Hey there everyone!
After years of creeping around this website, I've decided to give it a go for myself as I am
finally really ready to do this and I can take all the support/venting room I can get!
I've been overweight pretty much my entire life, and while I did have a great success story when I was 17 (I lost 60 or 70 pounds back then), I've since gained nearly all of it back. After that fleeting moment of being a better me, I got in to a disgustingly horrible relationship and for the next 5 years, I spent the majority of my time being locked up in a room and eating nearly constantly. Then, once I was done with the abuse and the ridiculousness my life had become, I spent the next year wandering lost through my life, not really sure if I cared or not about my health or well-being. I've had some dark years to say the least.
But now I'm pressing the re-do button. I've changed my major in college from Psychology (to appease my father) to Art Education (to appease me
) and am planning out all sorts of further activities. You know: studying abroad, being the best artist I can be, and living my life calmly and with no hate.
So now, after all these years, I'm finally ready for the right reasons. It's a lot like when I quit smoking, I had to actually want to do it and now I want to be healthier!
I'm about 195 right now and I'm hoping I can get down to my goal of 120 (or wherever I find I feel healthiest) by Summer of 2014 as that's when I plan to study abroad.
I'm excited and I've already been going at it for a few weeks. Hopefully by my next weigh-in (in 6 weeks), I'll have some amazing results to share!
Hey there!
