Hey everyone, my name is Teran. In the last 5weeks I've finally gotten the motivation to get off of my lazy butt and lose some weight. I'm only 21 (almost 22) and my weight has really affected my life the last few years. I've felt sluggish, tired, irritable, depressed and everything else that comes with being fat and it sucks. I've got a wonderful boyfriend who loves me with all of his heart as I do the same and I feel horrible that I've let myself go so much since we've been together. I know he doesn't love me any less but I'd like to get back to looking good and feeling good not only for myself but for him as well.
My starting weight was 242lbs and I'm 5'7-5'8. That is the heaviest I've ever been! I was around 175-180 when I met my boyfriend so I've put on a massive amount of weight in the last 3 years. I've always been bigger but very active, never like this though. I just completely let myself go.
So my weight loss journey has begun and I'd love to get down to 170lbs. I know that that is probably a lot to some people but I recently saw some pictures of myself at that weight and I loved how I looked. A huge difference from what I look now, especially in the face. I want to feel pretty again.
Right now I weigh 224, so I've already lost 18lbs and it feels good. Here is where I need advice though. I lost that 18lbs 2-3weeks ago doing the Master Cleanse Diet (I know, it's a bad idea because it slows your metabolism) and haven't gained any of it back. I was not exercising at all and the weight just fell off. Now I've been going to the gym for a little over 2 weeks now and I haven't lost anything! It's driving me crazy. My boyfriend is just shedding the pounds. I do 2.5-4 miles everyday, abs, and swimming. I'm also eating low fat meals and watching my calories and drinking over a gallon of water a day. I'm not watching my carb intake so maybe I should monitor that as well? I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I don't eat breakfast in the morning which I know I need to start but I should be losing something, shouldn't I? I'm also taking Green Tea Fat Burner pills which I have read that work great as well. My pants feel a little loser but the scale isn't budging. Could I be losing inches and not weight even at how big I am? It's starting to get really frustrating and is making me want to give up. I'm thinking about doing the Master Cleanse diet again just so I can see the darn scale move.
If anyone has some advice on what I need to do to see the scale move, PLEASE TELL ME. Also I'd like to have an accountability buddy if anyone is looking for one. I'd like to have someone to talk to.
Sorry this is long and thanks for reading it.