Hi! I signed up for this forum probably over a month ago, and was completely motivated to change my life that night. Then I went to bed for the night, and slept away all motivation, and this is the first time I returned to the forum. The motivation all came back when i got on the scale this morning, and saw a number that i have not seen in a long time, 149.6, which is only .4 away from being 150 again. I am 21 years old, and i think this is the time when my body should be at its best.
150 is not horrible for my height, I know that. But to me, this is completely letting myself go. I used to be one of the people that i now envy more than ever, that had the perfect metabolism. I ate whatever i wanted, whenever i wanted, and way more of it than most women would dream of eating, and I weighed 120lbs. Then (to get my sob story out in my first post) my thyroid had to be removed a few weeks before i started college. Extremely low hormone levels combined with the stress of school and being away from home for the first time, combined with dorm food led me to gain 50 lbs in about five months.
The summer after my freshman year I worked out doing a mixture of cardio and weightlifting, and got my weight down to 150, where it fluctuated between 150-155 for about a year. Then this year, I was down to 143-145 consistantly, but lately it has been more like 145-147, but i had not seen 149 in a long time!
One of my favorite shows is the biggest loser, and ally, this year's winner and another one of my motivating factors confessed she became over weight a few pounds at time. You don't just gain 20 lbs in a day, you do it over time, so it doesn't seem like such a big deal. My other problem with gaining a few pounds is that if i'm gaining weight, i'm doing the opposite of reaching my goal of 130-135lbs and BMI of 18.
The scale however is not the biggest motivating factor for me, i just use it to keep me in check. My big goals are:
To be back down to a size 5 (i'm currently a 9)
To have toned enough abs that my stomach doesn't roll over my pants if i bend over to pick something up
To do a mini triathalon by the end of summer
To not have my theighs touch
To be able to share clothes with my sister who's coming to college with me next year
To just be happy with my body
In order to do this i'm going to watch what i eat. I'm not doing a "diet" i'm just going to really look at what i'm putting in my body and focus on portion control. I currently have addictions to cereal and cookies, and now that it's getting nice out, ice cream cravings are starting up. But my goal is to just make the major portions of my meals vegetables and fruits, and to really limit my simple sugars.
I'm also going to workout. I'm really lucky because i actually love working out, my biggest problem is making myself go to the gym or get outside to run. But starting today there are no more excuses.
So that's really it, I'm excited and nervous to make this commitment, and i'm really excited to have the support of this forum!
P.S. just as a warning in advance, i'm really bad at spelling and i tend to vent a lot!
150 is not horrible for my height, I know that. But to me, this is completely letting myself go. I used to be one of the people that i now envy more than ever, that had the perfect metabolism. I ate whatever i wanted, whenever i wanted, and way more of it than most women would dream of eating, and I weighed 120lbs. Then (to get my sob story out in my first post) my thyroid had to be removed a few weeks before i started college. Extremely low hormone levels combined with the stress of school and being away from home for the first time, combined with dorm food led me to gain 50 lbs in about five months.
The summer after my freshman year I worked out doing a mixture of cardio and weightlifting, and got my weight down to 150, where it fluctuated between 150-155 for about a year. Then this year, I was down to 143-145 consistantly, but lately it has been more like 145-147, but i had not seen 149 in a long time!
One of my favorite shows is the biggest loser, and ally, this year's winner and another one of my motivating factors confessed she became over weight a few pounds at time. You don't just gain 20 lbs in a day, you do it over time, so it doesn't seem like such a big deal. My other problem with gaining a few pounds is that if i'm gaining weight, i'm doing the opposite of reaching my goal of 130-135lbs and BMI of 18.
The scale however is not the biggest motivating factor for me, i just use it to keep me in check. My big goals are:
To be back down to a size 5 (i'm currently a 9)
To have toned enough abs that my stomach doesn't roll over my pants if i bend over to pick something up
To do a mini triathalon by the end of summer
To not have my theighs touch
To be able to share clothes with my sister who's coming to college with me next year
To just be happy with my body
In order to do this i'm going to watch what i eat. I'm not doing a "diet" i'm just going to really look at what i'm putting in my body and focus on portion control. I currently have addictions to cereal and cookies, and now that it's getting nice out, ice cream cravings are starting up. But my goal is to just make the major portions of my meals vegetables and fruits, and to really limit my simple sugars.
I'm also going to workout. I'm really lucky because i actually love working out, my biggest problem is making myself go to the gym or get outside to run. But starting today there are no more excuses.
So that's really it, I'm excited and nervous to make this commitment, and i'm really excited to have the support of this forum!
P.S. just as a warning in advance, i'm really bad at spelling and i tend to vent a lot!
