Hey everyone, my name is Kathleen and I'm here to get on track for not only this summer, but for the entire year (winter is often where things get bad!). Here's my long-winded explanation of my weight.
I've always struggled with weight. Not to a huge extent, but I've always been on the borderline of being overweight... until last year (my senior year of high school). I was on some medication and gained about 15 pounds. I was already overweight (at 185lbs and 5'9'') so this really tipped the scales!!
The summer after I graduated, I ended up losing a lot of weight, although I was still on the medication. I achieved this pretty unhealthily; I really restricted my calories and took up smoking. I also did some healthy things, though, such as going on hikes and swimming.
Enter college. My weight continued to fluctuate. I luckily stopped smoking (per request of my wonderful boyfriend) but I had been drinking quite heavily for the first term. I ended up gaining about 13 pounds from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, at about 183.
After the school year, I started working my *** off and decided to NOT drink or smoke at all! I also am not on medication any more. Right now I am down to 165, which is healthy for my height. I eventually want to reach 150-155 and keep my weight there, and that's why I'm joining this place so I can not only lose a few pounds (in a healthy manner), but keep them off!
All encouragement is... well encouraged! And I will definitely reciprocate.
-Kathleen
