Treece1
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Well where to start? I'm 17 and 5'2", and when I return to school I'll be a senior. I wasn't always a big girl, but it did start when I was young. Most of my family is big, but I definately don't blame my weight on genes. I do think though that it makes it harder, but it's not impossible. I'm sorry if my first entry in my journal is confusing. I tend to write whatever comes to my head...so it may seem out of chronological order.
When I was 16 (my doctor had been trying to get me to lose weight) asked me if I wanted help. I said yes. So she told me about a program called Healthy Kids Healthy Weight(HKHW) which was pretty much a study I think. I was excited. I had to go through some testing which I hated! There was a Blood Glucose Test which tasted horrible, and blood drawing...soo painful. And a bike ride where they increased the tension(?) making it harder to pedal. And finally a BMI in this scary egg shaped thing. Great thing is I get to do it all over again this year! Yea that was sarcasm.
When the program started on 6/13/06. I went home happy to try some new things. I stopped drinking pop, didn't eat AS MUCH fatty foods and snacks. And only exercised for 20 minutes. But hey it was a start. I was suprsied by my results, and happy. I didn't think I could actually loose weight, but it was happening. It was a slow progress, but I was getting somewhere.
At the end of the program I weighed 181. Even though I wasn't far from it I was happy to be in the 100's. But now I've slipped. Something we've talked about in the program...relapse. I gained 7 lbs and I feel like 10 lbs has been added to every part of my body. I'm going to the gym on Monday to renew my ID, and get back on track. I actually feel like apart of my life is missing when I'm not at the gym. I just really want to feel healthy again, because right now I don't. So wish me luck guys!
When I was 16 (my doctor had been trying to get me to lose weight) asked me if I wanted help. I said yes. So she told me about a program called Healthy Kids Healthy Weight(HKHW) which was pretty much a study I think. I was excited. I had to go through some testing which I hated! There was a Blood Glucose Test which tasted horrible, and blood drawing...soo painful. And a bike ride where they increased the tension(?) making it harder to pedal. And finally a BMI in this scary egg shaped thing. Great thing is I get to do it all over again this year! Yea that was sarcasm.
When the program started on 6/13/06. I went home happy to try some new things. I stopped drinking pop, didn't eat AS MUCH fatty foods and snacks. And only exercised for 20 minutes. But hey it was a start. I was suprsied by my results, and happy. I didn't think I could actually loose weight, but it was happening. It was a slow progress, but I was getting somewhere.
At the end of the program I weighed 181. Even though I wasn't far from it I was happy to be in the 100's. But now I've slipped. Something we've talked about in the program...relapse. I gained 7 lbs and I feel like 10 lbs has been added to every part of my body. I'm going to the gym on Monday to renew my ID, and get back on track. I actually feel like apart of my life is missing when I'm not at the gym. I just really want to feel healthy again, because right now I don't. So wish me luck guys!
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