Xela's Healthy Living Rambles!

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XelaTheCure

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(This is my first post, thought i'd just straight up start my own place to go rather than enter other peoples territory straight away =p i'm quite shy)

Hey, everyone. As I’m sure most of you are, I’m here to have a bit of support loosing weight and support others. I have a condition where I don't get out a lot, I'm physically able but getting out of the house mentally is a challenge for me (I have Avoidant personality disorder.. it is more or less a Social Phobia) So, there are times where I do not leave my house at all... this has varied over the last couple of years.. I am pleased to say I went from not leaving my house for weeks on end to leaving at least 3x a week! Lately, I have had less support and have gone a bit downhill.. I try to get out 1-2x a week. So needless to say apart from my gym sessions (I try to go for an hour a day, every weekday) I do not burn many calories! My diet is not too poor, but I do get into binge eating when feeling down, which, ironically... makes you feel worse! Depending on my social/mental "status" my weight fluctuates... In a course of about two years I have gone from 55kgs (121lbs) to 75kgs (165lbs) back to 55, to 60, to 50, to 70 and so on and so fourth! I am currently at a snuggly fit of 70kgs (154lbs) quite a bit of this seems to be muscle (no that's not a "I’m big boned" line!) I do a lot of weights at the gym and I look quite toned.. my size doesn't match my weight if that makes sense (don't get me wrong.. I’m still chubby =p) I am wanting to get back to the healthy weight of 60kg as this is where I looked "normal" and felt healthy. Wow, a whole lot of rambling so I'll wrap it up now... hopefully I'll meet some nice people here and I wish you all good luck with your goals =] (any tips/recipes/everyday diet plans would be much appreciated)
 
welcome to weight loss forum xela :) wishing you luck for your journey! what is your plan and what are your goals? x
 
Thank you! ^_^ My plan/goals... hmm I want to have more control over what I eat.. I eat "emotionally". I love fresh salads, pasta's, sea foods and lentils more than I like instant meals. But that's just the problem... They’re instant! The supermarket offers so many things these days that require no effort but lack nutritional value... I find myself walking past the rice and spices and veges to get a whole rice meal in a box, and this really does not come cheap

I have a bit of a downfall with coca-cola... It’s one of my not so great habits. I try to cut back, ration, go "cold turkey" but I always end up buying more for a "fix" lol... this is really sad as it's not the drug we're talking about :( I really can't stand the taste of diet coke.. does anyone know if coke-zero is any worse for you calorie wise than diet?

My main reason for wanting to loose weight is to feel healthy/comfortable. .it's not the best feeling when you go to lean down and your pot belly kind of gets in the way :confused: also having low self esteem, feeling more comfortable within your own skin definitely brings an extra bit of confidence for you to work with and I need that.

I want to be healthy, strong and thus beautiful (atleast in my opinion) and maybe proove some of the beauty myths wrong ^_^

It's 4pm and I have eaten a subway sandwich... Salad, no dressing or cheese and some chicken, had half a can of thums up (Indian version of coca cola) and 2 bottles of water. Exercise wise I have vigorously cleaned a car inside and out (worked up quite a sweat) and I will go for my usual gym session, 30-40 minutes cardio and 30-40 minutes strength training
 
First off, congradualtions! You are geeting out more than you used to, dspite your discomfort! That's really commendable! It appears as if you're trying to overcome your shyness for sociability.

Also, the foods sound good, and I understand about body image. Do I ever! We'll support you here, no problem--you got issues, you can count on us to help you through them. I found wanting to not say much to spilling my guts almost every day!

I struggle with what I eat all the time, especially around that time of the month where I can't not eat chocolate. It's a bad addiction, and I feel helpless about it at times. So that's probably one of my major hurdles. But I'm a social bunny, to the point where it was making me consume too much and packing on the pounds. Hmmmm. Hanging out with people makes me eat/drink more. Sometimes I wish I stayed home more! Want to mix up our traits a little, to balance out? Just kidding!

See ya around!
 
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