a little more than curvy

My name is Laura, and I am an overweight, 21 year old, college student.  All of my life I have had a personal battle with my weight.  When I was 9 years old I got my first menstrual cycle, and I was mortified!  I didn’t tell anyone, and was embarrassed of the hips and boobs that I had while other girls were still built like little boys.  I didn’t tell them I had to wear a bra at recess, and I wouldn’t explain to them why I had to carry a bag to the bathroom.

ANYWAY…since then I always was uncomfortable with my body.  I never wore the tight shirts, bikinis, hip huggers, etc… because I always felt like I looked different then the other girls my age.

This past year my boyfriend and I lived on our own and lived off of Tombstone Pizza, WAWA(the convenient store in the North East) and fast food.  UGH GROSS!  And the worse part of it all, I KNEW I was doing something bad, but steared clear from the scale, the gym, etc…

I just joined Weight Watchers about 2 weeks ago.  My starting weight was 201 pounds.  Keep in mind, I am 5′3.  I have always had a lot of muscle from running track and playing volleyball.  When my boyfriend and I first met, I was probably 155 and I felt really good about myself.  I wasn’t dieting, but working out which was a lot of fun for me.

My goal is to get down to 150 pounds, and once I hit that, I will re-adjust if necessary.

I love getting comments on my blog, it really keeps me motivated!!

Thanks for reading!

Laura