Hello. I am 24 years old from Canada. All during high school and a few years after I was a lifeguard and instructor and was in relatively good shape with my weight around 120-125lbs. A few years ago we moved cities and I ended up changing jobs and not really getting the exercise like I had before. Added on top of that 2 years ago I ran into health problems and temporarily lost the use of my legs and was unable to really get around much, (though there is no firm diagnosis yet I believe that I suffer from chronic fatigue/fibromyalgia) that added to suffering from some depression, and not being able to work since, means that I have gained a lot of weight and now sit at 170lbs.
My boyfriend and I have a bad habit of eating out or ordering in a lot and both of us have said we want to start eating better and exercising. Lately I have really wanted to start making those changes, I'm feeling better and more energized and want to feel better about myself. In a few months we will be moving back to our hometown which is smaller and more in the country which I know will help me a bit with a change in lifestyle. My issue has been I feel like I don't have much support from my boyfriend even though he agrees and wants to lose weight himself.
He has said he will start biking again when the snow is gone and the trails are better but doesn't intend to do anything until then. I am having a hard time because I know I definitely need the pushes and support but there is no exercise that my boyfriend and I can do together, I hate and can't really bike much especially with the issues with my legs and he refuses to come to the pool with me because he won't swim, but I feel too self conscious and embarrassed to go by myself with how little endurance I have now to go by myself. That added to the fact that he keeps ordering pizza and other similar meals is taking a toll on me because he is the one with the income so I don't feel like I can say or do much about it. Even though I only started trying a few weeks ago I see myself already slipping and cheating and with out help I don't know what to do.
My boyfriend and I have a bad habit of eating out or ordering in a lot and both of us have said we want to start eating better and exercising. Lately I have really wanted to start making those changes, I'm feeling better and more energized and want to feel better about myself. In a few months we will be moving back to our hometown which is smaller and more in the country which I know will help me a bit with a change in lifestyle. My issue has been I feel like I don't have much support from my boyfriend even though he agrees and wants to lose weight himself.
He has said he will start biking again when the snow is gone and the trails are better but doesn't intend to do anything until then. I am having a hard time because I know I definitely need the pushes and support but there is no exercise that my boyfriend and I can do together, I hate and can't really bike much especially with the issues with my legs and he refuses to come to the pool with me because he won't swim, but I feel too self conscious and embarrassed to go by myself with how little endurance I have now to go by myself. That added to the fact that he keeps ordering pizza and other similar meals is taking a toll on me because he is the one with the income so I don't feel like I can say or do much about it. Even though I only started trying a few weeks ago I see myself already slipping and cheating and with out help I don't know what to do.
