Hi, there!
It's nice meeting you!
I'd like to be called Jasmin, I am 20 years old and live in Romania, Europe. Please bear in mind that English is not my native language and I might end up making a silly error!
I stumbled upon the forum a few days ago and was impressed by how supportive people seemed to be around here. ^_^
I decided to improve my health a little over an year ago and I mostly did so through choosing more natural foods, calorie counting and becoming more active.
My goals now are stepping towards maintenance, maybe lose a little bit more and what I feel it's most important to me right now: developing a more positive attitude towards myself.
Maybe some of you can relate, but my weight-loss came with a lot of anxiety.
Once my change became noticeable, I received a lot of uncomfortable attention from the people around me, less like politely congratulating me and more like receiving repetitive remarks on my body and eating each time I socialized.
As my weight loss progressed, the remarks became more blunt, more frequent and often made me feel cornered and terribly self-conscious.
Added to my already lack of social skill, it definitely affected my self-image, but I decided to make an effort to harbor more positive thoughts from now on!
I guess I needed to vent a bit...
I'm happy to have registered and I'd like to cheer on everyone around here!