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kathymja

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Hello all!

My name is Kathy and like a lot of people I'm determinded 2009 is the year for me to lose the weight. Since the start of January I've been viewing this forum without actually signing up but I've decided to stop lurking and get in myself. The journey that everyone is going on is amazing and the support everyone gives is awesome :D

I've been keeping my own written diary which is really helping and when I signed up I noticed this diary section so I thought I'd start my own. I guess I'll give a little summary of my story so far.

I'm 18 and recently dropped out of University because I was unhappy. It's sad to say but I think a lot of it was self confidence related. I also believe this is why I find it so hard to get a job because I fall to pieces at interviews and become obsessed about the fact that they will judge your appearance. As I type it is 3.35am so you can see I have trouble sleeping and this has been quite severe for the past few months. So I've had enough. Time to get healthy and sort my life out and get my confidence back. I visited my doctor about losing weight and she prescribed me with Xenical tablets which my sister was taking about a year ago and they seemed to help her along with her weight loss. My doctor also arranged monthly weigh ins for me so this is also helping me keep on track! When I went to the doctor on the 16th of January I was weighed at just over 17 stone and as of now I'm 16 stone 8 pounds. I've actually found the change of diet really fun and everything I'm making has been lovely. I'm doing at least 20 minutes cardio a day and 15 minutes using a skipping rope.

Sorry for the length but I just felt I'd introduce myself and my story :)
I hope to get to know you all a lot more in the weeks to come.
Good luck!
 
Thank you, I hope you're well :)
Now that I've got this sorted out and everything off my chest I think it's time to try and sleep
 
Did my own weekly weigh in today and I'm a bit gutted. I've put on a pound. I know why though so I'm not really surprised but it's still horrible to see the scale go forwards and not back. Going to up the exercise this week, didn't do enough last week as I was out quite a lot of the days.

Here's to better week!
 
I'm feeling in the best mood today :D dispite the fact my xenical tablets are playing up with me :(
I've noticed that since I changed my diet completely I've felt a lot better. As in, I haven't felt down or anything. And it's made the biggest impact. I've been out actually enjoying myself with friends that I rarely see because I don't ever want to go out and they've helped me to see that I could do something more with my life than waiting for a job that's never going to come. So in the past few days I've decided to give university another go in September. Only this time I'm not going overseas, I'm going to a local one and moving out and into a house with some other people. I'm so excited. And now I have a bigger goal to work towards, getting myself into shape so I have confidence walking into that uni and getting on with life.
Also I got my dvds today. A dance workout one and a 15 minute ab workout one so I'll be giving them a go tomorrow, I'll let you all know if I pass out.

Motto of the day, be positive!
 
I haven't been online for a few days as I lost internet. I've lost 3 pounds since my last post which isn't too good but it's still something.

I'm still feeling brilliant though, I have a new found confidence it seems by just knowing I am losing weight. And someone commented on it last week which made my day. I'll post more tomorrow when I'm not so tired :)
 
Thyroid?

I think I may have an underactive thyroid. Going to get blood tests this week for it.
Woo for life.
 
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