jenjen77
11-22-2008, 11:53 AM
Hello!
I'm one of the MANY people who want to start over and try to find the right path in losing weight.
A LOT has been going on in my life and I'm sure no one wants to hear all the details, but as a result of all the stress, my weight has ballooned to its highest ever. 196 pounds on a little 5 foot frame. I wear a size 18 and now those are starting to get tight at the waist. And I have to admit, taking those tight jeans off and putting on sweatpants feels sooo good. And that's BAAAAD. :o
OK, so here is the deal.....I'm one of those "all talk and no do" type of people. And what stops me from actually DOING what I say? Laziness. I always think, "tomorrow...I'll do it tomorrow."
Here are the goals I want to do:
1) Join the local parks and rec center and join a nutritional/weight loss class. It's cheap and it will show me the steps I need to take in order to be healthy.
2) Join the local hiking club. I was once involved with the club pretty heavily 3+ years ago and my butt was ACTIVE! Every weekend, I was outside. I think the main reason I left was that the activities I participated in, I ran into the same people over and over again and I didn't push my self to the next level.
3) I'm a HUGE emotional eater. I'm talking eat til it hurts sort of stuff. And what gets to me is that I KNOW its not healthy, but yet I still do it. SO how the heck do I get that out of my habits? Suggestions?
If you go through my food pantry, There are a lot of healthy choices. My mom even went through it one day and said, "Geez, there's no sugar in this place." I know! No fatty stuff. But what makes me so fat? I eat in mass quantities......mass quantities of the supposed "healthy" stuff. I guess you can say that its too much of a good thing can kill you, right?
So anyway, this is my story. And I'm hoping that this site will help me along the way. I hope I meet some really nice people who know what the heck I'm talkin' about and I hope to help people in return.
Thanks and I look forward to becoming part of this community.
I'm one of the MANY people who want to start over and try to find the right path in losing weight.
A LOT has been going on in my life and I'm sure no one wants to hear all the details, but as a result of all the stress, my weight has ballooned to its highest ever. 196 pounds on a little 5 foot frame. I wear a size 18 and now those are starting to get tight at the waist. And I have to admit, taking those tight jeans off and putting on sweatpants feels sooo good. And that's BAAAAD. :o
OK, so here is the deal.....I'm one of those "all talk and no do" type of people. And what stops me from actually DOING what I say? Laziness. I always think, "tomorrow...I'll do it tomorrow."
Here are the goals I want to do:
1) Join the local parks and rec center and join a nutritional/weight loss class. It's cheap and it will show me the steps I need to take in order to be healthy.
2) Join the local hiking club. I was once involved with the club pretty heavily 3+ years ago and my butt was ACTIVE! Every weekend, I was outside. I think the main reason I left was that the activities I participated in, I ran into the same people over and over again and I didn't push my self to the next level.
3) I'm a HUGE emotional eater. I'm talking eat til it hurts sort of stuff. And what gets to me is that I KNOW its not healthy, but yet I still do it. SO how the heck do I get that out of my habits? Suggestions?
If you go through my food pantry, There are a lot of healthy choices. My mom even went through it one day and said, "Geez, there's no sugar in this place." I know! No fatty stuff. But what makes me so fat? I eat in mass quantities......mass quantities of the supposed "healthy" stuff. I guess you can say that its too much of a good thing can kill you, right?
So anyway, this is my story. And I'm hoping that this site will help me along the way. I hope I meet some really nice people who know what the heck I'm talkin' about and I hope to help people in return.
Thanks and I look forward to becoming part of this community.