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boushca

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Hey there, forum! Just wanted to start off by saying every one of you here are a huge inspiration and this forum has motivated me to start losing weight. :)

i'm 17 years old, 5"9 (female) and weigh around 250lbs. Honestly, at this point i'd rather not know how much I weigh, it just brings me down. However, i'm ready to get started on losing the weight. I just wanted to come on here and ask what you guys reccomend for exercise? Right now i'm jogging once a day (at night) for about 20 mins. Eventually i'm hoping to jog for longer periods of time, but i'm working my way up right now.

Last year I played Rugby and it was great exercise and lots of fun,
however it's my senior year so i've had a lot of stress with school and no time for extra-curricular sports.

the only thing from stopping me from walking into a gym is the fear of looking stupid or not knowing which exercises to do and for how long!?

any help is greatly appreciated, and keep up the awesome work everyone, you look great!
 
I'm so happy for you that you decided to start your weight loss journey.

I think you should step on a scale, just so you know where you're starting at. That way you can get an better sense of where you are, how much you need to eat and exercise. Personally, I only weight myself every 2 weeks to every month. The scale is just a meter, don't let it sway your emotions or mentality.

Don't worry about looking stupid at the gym, I felt that way at first. But think of it like this, everyone at the gym is essentially going there to exercise. I started off with the elliptical machine because it is low impact. You really need to examine your diet and your self. Any sort of movement in the beginning is good, just make sure not to over do it! It doesn't do any good to go all out one day and be unable to move for the next few days. They key is really to continue on moving and doing the best you can with healthy eating.


There are nutrition and exercise forums here that I think you should read, tons of information at your disposal.

One more thing, I find that when you are on this journey, the only person you should be doing this for is YOU. I find that with that kind of mindset I get less upset. I've lost weight before, but for my mom and once I lost it I reverted to my old ways and gained tons more. Now that I have grown as a person, I want to lose the weight for me and I've never been happier. I can also see myself continuing this lifestyle of healthy eating. A few days ago I passed by a McDonald's and found the smell from the food sickening. Your body gets used to healthy food and exercise, so it won't as hard as the beginning all the time.

Best of luck to you!
 
Oh defiantly weigh yourself and take before pictures.
You'll regret it if you don't I promise.
Now defiantly dont feel stupid at the gym I've had many moments, and the people
around me actually were more then happy to help me out. Everyone looks rediculous
at the gym but no one cares, because everyone is there for basically the same reason.
I run two miles everyday and lift some weights, but it took me a looooooooooong time
to get to that rutine i never thought the tredmil would become my bestfriend, so your
routine will hopefully pick you like it did to me.
Once the weight starts coming off your confidents will go up and you wont feel
ashamed stepping on that scale.
Goooodluck. (=
 
I weighed myself at the beginning, but didn't take any full body pictures, and I threw away all my bigger clothes as soon as I shrunk out of them.

I wish I had taken measurements, pictures, and kept one outfit for comparison.

I understand your reasoning for not wanting to know, but honestly, you lose the most weight in your first few months, and those numbers dropping off the scale is a real motivation.

I thought I was about 250, but I was actually 272. Now imagine If i busted my ass for a few weeks before weighing myself, then saw 255? Would have put me on a huge downer. seriously it's best to know. Not knowing the number isn't going to make it a smaller number.
 
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