Time to get motivated..

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lauwall

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Hello i'm new to all this, i've looked at so many of your before, inbetween and after photo's, all of you are so inspirational! This is a bit of an essay - just a pre-warning :)


Since i started high school, i've been overweight and so unhappy with myself. I'm always 'the fat one' out of my beautiful slim friends. I'm now 18 and left college. I've tried stupid methods to lose weight, last summer i basically starved myself because i thought it was the easy option, but my god it made me feel awful, i was always tired and more unhappy than i was before i started! Luckily my mum noticed and snapped me out of it, i lost a stone in that few weeks and as soon as i started eating again i put it back on and MORE weight. So it was pointless. And now, a year later i've finally decided to get my act together and join a gym! Which is a good step i suppose! I'm not 100% sure on how much overweight i am but i am quite short, therefore i look so flumpy and wide, it makes me so sad. I weighed myself today and i'm 77.6kg which is approximately 171.07 lb's. My goal is to lose about 24 of those pounds to become a healthy weight for my bmi! I've come on this forum to get some form of motivation and to know that it's not just me who's about to start a hard journey to lose weight. I'd appreciate any help or a chat from any one, and once again, you've all done so well!


I will take a few photo's during the process of my weight loss to see how much i've actually lost, i can never tell just looking in the mirror! Thank you for reading, i'm Lauren by the way. Below are a few images of my current weight... i feel brave for doing this.



i'm the one in the animal print dress
 
Welcome lauwall! :D


Congratulations on deciding to take charge of your life :)


The first step is always difficult, but the hardest part I believe comes after the first couple weeks/months when the motivation begins to decrease a bit. That's not to say it disappears, but we just naturally begin to feel that initial drive fade with the stresses of life and the discouragement of not seeing the kind of results we expect sometimes. It's so difficult to maintain focus and keep up with it for the rest of your life. It's all about a lifestyle change, not just diet and exercise. You have to rewire your brain to make yourself believe that you are worth it and that you deserve the best things in life - which you do!


There will be ups and downs, but the main thing is that you just don't stop :) Constantly look for new areas of motivation and inspiration. This forum is a great source, believe me! :)


You're young and already very pretty, so take full advantage of this opportunity :) You have so much to look forward to in life!


Best of luck to you and keep us updated with your progress :D
 
Thank you very much!! I can't tell you how many attempts i've tried to lose it but now that i'm paying near on 40 quid for a membership, that will sure motivate me !! I will for sure keep you updated, i'm excited but very nervous! :)
 
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