Jay's journey to a healthier me...part 2!

Jspalmer

Jspalmer

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As to you can probably tell from the "Part 2" in my title this is not my first time losing weight. When I was a senior in highschool from 2010-2011 I went from 168-193 (im 5 foot 6..and a half lol). When I went dress shopping for homecoming that october I had to settle on a dress from JcPennys just because I needed a size that was big enough. It killed my self esteem. By December I decided that I was not going to go through that same ordeal for prom so I had to lose by then. I didnt really have a goal in mind, i just went for it. By June I weighed 160. I lost 33 pounds in 24 weeks. I managed to keep the weight off for 10 months after that. After that months life changed, ended a relationship, started a new one, college and work, work meaning half price pizza, pretzels, hotdogs and nachos. Oh and dont forget the donuts the owners bring the staff because they "love" us.
Fast forward to now and i gained all my weight back plus another 3 or so pounds putting me at roughly 196. Last time I decided to lose weight it was purely for self image reasons, other then that I felt fine. This time, I am in so much physical pain. I feel as if a semi truck ran over my pelvis, reversed to see if they actually hit something and then proceeded on their way after confirming they indeed had. It astounds me the amount of strain that is on my whole body that I never felt before. I dont feel like I look big enough for my body to feel this way. My knees hurt, my pelvis hurts like a mother (insert bad word here), my back and feet kill me. And because of the pain in my pelvis I can never get comfortable at night so i have been up til like 3 am every morning and wake up atleast 3 times because i hurt. I had to actually take some ibuprofen the other night just so I would be able to go to sleep. I am 19, I cant do this anymore and I refuse to let it get worse. If I already have had to take a persription medication to go to sleep once I cant even fathom what it would be like if I continued to gain more weight. I for one do not want to find out. So this is the start of a new journey.
Last time I lost weight I posted every week on a teen girls website, all the support I got was amazing. Even from girls who werent trying to lose weight, there were just people cheering me on the whole time. Thats what got me through it, my good weeks and my bad. So now I hope I will have lots of people who will support and cheer me on because this is not the way I want to live.

Also, I joined the WLF weight loss competition for motivation, I am on team Platinum, soon to be crowned the winning team on March 22 ;)
 
Jspalmer said:
Also, I joined the WLF weight loss competition for motivation, I am on team Platinum, soon to be crowned the winning team on March 22 ;)
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You will have to work very very very hard to make that happen...

What are you going to do today to ensure you get your exercise points to keep up with me?

Seriously though - exercise does help and you dont always feel like it.

At 196 pounds at 5ft6 your BMI is 31.6. You can very quickly polish that down to a healthy weight. My max BMI was 52.1 so I can tell you that your symptoms will not get better if you let things get bigger. They will get worse.

Let your bosses keep their donuts. Deal with it now. Develop the food control where you eat the healthy stuff and simply do not touch the tempting stuff - even if it is half price or free. The real price is not in currency and it is too high.
 
You made the right choice coming to the forums and making a diary.

The best of luck with your journey, teammate.
 
Hi Welcome! I too have been in the position of losing weight...then going backwards. And, I can feel the strain on my body (mostly my lower back and feet). These are all really strong reasons to just get on with and lose some weight. You'll get plenty of cheering on here!

Go for it!
 
Omega said:
At 196 pounds at 5ft6 your BMI is 31.6. You can very quickly polish that down to a healthy weight. My max BMI was 52.1 so I can tell you that your symptoms will not get better if you let things get bigger. They will get worse.
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Oh I know they wont. When I intitially started to gain the weight I started having my pelvic pain whenever I was about 175ish and I would stand there at the clinic I was interning at and rock from side to side because it hurts. So one of the employees asked what was wrong and i told her my pelvis hurt and so then she asked me if I was pregnant -_-
I was like no ive just gained to much weight. She was a little shocked by my response but I was mad so i didnt care lol
 
I wish you all the luck in your challenge and hope that it gives you lots of motivation to not only eat healthy but exercise

I look forward to the next 10 weeks and hope that we all reach our goals :)
 
Off to a good Start,

My new diet started on friday the 11th when the WLF competition started. Im not following a diet or anything. I know how to eat right, I just chose not to before. In the past ive done weight watchers which I sort of hated although it worked, and last time around I counted calories which I think is safe to say I hated more lol. Never the less through counting calories since I did it for 6 months I learned how to properly portion things. After that 6 months I quit counting calories and just portioned my food properly and maintained my weight with no exercise for 9 months. Now I just have to be more cautious until its natural for me not to eat everything i see lol.
I havent started exercising yet. Usually I will wait til my stomach adjusts to start that. Im the type of eatter where I will eat til Im full then eat some more until i feel like i physically cant eat anything else, wait a half hour and then eat more. So my stomach cavity has to be pretty stretched out. I wait for the day that I dont feel like im dying of hunger all day, once I hit that point I start working out.
 
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I wish you all the luck in your challenge and hope that it gives you lots of motivation to not only eat healthy but exercise

I look forward to the next 10 weeks and hope that we all reach our goals :)
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Aw thank you! My goal for our 10 weeks is 20 pounds and im am about to turn 20. So 20 pounds for my 20th birthday would be amazing! Happy birthday to me right? lol
 
Bumps in the road.

Yesterday I consumed to many sweets on accident. Bad habits die hard. I didnt eat to many but more then I should had for dieting. Oh well, today is a new day and this journey is all about learning and fine tuning what you have learned.
On a better note I have been sleeping a tiny bit better so I plan to exercise tomorrow! :) My goal is for a half an hour on the elliptical. I have no good excuse not to since my elliptical is next to my bed, yes i bought an elliptical lol.
 
I excercised today! BAM! I feel great, well emotionally great. My body feels like crap it made my pelvis hurt :/ oh well this problem is not going to fix itself. Hoping to be up before work to have another work out but I guess we will see about that one since I am an extremly lazy morning person. And to think 6 months ago I had to be up at 3:30 in the morning to go to clinicals and I had no problems with that, back when I weighed 175 and didnt have any trouble sleeping. Amazing what 20 pounds can do :( Anyhow if I dont do it before work in the morning I will do it after work in the evening.

I hope whoever is reading us having a good week! :)
 
I'm reading baby girl :) You can do this!!! Get your bootie up and exercise or else I will beat you in this challenge :D
 
Yes, it tis true. I am now 20 :) It is important for me to remember for me to be careful what to eat since I am celebrating my birthday with different people for a week lol.
 
Good to see that there is a lot of active member here! :) I was struck there's a lot of people who shares their story here :)
 
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