Hello!
My name's Cheri and I moved to Japan last year to be an English teacher. Since I got here my diet and lifestyle have changed drastically. Before Japan, I had gotten down to but hit a plateau at about 200 lbs and stuck around the 200-2010 range. Since arriving, because of stress and changes I'm at my lifetime peak of about 240 lbs. This is a major challenge for me because I am a rollercoaster emotional eater. Some days I binge then others I barely eat out of guilt. I don't have an eating disorder but I do have a problem and I want to work on (Goal 1!) accountability.
My other goal is getting more active. I have found in the last 10 months that my body has started to get very achy from the weight and I feel much older than I am. Being a foreigner, especially a large one in a country where the average person is about 100 lbs (men are probably 140-50) you feel very self-conscious. Add to this that I live in a small town where eyes are always on you and it increases exponentially.
Goal 3 is to gain more confidence and be comfortable in my own skin. This is so I'm not afraid to go out of my own house even with people always staring at me. More than that though, so I can take control and enjoy myself again.
If anyone has advice they can offer on where to start or how I can work on this I appreciate anything. Thank you for reading my much to long blurb!!