it may not read well, but its an intro! :)
Hey guys! So, I thought it was time to add some accountability to my weightloss goals. I have struggled with my weight for a very long time. I remember the doctor showing me that stupid lined chart with weight vs. height from when I was 8 years old. There was this graph with three lines. Average, below average, overweight. It was so embarrassing to have him trace the “normal” line and then point to my circle, which was above the overweight line, and have him say, “this is you”. I had always been an active child but food won. I continued through highschool, developing the ever “fun” (not. Read:sarcasm.) Bulimia. Didn’t lose the weight and ended up a tight size 16 and 226 lbs at 5’10 and ¾ (yes, the ¾ is important). I still played sports though and actually did quite well. I thought I was normal but my weight kept me from doing so many things and I was self conscious like every second of the day. I still am sometimes and I hope in time, that will go away and I can start loving my body but until then…oh well. Flash forward to college. I have lost some weight. As of this morning I’m 189.2 and a comfortable 10 at 5’11 at 21 years old. I still play sports (I’m on full athletic scholarship for varsity rowing team-something I never saw coming) and have been around this number for a few months now; however, I still am not quite at my goal. I tested for the national team recently and they say 175-170 is their most preferred range. Anyways, so that is why I’m joining. I have my team and coaches and strength/conditioning staff, but I figured that this would be a good place to try and air some stuff out because as we all know, there’s more to weight issues than just weight. I think my biggest challenge will be nutrition, as I work out about 13 times a week with rowing. So, yeah, nutrition=very very bad.lol. Anyways, that is the end of my pointless ramble and I’m ready to get to working on this problem so that I can finally live the way I want to without this issue rearing its ugly head again. Almost there, just need to keep keepin on.
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