Hi! I've been a lurker here for about 6 months, reading all your helpful advice and looking for workout and diet tips and stuff and I finally decided to join!
I am 19 years old and just finished my first year of university. I weighed 185 when I went to school and I managed to not gain any weight all year! However, since coming home for summer I gained 15 pounds.
When I crossed the 200 threshold I actually wanted to die....
I am working a desk job that I HATE this summer, and I think sitting all day plus being bored is what pushed me over the edge.
During my horrible boring days the only consolation I have is food. Since hitting 200 I've tried to get serious about dieting. I stopped drinking alcohol, and cut out all beverages other than water. I've cut out all "junk" completely, eating lots more veggies, barely any bread, more lean protein and I lost 5 pounds in about 2 weeks.
I am at the point where I feel like I've sacrificed so much all for 5 POUNDS?!?! All I want is som bread and cheese and yet I know as soon as I have it all my hard work will be gone.
I'm sick of wasting my "best years" being fat. I need to lose all this weight and get my life back.