(sorry for the poor title- I'm notoriously un-creative vv)
Hi to everyone!
I only just joined this forum, but I've been reading posts and things for a few days, and I was really inspired by everyone's little diaries on here. So I thought I'd make one myself!
A little bit about me as a person... my nickname is Jim, and I'm a college student studying biochemistry. I got the nickname in high school...some guy started calling me that, for who knows what sort of reason (my real name is Jessica), but it sorta grew on me! I like doing things like watching dramas and reading books and hanging out with friends. And...
Obviously, I want/need to lose weight, otherwise I probably would not be posting here! I don't even know how much I weigh now, since I do not own a scale anymore. But I definitely cannot wear any of the clothes I wore last winter, and those were clothes I could not have worn the winter before that. :/
My goal is going to be something like 110-115 pounds (yes, I'm short!). That's like in the 21-22 BMI range for me, so maybe not super skinny, but that's how much I weighed up until I developed this horrible eating habit I have now of eating for fun!
It's my main problem really... I don't have terrible eating habits otherwise, like I make good choices at meals and don't snack mindlessly. It's just that, whenever I am bored or have free hours, my first thought is to spend that time buying and eating food! It's a really horrible habit. I can literally eat half-gallons of ice cream or family-sized bags of chips at a time!
So my main goal is going to be to STOP the recreational eating! (And I would love to hear advice from anyone else who had/has this sort of habit to overcome....).
Other than that, I plan to also try to step up my exercise a little bit. I used to be a runner, but since I've gained weight, the only exercise I really like to do is weight training. So I'll keep up with that, but also try to add in walking 3 miles a day, I think. I don't think that will burn so many calories or anything, but it'll feel productive or something, maybe.
And I hope that updating here will maybe help me stay on track. I hope to get to know other people on this forum, too! Thanks to anyone who reads this!
Hi to everyone!
I only just joined this forum, but I've been reading posts and things for a few days, and I was really inspired by everyone's little diaries on here. So I thought I'd make one myself!
A little bit about me as a person... my nickname is Jim, and I'm a college student studying biochemistry. I got the nickname in high school...some guy started calling me that, for who knows what sort of reason (my real name is Jessica), but it sorta grew on me! I like doing things like watching dramas and reading books and hanging out with friends. And...
Obviously, I want/need to lose weight, otherwise I probably would not be posting here! I don't even know how much I weigh now, since I do not own a scale anymore. But I definitely cannot wear any of the clothes I wore last winter, and those were clothes I could not have worn the winter before that. :/
My goal is going to be something like 110-115 pounds (yes, I'm short!). That's like in the 21-22 BMI range for me, so maybe not super skinny, but that's how much I weighed up until I developed this horrible eating habit I have now of eating for fun!
It's my main problem really... I don't have terrible eating habits otherwise, like I make good choices at meals and don't snack mindlessly. It's just that, whenever I am bored or have free hours, my first thought is to spend that time buying and eating food! It's a really horrible habit. I can literally eat half-gallons of ice cream or family-sized bags of chips at a time!
So my main goal is going to be to STOP the recreational eating! (And I would love to hear advice from anyone else who had/has this sort of habit to overcome....).
Other than that, I plan to also try to step up my exercise a little bit. I used to be a runner, but since I've gained weight, the only exercise I really like to do is weight training. So I'll keep up with that, but also try to add in walking 3 miles a day, I think. I don't think that will burn so many calories or anything, but it'll feel productive or something, maybe.
And I hope that updating here will maybe help me stay on track. I hope to get to know other people on this forum, too! Thanks to anyone who reads this!
