Hi all! I am new to this website, but I am by no means new to weight loss. I'm 26 and I currently live in Los Angeles. My whole life I heard of people who yo-yo dieted and fluctuated weight up and down. I never realized that I too was headed down that path. When I entered college in 2001, I weighed in at 225 lbs. At the start of 2002, I decided to take control of my weight and got down to about 178 lbs. I did a lot of calorie restricting and worked out everyday. This coupled with walking/biking all across campus, the weight melted off within 4 months. Over the next 1.5 years, I thought I could do whatever I wanted now that I had the body I wanted. It was drinking every weekend and eating not so healthy foods. I was able to keep in under 195 by the end of 2003 because I still worked out a good amount. In 2004 I had a lot of ups and downs in relationships that resulted in weight gain. I would eat when I was happy and eat when I was upset. I met my boyfriend and we continued to gain weight together (me more than him). When I graduated college, I had balloned up to 285 lbs. I was practically unrecognizable. I went overseas to see my family and they were just taken back by how different I looked. In September of 2005, I decided to lose it once and for all. This time I took a different approach. I decided to eat healthy moderate portions but still let myself indulge. The weight came off slowly, but I was truly happy. By mid 2007, I was 210 lbs. Then I moved to LA for a job and since then with the stress of life I am back in the 250's. I'm now living with my boyfriend who has lost a bunch of weight in the past few years with me but hes doing fine with weight management. I am tired of being so much heavier than him. I know that sounds shallow, but thats one of the (many) reasons I want to do this. So what better time than now. Its a Monday and the beginning of the month. I hope to be able to meet new buddies who have the same difficulties as me so that it becomes easier.
Sorry for the very long post. Thanks for reading.
Starting Again!
