am also very eager to be someone else's support.
God, this is so long. I bet no one reads it.
Anyway, I can't wait to get to know everyone. I guess it's time to get serious. I'm buying a scale tomorrow (yeah, I'm that bad-- I don't even own one).
Amy
My name is Amy, and I am 23 years old. I feel like I have been struggling with my weight all of my life. In elementary school I was a little chubby, but not too far above average, but I've always had a poor body image. I just wanted to be rail thin like those other girls.
In middle school my weight flew up as well as in my first 2 years of high school. Those were my awkward years.
My junior/senior year of high school I started slimming down. But I was severely restricting my food intake and popping Xenodrine (Ephedra formula) like they were candy. I continued this behavior until I was 19 and got my weight down to 129. At this point, ephedra was banned and I was having a hard time maintaining my steady weightloss.
I still thought I was too heavy at 129 and was unhappy with my body. But soon I had an unplanned pregnancy. Which in my mind equaled a free ticket to eat what I want!!! Unfortunately, things didn't work out and I lost the baby..
Ever since then I've been steadily gaining weight. I leveled out at 195. I'm only 5'3. I'm pretty muscular under my flubber, but it's still not pretty!
Since last year, I've been fighting and losing at eating healthier. I got myself down to 175 while monitoring my calories. But I've been a bit lax and I usually fluctuate between 180 and 175.
I know some of this stuff might seem too personal, but I suppose I just needed to write it all out for me to read, if anyone.
I just moved from NJ to PA. I want to start over here. I want to be in shape and happy with myself. I can't be happy with myself if I continue to stay overweight. I really just want to be healthy at this point. I don't need to weigh 110 lbs.
I feel a forum would be best for me because I get embarrassed asking my friends for support (seeing as most of them are in shape and make me beat myself up more). Heck, I'd probably still be embarrassed if they were out of shape, I just do things better anonymously I guess. Well, I'm just here because I need good ideas and support.
I'm a psychology major. I want to work with kids once I finish college. Particularly a counselor in a high school, but I'll take what I can get. My point is that even though I'm here because I need support, I am also very eager to be someone else's support.
God, this is so long. I bet no one reads it.
Anyway, I can't wait to get to know everyone. I guess it's time to get serious. I'm buying a scale tomorrow (yeah, I'm that bad-- I don't even own one).
Amy
