I've been meaning to do this for a couple of days now but am only just getting around to it. But hi! I'm Lexie, I'm a 19-year-old college sophomore, and yes, I need to lose some weight.
I've never been a yo-yo dieter even though I've been uncomfortable with my weight since I was about 12 (although it only really got bad after a series of ankle & knee injuries which eventually caused me to quit figure skating). Last summer was the first time I really actively tried to shape up-- I started counting calories, swam a lot, even started running-- and ended up going from 188 to 169, which felt fabulous, but I fell off the wagon once school started. I maintained at ~172 until the holidays, but since then I've crept back up to 184. ANYWAY: I'm recommitting. This time I really want to lose ALL of the weight I don't want. And I think one way to keep myself accountable is to actually post & participate in this kind of forum, rather than just lurking around about 8 like I usually would.
Anyway! I'm lucky in that I already know what works for me, but this time around I'd really like to incorporate some strength training in and learn more about actual cooking (my mother has always been a fabulous vegetarian/healthy cook and I sat back and benefited rather than learning from her
). Anyway, I'm looking forward to getting to know all of you!
someone else new!
