hellloooo everyone. my name is jaci (like JC), i'm 22 years old and i split my time pretty evenly between minnesota/ohio. i'm a full time online student (don't even ask me what i'm majoring in...it's changed 4 times already) and a nanny 3 days/week.
after gaining back the 25 pounds i lost in 2010 (and living with it for a year and half...ick) i'm finally deciding to get on the horse again and kick this weight thing in the butt once and for all.
i've been overweight my entire life. nothing too extreme in middle school/high school, but still enough for people to make the random comment here or there. isn't it awful that i can't remember one good thing about my appearance someone said during those times, but i can still name the exact time and place when someone said something that made me feel like crap about my body? i guess that's how it goes for all of us. or most anyways. something i need to work on - letting others make me feel like less of a person.
i struggled with depression in high school and it greatly affected my quality of life. once college came around, my cousin passed away and i ballooned. it was baaaaad. nothing could quite soothe the pain like culvers, dairy queen, and a 12 pack of beer. ah, the glory days. the depression was the worst it's ever been and i pretty much blew 15,000 on tuition because i barely left my dorm room. after that disaster, i realized that things needed to change. i took a couple years off of school, got my head figured out, met the most amazing guy who accepts me for me, and in 2011 i had my first depression free year in almost ten years.
HUGE milestone.
now that i'm satisfied with other aspects of my life, it's time to really devote myself to getting my outer self to reflect the inner - finally healthy.
looking for encouragment and motivation along the way - my friends (who all seem to have freak of nature fast metabolisms) are great but just don't quite understand. excited to meet some new people who are also on this journey.
we can do this!
ps. <-- the avatar over there is me at my skinniest. ill post a before picture once i get up to 25 posts...i look wayy different. so crazy what weight does to your appearance.
just introducing myself :)
