Newbie here! Here's my story.
Hey all! I am new on the 3FC scene but not so much since I am often directed here through searches on weight loss and exercise. :P
So a little about me,
I am a 21 year old college student who has been overweight as long as I can remember. I have always been chunky and don't want to try and pass blame or anything, but came from a family that fed fed fed! No food was to be wasted and often I was dished leftovers with the chant of "you're a growing girl" and was scorned if my plate wasn't finished. This is possibly in part to the fact that one of my parents immigrated from Africa and has always taught me to live this way. Needless to say, I have grown into this habit of eating till done not full and never being wasteful. Not to mention, after my parents split I lived in poor conditions eating only what food boxes could provide or cheap fast food meals. I scholarship'ed my way through college (one more year to go!), but only enough to get by, so even now I am eating poorly because well I can't afford fruits, veggies, good foods all the time (expensive!)
I wanted to go into detail a bit in hopes that someone could point me to the correct forum or part of the site to find support in. I have tried (extremely unsuccessfully) to find workout regimens from home and cut back calories. I can go into more detail about the things I have tried. I get really dedicated, then life just takes over and next thing I know I am back into old habits.
I am so ready for change though, but I really don't have support from my family or current roommates.. so here I am looking for help.
Thanks for taking the time to read my story, I hope I can find support in this site and be inspired and motivated by the people here!
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