MsGhettoBooty
New member
So I wrote this in the newbie section, but didn't get a single reply... Bah... I thought I'd place it here, since people have a tendency to read journals it seems. 
Hi everyone,
my name's Sheryl. The other day I was just messing around online doing a google search on "weight loss before and after" for added motivation and to my amazement this site popped up. Thank goodness for google. haha
I have struggled with my weight since I was younger. I was considered "the chunky daughter." Better yet, I've always heard while growing up, "Oh that one's so cute, but she's momona." (The Hawaiian word for "fat.") Never miss, my mom and dad would interject to protect me from the "chubby bashing." haha They're great. While growing up, I always heard the words, "Clean your plate." Unfortunately, I grew up thinking wasting food was wrong, no matter what it was. Everything that went on my plate HAD to be eaten. (That was my mentality, so no, I'm not trying to blame my parents at all.)
The heaviest I have ever been was 225 lbs and I believe I was 23-24 at the time. When I was 24, I decided to start drinking Slim Fast. Religiously, I'd carry around my shake wrapped in foil for breakfast and lunch while attending school. After, I would walk home from the University of Hawaii which was about 5 miles. I ended losing about 35 lbs in a couple months. Unfortunately, I didn't even realize I was starving myself. At times I remember logging in 950 cals in a day. Needless to say, I gained 35+ lbs a couple months after. We won't even go into details about my ordeal with diet pills. Egads.
At 25, I met a wonderful guy whom I later married. For the past 3 years or so, I was yo-yo dieting and it really took a toll on my health. I am originally from Honolulu, Hawaii but have since moved to Binghamton (Southern Tier), NY. In February '07, I flew back to Hawaii for my grandfather's funeral. Due to not being able to cope with the loss, I went back to eating everything and anything in sight. By the time I left Hawaii (End of March), I weighed in at 210 lbs. (Only 15lbs away from my heaviest.) When I returned to NY to be with my husband, I decided that I couldn't go on with the yo yo dieting any longer. I busted out my BeachBody's Slim In 6 and started on March 27th.
Now, I'm pushing myself and learning this is a lifestyle and not just some 3 month kick. I'm learning to change my mindset. It's better to be "healthy" as opposed to just wanting to be "skinny." Today I joined sparkpeople.com (MsGhettoBooty there as well..) and am very happy with the program so far. I'm hoping to eventually get to my goal weight of 140 lbs by March '08. When I do reach that goal, I'm sure I'll set another goal weight. (~120 lbs, since I'm only 5'1") Any and all advice/ support is welcome. Sorry for the "essay," everyone. hahaa
-Sheryl
Heaviest: 225 #
SW: 210 #
CW: 184#
X-mas Weight: 160 #
GW: 140#
Hi everyone,
my name's Sheryl. The other day I was just messing around online doing a google search on "weight loss before and after" for added motivation and to my amazement this site popped up. Thank goodness for google. haha
I have struggled with my weight since I was younger. I was considered "the chunky daughter." Better yet, I've always heard while growing up, "Oh that one's so cute, but she's momona." (The Hawaiian word for "fat.") Never miss, my mom and dad would interject to protect me from the "chubby bashing." haha They're great. While growing up, I always heard the words, "Clean your plate." Unfortunately, I grew up thinking wasting food was wrong, no matter what it was. Everything that went on my plate HAD to be eaten. (That was my mentality, so no, I'm not trying to blame my parents at all.)
The heaviest I have ever been was 225 lbs and I believe I was 23-24 at the time. When I was 24, I decided to start drinking Slim Fast. Religiously, I'd carry around my shake wrapped in foil for breakfast and lunch while attending school. After, I would walk home from the University of Hawaii which was about 5 miles. I ended losing about 35 lbs in a couple months. Unfortunately, I didn't even realize I was starving myself. At times I remember logging in 950 cals in a day. Needless to say, I gained 35+ lbs a couple months after. We won't even go into details about my ordeal with diet pills. Egads.
At 25, I met a wonderful guy whom I later married. For the past 3 years or so, I was yo-yo dieting and it really took a toll on my health. I am originally from Honolulu, Hawaii but have since moved to Binghamton (Southern Tier), NY. In February '07, I flew back to Hawaii for my grandfather's funeral. Due to not being able to cope with the loss, I went back to eating everything and anything in sight. By the time I left Hawaii (End of March), I weighed in at 210 lbs. (Only 15lbs away from my heaviest.) When I returned to NY to be with my husband, I decided that I couldn't go on with the yo yo dieting any longer. I busted out my BeachBody's Slim In 6 and started on March 27th.
Now, I'm pushing myself and learning this is a lifestyle and not just some 3 month kick. I'm learning to change my mindset. It's better to be "healthy" as opposed to just wanting to be "skinny." Today I joined sparkpeople.com (MsGhettoBooty there as well..) and am very happy with the program so far. I'm hoping to eventually get to my goal weight of 140 lbs by March '08. When I do reach that goal, I'm sure I'll set another goal weight. (~120 lbs, since I'm only 5'1") Any and all advice/ support is welcome. Sorry for the "essay," everyone. hahaa
-Sheryl
Heaviest: 225 #
SW: 210 #
CW: 184#
X-mas Weight: 160 #
GW: 140#
That lady is Crazy!
