veracalla
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Hello, WLF! I haven't been on here since December 7th last year. So much has changed. I ended up ballooning to 314 pounds at one point... I'm ashamed that it happened, I don't understand how it happened. I was at the doctor's at this stage in my life and she pointed out the dramatic weight gain. I was so ashamed. We scheduled a weigh-in for the end of May. The first 14 left quite quickly and I was at 300 lbs. on my 20th birthday.
Well for a while after that, nothing really happened until mid-March. Something snapped in me; I had just turned 20 at the end of February, I was half-way through my college years and I realized... I have so much to live for, so much life and... I was wasting it.
I was also sick for about a week after my birthday, couldn't eat or keep anything down. What stayed down didn't exactly stay within... So lost about 10 pounds of fluid. I eventually gained about 8 of it back and realized that even though I lost the weight being sick, it felt so good to see the numbers on the scale get lower and lower.
So, that, Spring Break, and turning 20 -- I guess it just broke me. I stopped eating constantly, only when I was actually hungry, only portion sizes. The first ten pounds I lost completely floored me. I was down to 290.2 on April 8th. My next goal has been 280 by the beginning of May and I'm pretty sure I'll get there soon. I'm already down to 284 as of this morning!
I haven't done any real exercising (except maybe in the bedroom, haha!), and I've just restricted my eating habits. I will eat when I'm hungry, so please don't try to tack on that I'm anorexic or anything. I'm enjoying my weight loss progress, but I also enjoy not gaining it all back every time I have a meal out somewhere.
I've also stopped drinking a lot of soda. All I wanted when I was sick in March was water and lately, that's all I've been drinking. I also realized that every time I try to drink a substantial amount of soda now, I'll wind up with uh, well, gastrointestinal issues. So, staying away from soda equals two things now: weight loss, and no uncomfortable bathroom issues, lol.
Like I said, I haven't been on here since December and... since I'm on such a good run, why not share my experience with other people who need a good swift kick in the ass like I did?
I hope to hear from you all soon!
Well for a while after that, nothing really happened until mid-March. Something snapped in me; I had just turned 20 at the end of February, I was half-way through my college years and I realized... I have so much to live for, so much life and... I was wasting it.
I was also sick for about a week after my birthday, couldn't eat or keep anything down. What stayed down didn't exactly stay within... So lost about 10 pounds of fluid. I eventually gained about 8 of it back and realized that even though I lost the weight being sick, it felt so good to see the numbers on the scale get lower and lower.
So, that, Spring Break, and turning 20 -- I guess it just broke me. I stopped eating constantly, only when I was actually hungry, only portion sizes. The first ten pounds I lost completely floored me. I was down to 290.2 on April 8th. My next goal has been 280 by the beginning of May and I'm pretty sure I'll get there soon. I'm already down to 284 as of this morning!
I haven't done any real exercising (except maybe in the bedroom, haha!), and I've just restricted my eating habits. I will eat when I'm hungry, so please don't try to tack on that I'm anorexic or anything. I'm enjoying my weight loss progress, but I also enjoy not gaining it all back every time I have a meal out somewhere.
I've also stopped drinking a lot of soda. All I wanted when I was sick in March was water and lately, that's all I've been drinking. I also realized that every time I try to drink a substantial amount of soda now, I'll wind up with uh, well, gastrointestinal issues. So, staying away from soda equals two things now: weight loss, and no uncomfortable bathroom issues, lol.
Like I said, I haven't been on here since December and... since I'm on such a good run, why not share my experience with other people who need a good swift kick in the ass like I did?
I hope to hear from you all soon!