A new year, hoping for a new me
Hi everybody, my name is Lydia. I'm 18 years old and I've been suffering the effects of being overweight literally all my life. Even with all the kids insulting me, it didn't really start sinking in until I was about 13 and started noticing stretch marks on my body. Since then, I've been fighting a losing battle with my weight.
In November of 2005, I really, truly decided to start making changes in my life. I eat less junk food, drink less soda, try and limit my portions (not that I actually eat all that much to begin with, which is surprising), as well as doing my best to eat more of what I know is good for me. I eat mostly whole-wheat breads when I eat them, and I eat lots of veggies and soy products to try and get some good nutrition.
So far, though, that hasn't been enough for me. My biggest problem is with sweet foods, and I have sort of been bingeing the last few days. I'm hoping I'll do better to resist tomorrow. I'm definitely going to try.
I've been exercising a lot more lately, almost every day. Sometimes it's only 10 minutes, sometimes it's an hour, but I really do try to make a point to get SOME in. I figure a little moving is better than none. My biggest bodily improvement so far is my arms. Since November, I've lost and inch off each of my arms, and I'm finally starting to see some muscle tone in there! Absolutely thrilling, it feels like SOMETHING is finally paying off.
I have trouble staying motivated... I live with three adult family members (parents and brother) who are all very overweight and not trying to change that, so it's very hard for me to stay on track. I have no friends in the area (they're all out of state), no other family here, and I'm in desperate need of someone to help me through all of this. I'm hoping that you all can embrace me into your great community here and help me through this rough patch in my life.
Thank you for letting me babble, I look forward to hearing from all of you.
-Lydia
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