Hiya!
This is my first post and sorry it is a bit long. I just wanted to tell you about me since you are my new online buddies. I have never joined any forums in my life so I don't have much experience in here.. I really hope I won't bore you with my blah blah blah! Anyway, here it goes.
My 2012's top1resolution is to lose weight. In fact this determination started about a month ago.
I worked as an animator and a modeler...& yep! it involves a lot of fun work but also involves sitting infront of the Laptop for abt 8 hours a day.. Then I go home and end up watching TV with my partner. We do cook at home but usually get takeaways atleast 2 times a week. To add to this, are the weekend parties. This has been more or less the routine for abt 2 years now.. Oh! Yes!! With such a lifestyle I had no option but to get fat..
This incident happened in the last week of Nov-2011. It must have be around 5:0 in the morning. I got up at once and started to cry. I must have dreamt something.. My partner was really worried as he did not know what was going on and this was the first time such a thing had happened. I told him how badly I wanted to lose weight but just wasn't able to. He said: "Huh!? What!?" .. By this time, after me crying and him talking, we both were kinda done with our sleep. He told me:"Let's get up and I'll make us some coffee and we'll sit and talk about it.." We spoke about lot of things from our lifestyle to work schedule, from eating at home to eating out, from gyms to jogs. (Let me also mention here that my partner is real fit. He keeps doing push-ups even when he's watching TV and to add to that, also it may be his body tendency not to put on weight..) When we were discussing, we both realised that my work schedule was so hectic that I could not even accommodate a tiny 1 hr work-out in it. So he suggested that if I was so keen on slimming down, it's better if I quit job for a couple of months and concentrate on the weight loss - not just 1hr/day but walk to the city center, go to gym in the morning and in the evening & totally dedicate myself to losing calories. I was initially a bit reluctant as it is a real big decision but then I realised that, just to earn more money I was compromising with my body and life and I was surely not happy about it. So I decided to quit my job.
When I told my boss the next day. He was very shocked but was also very understanding. He told me that because of my quality of work & experience, he would love to hire me again when I want to join. I told him that I was planning to start work again by May 2012. I worked for a month more, finished all my work tasks and handed over my project to my colleague. My last working day was 23-Dec-2011. I am not sure if my boss will hire me again or I will work for someone else but I am certain that I won't regret these 4 months(Jan,Feb,Mar,Apr) of my life. I will make sure I make most of my time by going to the gym, walks, jumping in front of the TVand eating the right food.
That's my story so far. I need people like me, who are in a similar situation to be my friends because we will understand each other better. We can talk to each other by sharing experiences, solutions and also encourage, support one another. So please help me..
Also it is so good to talk to someone who can know what you are going through.
Looking forward to this... & Hey! Veggie recipes, Opinions & Tips on weight loss are MOST welcome.
Thank You Forum.
-Lotus2012.
This is my first post and sorry it is a bit long. I just wanted to tell you about me since you are my new online buddies. I have never joined any forums in my life so I don't have much experience in here.. I really hope I won't bore you with my blah blah blah! Anyway, here it goes.
My 2012's top1resolution is to lose weight. In fact this determination started about a month ago.
I worked as an animator and a modeler...& yep! it involves a lot of fun work but also involves sitting infront of the Laptop for abt 8 hours a day.. Then I go home and end up watching TV with my partner. We do cook at home but usually get takeaways atleast 2 times a week. To add to this, are the weekend parties. This has been more or less the routine for abt 2 years now.. Oh! Yes!! With such a lifestyle I had no option but to get fat..
This incident happened in the last week of Nov-2011. It must have be around 5:0 in the morning. I got up at once and started to cry. I must have dreamt something.. My partner was really worried as he did not know what was going on and this was the first time such a thing had happened. I told him how badly I wanted to lose weight but just wasn't able to. He said: "Huh!? What!?" .. By this time, after me crying and him talking, we both were kinda done with our sleep. He told me:"Let's get up and I'll make us some coffee and we'll sit and talk about it.." We spoke about lot of things from our lifestyle to work schedule, from eating at home to eating out, from gyms to jogs. (Let me also mention here that my partner is real fit. He keeps doing push-ups even when he's watching TV and to add to that, also it may be his body tendency not to put on weight..) When we were discussing, we both realised that my work schedule was so hectic that I could not even accommodate a tiny 1 hr work-out in it. So he suggested that if I was so keen on slimming down, it's better if I quit job for a couple of months and concentrate on the weight loss - not just 1hr/day but walk to the city center, go to gym in the morning and in the evening & totally dedicate myself to losing calories. I was initially a bit reluctant as it is a real big decision but then I realised that, just to earn more money I was compromising with my body and life and I was surely not happy about it. So I decided to quit my job.
When I told my boss the next day. He was very shocked but was also very understanding. He told me that because of my quality of work & experience, he would love to hire me again when I want to join. I told him that I was planning to start work again by May 2012. I worked for a month more, finished all my work tasks and handed over my project to my colleague. My last working day was 23-Dec-2011. I am not sure if my boss will hire me again or I will work for someone else but I am certain that I won't regret these 4 months(Jan,Feb,Mar,Apr) of my life. I will make sure I make most of my time by going to the gym, walks, jumping in front of the TVand eating the right food.
That's my story so far. I need people like me, who are in a similar situation to be my friends because we will understand each other better. We can talk to each other by sharing experiences, solutions and also encourage, support one another. So please help me..
Also it is so good to talk to someone who can know what you are going through.
Looking forward to this... & Hey! Veggie recipes, Opinions & Tips on weight loss are MOST welcome.
Thank You Forum.
-Lotus2012.
