hello everyone/anyone who reads this
i've been browsing a bit on this forum for a while now, putting off starting my own thread and actually being held accountable for myself, so feeling a little desperate right now, i'm actually going to start it. and i'm going to click 'submit new thread' when i'm done writing here.
i'm a 21yo student in my 3rd year of college. i was a chubby child, but not unusually so, and when i went to boarding school aged 11 i suddenly put on a LOT of weight, like 4 stone in a matter of months... i was really unhappy at the time, and was totally unaware of putting the weight on.. that got me up to 12 stone or so, i'm not exactly sure, and from then until about the age of 17 i gradually put on more weight, peaking at about 16 stone (the weight of a rugby player
).. now i'm 100kg, which is still very heavy considering i'm 5'4". and my weight has caused me so much pain through my teenage years, there's been so much i wanted to do and my weight stopped me from doing it, and it embarrassed me and depressed me... alot of people here will know what i'm talking about. obesity doesn't run in my family or anything, so i often feel sorry for myself thinking no-one understands, none of my friends are overweight either... i know people who aren't heavy can have weight issues, but i feel like they can't even imagine how it must be to weigh almost twice what you ought to, etc. and the clothes, the clothes. as a girl, i love clothes and shoes and wish i could be more experimental, but all i wear is jeans and hoodies, and i hate showing my arms. one of the worst bits of being fat is the double chin, its just so damn ugly!!
so anyway, thats a bit about me, part of my story. i tried atkins for a couple of months about 5 years ago, but like many others i lost weight initially, couldn't stay on that awful diet, and gained it all back again, plus a bit more. apart from that i haven't really made a concerted effort to diet and exercise, i'm hoping thats where this diary will help, to see any progress i may make. also some support would be great..
ok so i haven't got a proper plan for weight loss, which may not be a great way to start, buuuut i'm trying to eat healthy and gonna to start going to the gym (free membership with college so no excuse really!). goal weight is about 10 stone. seems a long way off, so i guess i should start with getting to under 15 stone, thats about 10lbs i think.
so if anyone does read this, please comment, thank you for reading, sorry it was so long, and best of luck with your weight-loss!
red-rose
i've been browsing a bit on this forum for a while now, putting off starting my own thread and actually being held accountable for myself, so feeling a little desperate right now, i'm actually going to start it. and i'm going to click 'submit new thread' when i'm done writing here.
i'm a 21yo student in my 3rd year of college. i was a chubby child, but not unusually so, and when i went to boarding school aged 11 i suddenly put on a LOT of weight, like 4 stone in a matter of months... i was really unhappy at the time, and was totally unaware of putting the weight on.. that got me up to 12 stone or so, i'm not exactly sure, and from then until about the age of 17 i gradually put on more weight, peaking at about 16 stone (the weight of a rugby player
).. now i'm 100kg, which is still very heavy considering i'm 5'4". and my weight has caused me so much pain through my teenage years, there's been so much i wanted to do and my weight stopped me from doing it, and it embarrassed me and depressed me... alot of people here will know what i'm talking about. obesity doesn't run in my family or anything, so i often feel sorry for myself thinking no-one understands, none of my friends are overweight either... i know people who aren't heavy can have weight issues, but i feel like they can't even imagine how it must be to weigh almost twice what you ought to, etc. and the clothes, the clothes. as a girl, i love clothes and shoes and wish i could be more experimental, but all i wear is jeans and hoodies, and i hate showing my arms. one of the worst bits of being fat is the double chin, its just so damn ugly!!so anyway, thats a bit about me, part of my story. i tried atkins for a couple of months about 5 years ago, but like many others i lost weight initially, couldn't stay on that awful diet, and gained it all back again, plus a bit more. apart from that i haven't really made a concerted effort to diet and exercise, i'm hoping thats where this diary will help, to see any progress i may make. also some support would be great..
ok so i haven't got a proper plan for weight loss, which may not be a great way to start, buuuut i'm trying to eat healthy and gonna to start going to the gym (free membership with college so no excuse really!). goal weight is about 10 stone. seems a long way off, so i guess i should start with getting to under 15 stone, thats about 10lbs i think.
so if anyone does read this, please comment, thank you for reading, sorry it was so long, and best of luck with your weight-loss!
red-rose
