Megan's Weight Loss Journey 2018

[Megan Foy]

Hi everyone,

My name is Megan and I'm 28 and have pretty much always been overweight, however in the last 4-5 years I have gotten to my heaviest and due to a combination of depression/anxiety, and an inconsistent lifestyle (many different moves, job changes etc.) I have found it very difficult to implement the changes to my diet and exercise that I need to.

The last year or so my life has re-stabilized and have spent a lot of time working on my mental health and I finally feel ready to get healthy.

In the last two weeks I have been tracking my food and started training for a 5k in May 45mins 4-5x per week. I am already feeling better and noticing spikes in my energy level.

Anyways I thought posting here where others can see might keep me motivated further down the line as staying on track has been my downfall in the past.

SO! Without further ado, current stats & goal weight below:

Height - 5'4"
Weight - 213.5lbs
Bust - 42"
Waist - 35"
Hips- 42"
Goal Weight - 150lbs

If anyone has any tips or nice words, please feel free to chime in!

 

[Cate]

Hi, Megan & welcome to the forum.

The last year or so my life has re-stabilized and have spent a lot of time working on my mental health and I finally feel ready to get healthy.

I'm glad that you are now in a better place & feel able to tackle getting healthy. Getting healthy, both mentally & physically, I think, is more important than almost anything else. Typing in my diary has really helped me stay reasonably close to the track. (I have been here for over 10 years & that track has meandered a bit.) I think you'll find you have more in common with people than you may think. There would be few of us here that have not had mental issues of some sort and/or problems with lack of self-esteem. It's a supportive & friendly place.
If you want specific help with diet or exercise read this link- https://weight-loss.fitness.com/threads/information-needed-when-asking-for-help.89399/
There's a lot of real experts here. I'm not one of them really, but I can offer you lots of moral support. Welcome, Megan

 

[Rebel lee]

I deal with depression and anxiety daily. Sometimes its hard to push through. You started wanting to be healty so that's a good first step.