Getting off my Butt!!
 

Hey all!

I've been reading this forum for a little while and the stories are so inspiring! I decided to join as I finally embark upon a mini journey of my own towards becoming much healthier.

I used to be a martial artist, a black belt, in fact. Since then I've finished college and got a desk job that consumes most of my time...I watched my muscle disappear and my weight begin to shoot up. I realized that I felt weak in my legs, pinprick pains, realized I had no stamina and that my scoliosis was regressing and getting worse as I lost all of my core strength.

I'm done with it! I've been strength training as diligently as I can for two weeks now, and added a round of HIIT style cardio in every two days (since the hardest thing is finding enough time to do cardio). I've lost maybe two pounds already (hard to tell with daily fluctuations, but that needle has been consistently on the lower side for the past couple of days!), and my butt is starting to look pretty awesome, but I still have 10 to go before I feel comfortable...I don't even want to commit to the other 10 that I'll have left to lose after that as I've always been around 10 lbs 'heavy' (not necessarily overweight, just a bit of extra jiggle)! My vice...PASTA! No more!

I realized that if I'm going to accomplish anything in life I need to be held to it. I need you guys to hold me to it! At least until I realize that feeling healthier and happier is enough to keep me on track!

Hi there & Welcome to 3FC =)

Getting healthier is the goal of everyone here, so you're more than welcome to join in and post wherever ^^

You might like the Featherweights section (under Support Groups). There are also age-based groups etc.

Keep coming back and participating =)