Hello everyone! My name is Sanja, I am 25 years old, I am 5`4 tall and I weight 169 pounds 
This is actually my first day of commitment and I joined this forum in order to get moral support, encouragement and of course, tips and guidelines which will help me to maximize my weight loss. I bought a sweet little notebook which I plan for it to be my weight loss diary. I know there are online apps and websites, but I prefer pen and paper for my diary 
Little background: I was not always overweight. 2 years ago, I weighted 116 pounds. But since then, I have gained around 50 pounds. And the funny thing is, it was not gradual at all. I was depressed, so I was eating a lot of junk food, I didnt even had meals, I just had loads of junk food next to me, bags of chips, chocolate, sweets... And only in a month, I gained 24 pounds! I was very surprised because it took so little time, but I didnt cared at all, I just continued to eat. That was the summer of 2012. I was at the same weight for around six or seven months, and then in January 2013 I gained 11 pounds in 3 weeks! Again, very surprised, and again, didnt care at all. It was in March when I started taking steps to lose weight. The depression was still there, but I was determined to take steps in improving my overall psychological condition, as well as my physical appearance. It took me 2 months to lose 15 pounds. I was eating healthy and I was walking. It is then when I discovered that I had anemia. And no, it was not because of my new diet, but because of my former diet probably. And the symptom that discovered my anemia was surprising too. I wanted to start running, and when I tried, I couldnt even run 3 minutes without gasping and fighting for my breath. It was my first try, and not only I couldnt breathe at all, but also my heart was racing and pounding like crazy, and I felt pain and a really intense pressure, tightening in my chest. I was really scared, and I thought that it has something to do with my heart. My heart was alright, however, I had iron deficiency anemia, with my iron level been 3. The doctor explained to me that the incident with the running was caused by my anemia.
Anyway, I was recommended to start eat more meat (surprisingly, meat is rich in iron), spinach, broccoli etc. Since I am not a fan of meat(I dont like the taste, I am weird I know), I started dressing it with a lot of sauces, I was eating it with bread, potatoes, french fries.. It was not long before my appetite for carbs opened up again. It was excruciating, I was dreaming of eating sweets and junk food. So, I fell of the wagon again. In a month, not only I have gained those 15 pounds that took me 2 and a half months, but I also gained even more than before, gaining a total of 23 pounds this time. That was the end of summer 2013, and I was weighting 166 pounds then, more than I ever weighted before. Since then until now, I havent gained any real weight, I just fluctuate from 166 to 170. Today, I weighted 169. So, this is my starting point.
I hope I didnt bore you with my story
So I will start with restricting my diet and just walking at the beginning, and then gradually incorporate more exercise and cardio. I will have an hour long walks each day, and my daily intake of calories will be no more than 1200.
Thank you for reading my long confession, I hope that we can all help each other in getting the body that we want
This is actually my first day of commitment and I joined this forum in order to get moral support, encouragement and of course, tips and guidelines which will help me to maximize my weight loss. I bought a sweet little notebook which I plan for it to be my weight loss diary. I know there are online apps and websites, but I prefer pen and paper for my diary Little background: I was not always overweight. 2 years ago, I weighted 116 pounds. But since then, I have gained around 50 pounds. And the funny thing is, it was not gradual at all. I was depressed, so I was eating a lot of junk food, I didnt even had meals, I just had loads of junk food next to me, bags of chips, chocolate, sweets... And only in a month, I gained 24 pounds! I was very surprised because it took so little time, but I didnt cared at all, I just continued to eat. That was the summer of 2012. I was at the same weight for around six or seven months, and then in January 2013 I gained 11 pounds in 3 weeks! Again, very surprised, and again, didnt care at all. It was in March when I started taking steps to lose weight. The depression was still there, but I was determined to take steps in improving my overall psychological condition, as well as my physical appearance. It took me 2 months to lose 15 pounds. I was eating healthy and I was walking. It is then when I discovered that I had anemia. And no, it was not because of my new diet, but because of my former diet probably. And the symptom that discovered my anemia was surprising too. I wanted to start running, and when I tried, I couldnt even run 3 minutes without gasping and fighting for my breath. It was my first try, and not only I couldnt breathe at all, but also my heart was racing and pounding like crazy, and I felt pain and a really intense pressure, tightening in my chest. I was really scared, and I thought that it has something to do with my heart. My heart was alright, however, I had iron deficiency anemia, with my iron level been 3. The doctor explained to me that the incident with the running was caused by my anemia.
Anyway, I was recommended to start eat more meat (surprisingly, meat is rich in iron), spinach, broccoli etc. Since I am not a fan of meat(I dont like the taste, I am weird I know), I started dressing it with a lot of sauces, I was eating it with bread, potatoes, french fries.. It was not long before my appetite for carbs opened up again. It was excruciating, I was dreaming of eating sweets and junk food. So, I fell of the wagon again. In a month, not only I have gained those 15 pounds that took me 2 and a half months, but I also gained even more than before, gaining a total of 23 pounds this time. That was the end of summer 2013, and I was weighting 166 pounds then, more than I ever weighted before. Since then until now, I havent gained any real weight, I just fluctuate from 166 to 170. Today, I weighted 169. So, this is my starting point.
I hope I didnt bore you with my story
So I will start with restricting my diet and just walking at the beginning, and then gradually incorporate more exercise and cardio. I will have an hour long walks each day, and my daily intake of calories will be no more than 1200.
Thank you for reading my long confession, I hope that we can all help each other in getting the body that we want
