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Hi everyone!
I just wanted to say hello to all of you and let you know that I think this site is fantastic! I've done the South Beach diet in the past and experienced pretty good success on it. I fell off the wagon after I dropped 20 pounds and, needless to say, it's all back PLUS some.
Part of the reason that I failed before is I used to have an eating disorder. I was bullemic with anorexic tendencies (if that makes any sense!). I would work out 2x a day and only eat an orange a day and if I ate anything else, I'd be sticking my finger down my throat. I started out at about 180 and ended up being 114 and a size 1 at the end. The scary part to me now is - when I look back at how I perceived myself at 114, I saw myself as exactly the same as I see myself now when I look in the mirror naked. I became healthy over a period of 3 years and maintained a weight of 140 to 150 for about 5 years. This weight for me is a nice, voluptous weight, I'm between a size 8 and 10 at this weight - I'm 5'8" tall.
I moved to a new city and got a job in sales wherein I take people out for lunch and dinner constantly and the weight just piled on - it only took about 6 months to gain 40 pounds. With my last attempt at dieting (the 20 pound loss on SBD), I found myself getting a little 'crazy' about my regiment again and this is dangerous for me. I got off the diet and quit exercising because I was fearful of ending up with the disorder again. I think I have some better control over that now. My goal is to lose 40-50 pounds, but I'm okay with it taking a little time. I think that a site such as this where I can read other people's experience and share mine will help keep me on track and 'sane' so I'm not getting too hard on myself and my expectations stay realistic.
I've started again as of today and I know I can do it, and I'm so glad that I found a place like this to share information and support. I look forward to getting to know you all and to sharing myself with you.
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