Hello everyone! Firstly, let me say that I've been a member on here for several months, and this is my first time actually posting something. Whenever I felt like I needed support, all I had to do was read some of the goal threads and I felt back on track. I'm a newbie here, however I really would love support and encouragement from anyone who is willing to offer it! I think I've done well with my weight loss journey so far, considering I've done it solo since last June. It was then I realized my eating habits were very unhealthy, and I wanted to change. However, being that I'm a teenager, my parents just shook their shoulders at my actions to lose weight, thinking that I just wanted to be "thin" like what is advertised in magazines. But that's not the case! I'm not trying to lose weight just for my self-image, I'm not trying to lose weight for "boys," I'm trying to lose weight because
I WANT THIS FOR MYSELF, I don't want to die young from obesity, if I could have prevented it if I just ate right and exorcised regularly (I never quite reached the point of obesity, but I was severely overweight, and that scared me)!
I apologize for my ranting, but it means a lot to me that you guys were able to read all of this!