Brat
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Hi!
I think it's about time that I do this once and for all! I've been meaning to put up a diary but haven't had much time. I think it'll help me stay motivated and help me share my story with everyone
First I'll start by sharing some information about myself. I'm 26 years old from Montreal, Quebec. I was always involved in sports when I was younger. I started playing basketball when I was 8 years old and joined a bowling junior league when I was 7. I played both sports until I was 17. I'm talking basketball 5 days a week through high school, training at 6am, games after school, and tournaments on weekends. Bowling every Saturday mornings at 9am, and tournaments that would last until 6pm. It was non stop and I loved it.
When I graduated high school, everything stopped. I no longer played basketball because I wasn't on a team anymore and I had graduated from the junior bowling league. It was an odd time, I had started to discover other things that I enjoyed more at the time.. I started partying more, drinking beer with friends, stayed out late nights, ate Burger King at 4am and went right to bed afterwards. Started dating at 18 and we would order food at all hours of the night, we'd stay up late eating a whole pizza or 12" subs to ourselves. We'd go out to dinner every night. It was out of control and as a result, we both blew up. I used to weigh 130 and I ballooned to 237within 4 years (I'm 5'5" by the way). We dated for 4 years and I felt comfortable with him and didn't really think much about my body and what had happened to me. When we stopped dating, it hit me. I finally looked in the mirror and didn't recognize the person staring back at me. I had always seen myself as 130 in my head. I had no idea how bad it had gotten!
So, here I am, a few years later. At the beginning of 2008 I was at my heaviest, a whopping 237. Since then I've lost almost 30 lbs!
I started eating better, cut out a lot of junk and cut out carbs after 2pm. For supper I'd have lean protein and veggies. I think that's how I lost most of the weight. I didn't feel heavy after supper like I usually did and I had lots more energy.
Beginning of October I bought myself a treadmill. I've been using it Monday, Wednesday & Friday for 45 minutes a day. I do walking/jogging intervals. I'd love to be able to run for 30 minutes straight but I know that'll take a bit of practice and that's okay cause I'm gonna get there no matter what! Since I started in October, I can tell a huge difference in my endurance. I can run for about 5 minutes straight now (I know that may not seem like much but it's a huge accomplishment for me hehe) On my off days I try to do other things like walk the dog for an hour. It sometimes frustrates me to think I was able to run non stop playing basketball and I wouldn't even breathe hard. Oh how things have changed! hehe..
So anyways, this is my game plan. I'd like to get down to 130 again. Ideally, I'd love to be under 200 by latest February. About 170 by summer and 130 by next year this time.
I want to lose weight for my health. Obviously I'd like to look great too But it's mainly for my health.
My weakness is chocolate! I get horrible cravings.. and I do allow myself to have a "reward" meal every week on Friday. And I do have chocolate now and again cause I think I'd go insane if I cut it out completely. Besides that I think my eating habits are great. I don't drink any soft drinks (never really liked em all that much) No coffee, no chips, no candy.. I love fruits, veggies and over the past year yogurt has started to grow on me. I basically forced it down my throat cause I knew it would be good for me and now I look forward to it
So that's me in a nutshell! I look forward to any tips and suggestions anyone may have! I'll be putting up pics tonight when I get home.
Thanks!
-- Tamara
I think it's about time that I do this once and for all! I've been meaning to put up a diary but haven't had much time. I think it'll help me stay motivated and help me share my story with everyone
First I'll start by sharing some information about myself. I'm 26 years old from Montreal, Quebec. I was always involved in sports when I was younger. I started playing basketball when I was 8 years old and joined a bowling junior league when I was 7. I played both sports until I was 17. I'm talking basketball 5 days a week through high school, training at 6am, games after school, and tournaments on weekends. Bowling every Saturday mornings at 9am, and tournaments that would last until 6pm. It was non stop and I loved it.
When I graduated high school, everything stopped. I no longer played basketball because I wasn't on a team anymore and I had graduated from the junior bowling league. It was an odd time, I had started to discover other things that I enjoyed more at the time.. I started partying more, drinking beer with friends, stayed out late nights, ate Burger King at 4am and went right to bed afterwards. Started dating at 18 and we would order food at all hours of the night, we'd stay up late eating a whole pizza or 12" subs to ourselves. We'd go out to dinner every night. It was out of control and as a result, we both blew up. I used to weigh 130 and I ballooned to 237within 4 years (I'm 5'5" by the way). We dated for 4 years and I felt comfortable with him and didn't really think much about my body and what had happened to me. When we stopped dating, it hit me. I finally looked in the mirror and didn't recognize the person staring back at me. I had always seen myself as 130 in my head. I had no idea how bad it had gotten!
So, here I am, a few years later. At the beginning of 2008 I was at my heaviest, a whopping 237. Since then I've lost almost 30 lbs!
I started eating better, cut out a lot of junk and cut out carbs after 2pm. For supper I'd have lean protein and veggies. I think that's how I lost most of the weight. I didn't feel heavy after supper like I usually did and I had lots more energy.Beginning of October I bought myself a treadmill. I've been using it Monday, Wednesday & Friday for 45 minutes a day. I do walking/jogging intervals. I'd love to be able to run for 30 minutes straight but I know that'll take a bit of practice and that's okay cause I'm gonna get there no matter what! Since I started in October, I can tell a huge difference in my endurance. I can run for about 5 minutes straight now (I know that may not seem like much but it's a huge accomplishment for me hehe) On my off days I try to do other things like walk the dog for an hour. It sometimes frustrates me to think I was able to run non stop playing basketball and I wouldn't even breathe hard. Oh how things have changed! hehe..
So anyways, this is my game plan. I'd like to get down to 130 again. Ideally, I'd love to be under 200 by latest February. About 170 by summer and 130 by next year this time.
I want to lose weight for my health. Obviously I'd like to look great too
But it's mainly for my health.My weakness is chocolate! I get horrible cravings.. and I do allow myself to have a "reward" meal every week on Friday. And I do have chocolate now and again cause I think I'd go insane if I cut it out completely. Besides that I think my eating habits are great. I don't drink any soft drinks (never really liked em all that much) No coffee, no chips, no candy.. I love fruits, veggies and over the past year yogurt has started to grow on me. I basically forced it down my throat cause I knew it would be good for me and now I look forward to it
So that's me in a nutshell! I look forward to any tips and suggestions anyone may have! I'll be putting up pics tonight when I get home.
Thanks!
-- Tamara
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OMG that is damn cold. i got cold just seeing that temperature. hope you stay in warm fluffy pjs with a book really...although a party is a party lol