I'm not overweight, just 9 inches to short.

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helen01

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Hello Everyone!

Just joined the site, and am about to start my weight loss journey and thought I'd keep it up if I was posting about it. So, my stats, female, 21, 174cm or 5'8 and a half, and 97.2nd, which I believe is 214lbs. Ive lost 5kg so far (11lbs) started at 102.2.

Like a lot of you here (or from what I've read) I was chubby as a kid, got bullied blah blah blah. Comfort ate to the max (seriously, I have practically perfected the art of silently entering the kitchen late at nightm opening the cupboards and fridge silently before slinking back to my room with contraband) and before I knew it, went form being a still slightly chubby, but not as chubby as I thought I was high school student of 75kg/165lbs to a actually large 214. I know there are people on here with more to lose than me, but I know I still need ot lose s good 30 kg or 65lbs, which is pretty daunting!!

I'm no newbie to dieting, but, do you guys ever have those moments when you just think, enough is enough? I've been overweight since primary school, I was about 11 when I last weighed less than 70kg, (155lb) and I'm sick of it! Sick of feeling unattractive, nd that frustrating feeling when you go shopping, or see a cute dress/top/skirt/insert clothing item here and thinking "if i was thin I could wear that"
I don't want to keep making concessions on my life because of my size, or to miss out on things. I really would love to get a job as an extra on a big film set, or ideally even work in film one day (not as an actor thou ha) but I don't even have the nerve to apply on a site to register, because I'd hate to see myself in a film at my size (especially on a big screen cos that'd make me feel smaller haha) but I don't want to miss out because I'm to self conscious. Plus, I would love to actually enjoy shopping, you know find clothes that flatter my shape, look in a mirror and say, that looks good, instead of, sweet it fits, now let's leave!!

Anyways, that was my little ramble, nice to meet you guys, hopefully I'll hear from some of you!!

Helen.

Ps. I'll try and put up some pics soon, I'm actually going away with a friend tomorrow for four days, so not the best start to the diary, but whatcha gonna do?!

Later x
 
Hey Helen,

Welcome to the forum, and congratulations on the weight loss already!! Like you, I found and joined this forum a little bit into the weight loss journey. I have found it to be very encouraging and helpful. One of the great things about this site is that you can say the things here without feeling embarrased or ashamed...we're far from perfect and we share our laundry..good, bad, stinking, clean laundry in an effort to help each other. I encourage you to post daily..good bad and ugly...it's a sort of discipline that will help you be true to yourself.

I look forward to hearing you soon!

Sarah
 
AHey Sarah,

Thanks! Yeah I had been lurking around in the background for a while, and the site and everyone seemed so supportive of each other! Also, I suspect a lot of people understand what it's like yo have weight issues and so on.

Just got back from a holiday where there was no Internet hence the late reply. Not the best start to the diet, not terribly bad though. I've always found going on holidays is. Great excuse to eat junk, like 'oh I'm on holidays and in magical holiday land calories dont exist haha. I did have a few pieces of chocolate one day, and some salt and vinegar chips on another but other than that it was ok!

Will defnte,y be going for a nice lonnggg walk tomorrow morning before stepping on the scales :S craving for something sweet right now (I have a HUGE sweet tooth!) anyone have any suggestions on low cal sweets?

Helen :)
 
Hey Helen,

Sounds like you had a good vacation...hope you had a good walk like you described when you got back!

I think today was my eat day...nothing sweet, but many more carbs than normal...for me just means more exercise tomorrow and focus for the weeks to come as we go on vacation!

Looking forward to your next posts and following your progress!
 
AHey Sarah!

Thanks yes it was nice to get away and yes I did go for a walk! I was good! :) Ah yes eat days I know those. I think though sometimes it's just like, let it happen then get on track again the next day you know?

Feeling a little low today, my family and I had done a weight loss thing a while ago, I'm by far the heaviest in my family, we stopped and then re weighed ourselves today, everyone as kept off about 10kg each except me, which is ridiculous when you think I have so much mire to lose, I should of kept off the most! I feel like my family are severely thinking "no wonder she's so fat, she lost the eats and she weighs the most" even though they aren't that's how I feel. I guess just have to try and use it as motivation, but, just feels a bit shitty.

Going alright on the food count, for me, my biggest by far my biggest weakness is late night bingeing which I've managed to start cutting down and upping my exercising, even if it's just walks, gotta start somewhere right!?

Anyways, gotta go, 49ers are playing the Saints!!

Helen
 
Hey Helen,

I don't know much about the family weightloss deal...While my family is generally "supportive", I've always found it was much more my style to 'go it alone'...not sure why except sometimes I suffer from the feeling that if I share my goal, then I don't make it...what will they think of me? Sounds so strange...so for the 1st 3 months of my weightloss deal, I told no one (except my husband)...then finally after I got a little bit of confidence, I told one of my sisters...I still haven't told the others yet (strange isn't it...like they won't notice!). I don't have alot of good experience to help you with your family situation...I've just found that this forum has become an important source of motivation for me...and if family notices or are supportive, then so much the better..but if not, then that's OK too.

So, hope your football day goes well, and let's make it a great week together!

Sarah
 
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