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I am new here - A little history, ALL MY LIFE I was about 110# , I am only 5' tall, so that was a healthy weight - about 8 yrs ago I got into drugs, went down to 83# and sickly!! 5 yrs ago I got into a methadone program... Ate 1200 cal a day and exercised to no avail... The MDone halted my metabolism and I went to 160# within 1 yr and gained another 20 over the next year. By year 3 on mdone my Dr told me my only chance for weight loss was to get off the Methadone... So I did - I tapered and jumped around 20mg. The weight FELL OFF!! Within a yr I was back to my normal 110-115 and happy as a lark. Hard to believe a substance could mess with your metabolism that much, but it does....
Which brings me to the present.... In October I decided the only demon left was the cigarettes... So using chantix, I quit smoking on October 9, 2008!! I smoked for over TWENTY years (and am only 31) so that was a huge accomplishment for me.... However, nicotine is another metabolism tampering substance.... I've put on more than 20lbs since I quit and am determined to nip it.... About a week ago I started my Leslie Sansone vids to get me back in the routine of exercise....I did 1mi walk every day last week - this week went to 2miles... Next week 4 and my goal is to get the 5mi in 1 hr walk, then start some faster cardio like every other day....
I stumbled across this forum and figured I'd join for support... I see ppl all shapes; sizes; with all different goals here and that is refreshing
Thanks for having me!!
I am new here - A little history, ALL MY LIFE I was about 110# , I am only 5' tall, so that was a healthy weight - about 8 yrs ago I got into drugs, went down to 83# and sickly!! 5 yrs ago I got into a methadone program... Ate 1200 cal a day and exercised to no avail... The MDone halted my metabolism and I went to 160# within 1 yr and gained another 20 over the next year. By year 3 on mdone my Dr told me my only chance for weight loss was to get off the Methadone... So I did - I tapered and jumped around 20mg. The weight FELL OFF!! Within a yr I was back to my normal 110-115 and happy as a lark. Hard to believe a substance could mess with your metabolism that much, but it does....
Which brings me to the present.... In October I decided the only demon left was the cigarettes... So using chantix, I quit smoking on October 9, 2008!! I smoked for over TWENTY years (and am only 31) so that was a huge accomplishment for me.... However, nicotine is another metabolism tampering substance.... I've put on more than 20lbs since I quit and am determined to nip it.... About a week ago I started my Leslie Sansone vids to get me back in the routine of exercise....I did 1mi walk every day last week - this week went to 2miles... Next week 4 and my goal is to get the 5mi in 1 hr walk, then start some faster cardio like every other day....
I stumbled across this forum and figured I'd join for support... I see ppl all shapes; sizes; with all different goals here and that is refreshing
Thanks for having me!!