i need a swift kick in the butt.

shy1

shy1

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seriously. someone kick me!

This year I vowed to myself I would get off my butt and do something about my weight, looks, and health. I am 5'9" currently about 157 lbs and in the past I've weighed up to nearly 180 lbs.

I hoped to start running as my main source of exercise. I freaking hated running for example in gym class in hs, but I knew it was a great way to work out and I tried it in April of this year. The first day or two were awful but after that it made me feel good and I actually kinda enjoyed and looked forward to doing it. After two weeks though, my knees were absolutely killing me and I could barely walk, much less run, so I took a break. time passed and I got pretty busy with school plus I got lazy and just didn't start running again. I thought oh well, I'll start anew in the summer.

Well I've been on summer break for two months and all I've done is sit on my ass all day every day.

I'd write more here but I'm really sleepy and I hear my thoughts becoming less and less coherent in my head. I'll make another post tomorrow or I'll start one of those diary thingies.

aaanyway here is my starting/before photo. I hope to reach 130-135 lbs., lose some of my belly and wide-ass hips, but most importantly be and feel fit and healthy instead of sluggish and lazy all the time.

I'm going running tomorrow morning, damnit.


p.s. that weird line and spot down my back are a surgery scar, not some kind of dirty mark haha
 
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Yes you do need a kick in the butt..

Look change your words from I hope to I will. Dont give yourself any room for excuses. Decide that you will loose that stupid fat ass.. and do it. NOT NUTS NO BUTS OR COCANUTS... It is time right now.. LIKE RIGHT NOW .... dont wait for summer dont wait till next week and dont even wait for monday... loosing weight now. You can do that by saying NO to those high calorie foods. .. Honestly you decide how lonf you want to live like that really it is up to you. If you want to change your life you have the power get motivated and just do it. Dont look back.. keep waking up every morning and go running and dont stop day after day.. no matter how you feel.. it will be hard.. but it will be worth it and nothing feels better than victory... So im going to say this one last time GET OFF YOUR BIG ASS ITS TIME TO GET SEXY !!!
 
ugh sorry i don't think my pic was working before. that's what i get for uploading it on some weird image host i've never even heard of. should be fixed now ^ ^ ^ ^

chocotaco - thank you, thank you. I needed that.

joeyramos... I think... I will print out that post and tape it onto my pillow. TY.
 
I'd just like to say that I am far lazier than anyone you'll probably ever meet, I basically work with computers all day and all night and never move from my chair except to walk to work and into town at lunchtimes. I've lost loads of weight simply dieting and watching my calories.

If you're daunted by losing weight, at the thought of the amount of effort it will take, and the amount it will cost you in gym membership, then don't worry, you can lose loads of weight through diet alone, that only takes some willpower and no real effort, I am living proof :)
 
Good luck with your new regimen, shy :)

Just take it one day at a time - it's not a race. Start slowly, please. Don't think you can instantly run for a mile without breaking or something crazy like that. That will inevitably lead to injury.

Just do light walking for like 15-20min. You don't even have to break a sweat, it's all about conditioning in the beginning. Watch an episode of your favorite TV show or something while doing it to alleviate any boredom.

Nice avatar btw :D Maybe you can watch some Beavis & Butthead episodes ;D lol

Anyway, best of luck!
 

Frosteh - thanks for the advice. over the past couple of years I have been working to improve my diet. for several years now I've cut out soda and sugary drinks (well sometimes I drink orange juice or some mango peach V8 splash, omg yum) and instead I drink a lot of water and unsweetened tea. I very rarely eat fast food, etc. Also I kind of inadvertently went on an intense diet a few years ago when I had my back surgery, after which I lost my appetite almost completely for a couple of months. I was eating meals often but very small portions of them. That's how those 20 pounds or so fell off. Now I need exercise to help me lose the rest.

Frogged - thanks for the good luck wishes. :) Yeah, the desire to be able to run for an hour at a time off the bat is strong. But I will be sure to take my time. I am following (more or less) the couch to 5k program, and even the first week routine has proven to be difficult for me; my walking sets were at least 2 min or longer, and I took a 10 min walking break in the middle of the routine. I started to beat myself up in my head about it, I was disappointed in myself. But I'll just start week1 again next week and keep building my strength and endurance for as long as I need to.

SparkErosion, thanks. great is not a word I would use to describe myself. But sometimes if I stare at myeslf in the mirror long enough, I do start to think that I don't look quite as bad as I usually think I do - I'm alright!
As I mentioned, I did use to weigh a bit more and my body shape was different- bigger belly, etc. Maybe my negative self image has stuck with me since then. I hope it gets better as I move on.
Anyway, my #1 focus is not on my looks but my health and the way I feel physically. I think when I reach the point where I am no longer wheezing after going up one flight of stairs I will start to see myself in a different light :D

 
No problem, I know a lot of people (friends and family) who struggle immensely with weight loss because they simply don't want to spend the time trying to jog off the pounds, it's a shame to see people give up simply because the effort is so big. it put me off losing weight for a long time and I wish I'd known earlier that diet is far more important for losing weight, diet to lose weight and exercise to stay healthy, these are 2 different things.

Look into calculating your daily maintenance calories (google search for a calculator) and then aim to eat less than that every day, if you eat 500 calories less per day you'll lose about 1lb a week, very simply rule of thumb but works well. I'm at about 30lbs lost now from purely diet, in about 10 weeks.
 
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