Rockinrobin~ Cool, I'll check out the videos when I get a chance.
And as for food, it's fortunate that I already like a lot of healthy foods. I think my main challenge now will be to balance between what I should eat and what my boyfriend wants. He's an extremely picky eater and probably won't touch half the foods I'll need to prepare for myself, so I'm going to have to talk to him about our food prep and eating arrangements. I was on the best diet ever when I was living alone, lol.
Pita09~ Thanks.
And that's right, we have to embrace who we honestly are if we're to change ourselves for the better, and I know I have a lot of soul-searching to do. And I know I can make those changes. We all can!
I'll keep checking back with everyone and update myself with the latest news, inspiration, and encouragement.
CLCSC145~ Thank you.
Scarletmeshell~ We all start out as newbies, right? Thanks for the welcome.
DCHound~ I was about to post a before and after photo so you could see for yourself, but I realized I need 25 posts before I can do that. D'oh! Oh well, that just means I need to get cracking with replies!
Anyway, most of my weight seems to be centered on my tummy, although I feel I'm pretty evenly proportioned for my size (I wear a size 10 shoe, btw). And now that I think about it, my tummy seems to be the biggest problem when trying on clothes, which makes it hard to find anything comfortable or even remotely flattering. That's awesome you're down to a 16 for jeans, I'd just love to get down there myself soon.
Alana in Canada~ Yeah, I'm thinking I need to venture forth on my own more often. A problem I'm having right now is that I sort of have a phobia of my boyfriend's car because it's a stick-shift. I have learned to drive it (and wow, was that ever a struggle!), but being in a big, busy, and still unfamiliar city I get all nervous being by myself. Silly I know, but it's been one of many frustrating things I've had to adapt to since I've moved and I've felt far from independent. Everything's been so overwhelming, but I'm sure once I feel better about myself I'll be able to tackle the obstacles that contribute to my self-consciousness.
SowboundChick~ Thank you for the welcome!
Nelie~ Wow, thank you so much for relating, it means a lot.
FutureFitChick~ Woo-hoo, congrats on having your signature, I can't wait for mine!
I was actually extremely skinny when I was in the first part of grade school, then puberty, allergies, and asthma hit me all at once. Between going on different meds and being excused from gym class and even the school stairs when I hit junior high . . . well, you can imagine what happened to my weight and self-esteem. I buried myself into eating away my frustrations which of course, only mane things worse. Luckily I think my eating plan in 2004 helped me curb that, but I need to push myself back into even healthier habits.
I totally agree with what you say, that it must be helpful to take the time to let all this new and positive way of thinking sink in, to sort of switch modes. I must say I've never done well with "programs," aside from what the nutritionist gave me a few years back, which I eventually formed my own rules around and have done well with. I just need to keep myself from getting lazy and slipping away from it again.
I know I've spent a lot of time "mentally whining" myself! That I couldn't get myself to care about much of anything, let alone taking care of my health. The last relationship I was in was mentally abusive, and my current relationship was very draining in the beginning since it started out long-distance (I'm still in that relationship now, thankfully I'm finally with "the one" and that it's no longer long distance). Moving to be with him and adapting my whole life has been hard though, and even now I find myself getting homesick.
And yes, we are in this together. Thank you for your wonderful post. I do feel those early mental changes are among the most important.
Tai~ Thanks for the tips! I'll do my best to drop by every day to stay encouraged and up to date.
