Hi everyone! I'm Virg. I'm 18 years old and it is time, my time. I've been overweight all of my life and I'm tired of it. I've been on and off diets and workouts. You name a diet, I've probably been on it. But lately things have been different.
Five years ago my mother was overweight and her best friend was getting married to her boyfriend. My mother lost over 60 pounds and stood up in her friend's wedding with out being worried of what people thought of her. Because of her I have made a choice to get healthy, once and for all.
Three months ago I weighed 298, running head on to 300 pounds. I was tired and out of breath all of the time. One day while hanging out with my friend, who is a guy and sometimes to honest, said "You know, you're really pretty. But if you lost weight you would be beautiful." It hate to know that he thought that my fattness made me ugly. And because of that comment, I started working out. I ate less and started watching what went into my mouth.
I am now at 279 and I'm happy every time the scale says I've lost a pound or two. I would like to get a healthy weight of 108 (my doctor said that because of my height it was a healthy weight). I am hoping that at the end of the 2009 I will be half way towards my goal. I mean I didn't become fat over night, so I don't suspect to become thin over night. I have looked on this site of the the stories and goals that everyone has. This site is pushing me even more, and I hope it's pushing others also. I also hope that when I'm down in the dumps someone will help keep my chin up.
So with a new calorie intake of 1,200 and Tae Bo at my side, I hope I get to my goal weight. Hope to talk to you all soon!
