Been lurking for awhile and finally decided to get involved in the conversation(s).
Hmmm, I s'pose I should tell you a bit about myself. I'm kinda fat. Well, okay, I'm really fat. But I'm working on it. I've been working on it since January 2011. I've lost around 70 lbs so far, which I should be proud of, and I am... mostly... But I do have a tendency to be quite hard on myself for the things that I haven't accomplished (i.e. 12 months of dieting should equal 120 lbs, in my warped li'l mind).
My diet regime thus far has had me following a low calorie diet and exercising at least 4x week for an hour or so. Hit a pretty big plateau around September. Fiddled around and waited, ate less, ate more.. drove myself nuts... so recently I decided to give up refined sugar and most starch (Why did I do this around the holidays? *smacks head* I do not know -- self torture maybe?). After the last 2 weeks of this new way of eating, I have lost 5 lbs... Which is VERY encouraging.
I love reading this site. Everyone has a story/goal/mission that is inspiring in and of itself. It's very motivating and I can't wait for us all to meet our ultimate goals--- which of course is HAPPINESS!
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