[rainebrit]

so my name raine. im coming up on my 21rst birthday and ive been overweight all my life
i used to weigh almost 300 pounds. and was a size 26 jeans
now im a size 12-14 jean and a size10-12 top
and i weigh 175 pounds. so im slightly chubby. ive been vegan for almost two years now and for a year i was working out almost everyday but i stopped for a good long time.
im not a junk food vegan... most of the time. ive been eating alot of chinese food lately and indulging in sugary starbucks drinks but....
i dont drink soda i dont eat cheese eggs meat etc. i dont eat fried food and i drink alot of water so in other words im highly annoyed by my chubbiness. i know its my own fault for being too lazy too work out and for refusing to give up sugary coffee but i still hate being chubby lol. ive been in denial for a long time thinking i was fairly thin just because of my lifestyle i hate to admit im a chubby vegan. but i figure the only way to change it is to change myself! starting with working out more and less vegan pizza.
i want to lose 40 pounds by august which is 6 months. if i apply myself i hope this is a reasonable and healthy goal. i want to look cute in a bikini and wear tiny jeans lol. i want to be a size small comfortably. im 5'9 btw so 135 will be thin on me. also i am a model online and i make decent money but were i thinner i know i would make much more. so i have lots of reasons to do this and im pumped!
oh and hai! sorry this was long.

[lackadaisy]

I think it's awesome that you're vegan!

It's less awesome that your veganism seems to include a lot of refined carbs. All you really need to do to lose weight, I think, is switch from sugar to sweetener, white bread to wheat bread to less bread, vegan pizza to vegan pizza on a cauliflower pizza crust (look it up, srsly). Also, run now and then.

When I gave up meat & cheese, I immediately lost eight pounds without trying. I then gained it back as soon as I started carb-loading on dry cereal, bagels-with-peanut-butter, and vegan cookies.

WELCOME TO 3FC!

[patchworkpenguin]

Raine, Glad to have you join us. My advice is to look for a Support group, Chat, or Challange to join; small groups make it easier to get connected. Most sub-forums have groups covering almost every need, find one that inspires or motivates you and just post to join.