Hi Guys
Hi there everyone!
I'm a newbie here, and just wanted to introduce myself and whatnot.
I'm Jo, 20, a student, and I weigh too much. I'm naturally quite an athletic person, go to the gym 6 days a week, as well as regular hillwalking, dancing, cycling and love workout DVDs too, but because of my weight I'm just not very fit and my downfall is eating. I love food, and I love bad-for-me food, such as Chinese food, pizza, crisps, chocolate and ice cream.
I'm at uni 7 months of the year, which is where it all goes a bit downhill. When I'm at uni I go out about 3 nights a week, and tend to have cocktails (cos its what everyone else is having) and I also tend to eat out a lot when at uni. I have lots of work and stuff to do, so I don't go to the gym as much, and I generally get unfit and gain weight. When I started uni 2 years ago, I weighed 11.5 stone (161lbs!!!) and have gained the 50lbs since at uni.
However, once I'm home from uni, I eat pretty well, sticking to salads and roast chicken and vegetables and fruit and soups, and exercise lots and lots. I tend to lose weight when home from uni.
I'm making excuses though. Basically, I'm fat, I've been fat all my life, I've been dieting for 8 years. I have definitely descended if not into a full-blown eating disorder then certainly to disordered attitudes over the years, and tend to get a bit obsessive.
3 years ago I suffered a blood clot which nearly killed me. I weighed 30lbs less then than I do now, yet I'm not taking the action to get healthy! After I recovered from the blood clot I lost 30lbs, which was great, but as I've already said, I gained it (and more!!!!) back once I got to uni.
There are a million reasons why I want to and should lose this weight. I've set my goal at 112lbs, which is 8 stone, because I'm small built and theorise that this would be a good weight for me, but I'll see what I'm comfortable with and able to maintain once I get to lower weights.
I've done alright so far! Lost 6lbs in the last...9 days? or something. I lost the 30lbs a couple of years ago, so I know I can lose weight if I work hard and just do it! So I hope to get some advice and support here, and who knows?...maybe even impart some wisdom of my own!!
P.S. Does anyone know how I can edit my signature? I'd like to get a tracker going and looked in the CP but it doesn't seem to be an option.
Thanks xx
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