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aktblazer

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Hello all,
I just wanted to say Hi and get started with this online stuff. I am 32 and work full time, go to college part time. I have recently started my journey to a healthier lifestyle with my husband. We have two cats and a dog. I have been heavy all of my adult life. I'd like to think that my Aleut background has something to do with it (my mom and grandma are both overweight), but I take sole responsibility for where I am at today.

I have been working on eating healthier, eating smaller portions, writing down what I eat, and exercising more... ok exercising period :). I started out this year the heaviest I have been all my life 266.6lbs gaak. I have high blood pressure that is controlled with medication and don't want to go down the path to a heart attack.

We have lost weight with one other diet but gained it back and then some. We have tried "eating better" but not with the right attitude. I am in a better mindset and know that I will need to be this way until I die. I know that I need to make good choices every day, but that I can go out to lunch/dinner and still have "tasty food." I'll add some more later but wanted to get this much written down.
 
Hi aktblazer! Sounds like you have a good strategy in place. Best wishes on your journey to a fitter you.
 
Introduction Part II

I wanted to ramble on a litle bit more about my little family. My husband is Phoenix Risin' in 2008. He is a great motivator for me and a great help. He is able to cook for us and we have been very successful thus far because we plan our meals ahead and buy our groceries once a week. In the past, I was usually going either to the store or a fast food joint to pick up food for us almost every day. I guess I didn't take the initiative and say "no we are not going to eat that crap." I know we are each responsible for ourselves, but it doesn't help that I didn't put up much of a fight. He has been an inspiration - he's on that stinkin' treadmill every day :)!

We both knew that we could not go on like this forever, but for some reason this time, it just clicked. We have gone through the "I am so tired of being fat and tired" but just didn't follow through. My MIL recently lost a bit of weight and I think she was a good example for us both. I just feel so much better about it this time - again it is a healthy lifestyle not a finite diet. I know it will eventually come naturally, and is a bit of a struggle at this point, but I know I can do it.

I just know that I love food and that it was probably some sort of addiction, but I know that I will get to where I love food that is better for me than junk, and know that I will be able to enjoy any food that I want, even the not so healthy stuff - just in moderation.

We have a hyper 2 and 1/2 year old boxer that needs lots of exercise and have let him down in that department. We are doing a lot better with the exercise, for him and ourselves. We walk him outdoors when we can and put him on the treadmill when it gets too cold. I have been walking outside more than in and don't dedicate as much time as I probably could to exercising, but that is just the way it is. I am working on it though. I work a desk job but get around a bit going shopping for supplies and I am frequently up and walking around the office.

One of my big internal motivators is fitting into smaller clothes. I am excited and looking forward to fitting into "regular" women's sizes. I am tired of looking like I am 50 years old with the crazy prints and odd ball cuts of blouses - I am only 32 and still get carded when I buy alcohol for goodness sakes. This will be one of my goals - getting into 1X is my first mini-goal. I have what might be considered a modest goal for my weight, but I am not sure what my body will look like at 180lbs. So I will get there eventually and go from there.

I think that joining this forum is a way of making me accountable for my actions.

Ok, somebody put out the ramble stop-sticks, puh-lease :)
 
Haha, no that is great - everyone wants to get to know each other here, so it's best to let everyone know who you are and your current situation. Maybe you can think of some common goals that you want to achieve in the next few months on the forum, and forum members can have a bit more input into what you want!

However, welcome to the forum from all the admin!

Jaclyn
 
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Hello welcome to the group. I know how you feel I too I am so tired of being fat and tired. Let me tell you you have great partern there to help you my wife and I are going to the gyp and doing wieght watchers together. Let me tell you this donnot get mad when it does not come off fast we did not put on over night so take small goal finish that one goal work up to the next goal by no time you will be in the smaller clothes
 
Hello and welcome! I'm really new too but am really enjoying all the things I've been reading. You sound like you are off to a great start and have a wonderful mindset, keep it up!

I have an almost 2 year old boxer too and she's a nut! They are funny. I'll need to be in amazing shape to take her for a walk!! lol
 
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