chelsea_morning
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My name is Chelsea 
, and here are my stats:
age: 23
height: 5'5"
HW: 215lb
LW: 153
CW: 168
GW: 140
BMI: 28.0 (overweight)
Hips: 41 in
Waist: 34 in
Neck: 12 in
I am a classic example of an overweight kid who has been struggling her whole life. My high weight was reached my freshman year of high school, when I was 14 years old. I (somehow) made the varsity soccer team that year (they needed a goalkeeper), and dropped ~50lbs in less than three years, without trying. We had to run 4 miles a day five days a week for most of the year, and if you stopped it was the ultimate embarassment. I was never first (that's for sure) but I never stopped! I remember people telling me how good I looked, and how much weight I had lost, but I didn't really know what they were talking about. Running had gotten easier but I always felt like the big fat slow kid. As I realized that I was more fit looking, I got kind of obsessive, but never on an unhealthy scale. Just running during the hottest parts of the day, eating very few calories, etc. But my weight has never dropped below 153, and I am here to take charge of my life!!!! I feel like my choices are so controlled by this crazy part of my brain, constantly analyzing all of my food but inevitably picking the bad choices or overeating for some unknown, intangible reason.
I know my desired weight loss is small to what a lot of people on this site are trying to accomplish and have accomplished (amazing!) but I feel like these last 20-30lbs are 1,000. It's crazy how I can look in the mirror and see a morbidly obese 168-lb girl.
I also recently underwent a liposuction sugery to my abdomen and back. I have always had toned legs with very little bodyfat, and my flabby weight has always been carried on my upper body. Because of the surgery (less than two weeks ago) I can't do strenuous physical activity at this point, but I would like to get up to running 10+ miles. I have been fit enough to run that far before, but it has been a few years. My waist is still the same circumference as it was pre-surgery, due to swelling and fluid retention. It is supposed to subside with proper care and exercise in the next 3-4 months.
I have done one half-marathon, and three sprint triathlons for fun. The last one that I competed in was in September of 2010. I am a very muscular person, so I feel like anything lower than 140 would be skeletal. I have no desire to lose any of my muscle; just the fat!! I would love to see myself with a 28 or 29in. waist!!!!!
So that is my story. I hope to find inspiration and help share tips and motivation.
, and here are my stats:age: 23
height: 5'5"
HW: 215lb
LW: 153
CW: 168
GW: 140
BMI: 28.0 (overweight)
Hips: 41 in
Waist: 34 in
Neck: 12 in
I am a classic example of an overweight kid who has been struggling her whole life. My high weight was reached my freshman year of high school, when I was 14 years old. I (somehow) made the varsity soccer team that year (they needed a goalkeeper), and dropped ~50lbs in less than three years, without trying. We had to run 4 miles a day five days a week for most of the year, and if you stopped it was the ultimate embarassment. I was never first (that's for sure) but I never stopped! I remember people telling me how good I looked, and how much weight I had lost, but I didn't really know what they were talking about. Running had gotten easier but I always felt like the big fat slow kid. As I realized that I was more fit looking, I got kind of obsessive, but never on an unhealthy scale. Just running during the hottest parts of the day, eating very few calories, etc. But my weight has never dropped below 153, and I am here to take charge of my life!!!! I feel like my choices are so controlled by this crazy part of my brain, constantly analyzing all of my food but inevitably picking the bad choices or overeating for some unknown, intangible reason.
I know my desired weight loss is small to what a lot of people on this site are trying to accomplish and have accomplished (amazing!) but I feel like these last 20-30lbs are 1,000. It's crazy how I can look in the mirror and see a morbidly obese 168-lb girl.
I also recently underwent a liposuction sugery to my abdomen and back. I have always had toned legs with very little bodyfat, and my flabby weight has always been carried on my upper body. Because of the surgery (less than two weeks ago) I can't do strenuous physical activity at this point, but I would like to get up to running 10+ miles. I have been fit enough to run that far before, but it has been a few years. My waist is still the same circumference as it was pre-surgery, due to swelling and fluid retention. It is supposed to subside with proper care and exercise in the next 3-4 months.
I have done one half-marathon, and three sprint triathlons for fun. The last one that I competed in was in September of 2010. I am a very muscular person, so I feel like anything lower than 140 would be skeletal. I have no desire to lose any of my muscle; just the fat!! I would love to see myself with a 28 or 29in. waist!!!!!
So that is my story. I hope to find inspiration and help share tips and motivation.