Hello everyone,
I am not sure what kind of support I am looking for, but I will talk a bit about myself, and perhaps somehow someone similar to me who actually did it, can step up and tell me how..
Diet History:
1987: a fat 10 year old forced by parents to go on a diet.. and lottsa of empty candy packaging under the bed.
1994: after several failed diets, and a lot of yo-yo'ing joined the 200+ league.
1996: swore off diets, and decided it was best done with life-style changes.. Yet, weight steadily went up.
2000: first major weight loss, from 265 to 190 in a year.. never felt better!
2001: a tough residency program and a broken heart was all it took to push me back to right where I was.
2003: considered banding surgery, doctor thought I was a candidate, but reading about it, I chickened out.
2004: decided that I have had it! I want to wear tight/short clothes and look good.. I want to move lightly.. I want to tuck a shirt in..
Here's the thing. I just turned 27, and I don't want to find myself 30 and still fat. Because it will be more difficult then to lose weight. My problem, is that I am INCREDIBLY LAZY. I am very innovative when it comes to saving energy..
I work 5- 6 days a week from 8:00 to 6:00 sometimes I have to stay until 8:00. I start my day off with a cup of coffee (with whipped cream!) in the car on my way to work, then order in lunch (fast food, what else? my work food really sux and no healthy *edible* options available), and on my way home, I usually stop at a drive through
When at home, I have to head to my books, with a snack of chocolates or candy to entertain me as I study.. and sometimes *ehem* I eat another meal when I am home!
Weekends usually involve sleeping till noon and beyond.. then going out with friends to eat/ or shop and then eat/ or visit friends and eat.. Or I would spend the whole day at home watching TV/movies (mouth busy of course )
Of course every emotion I feel, I have to express with food.. There's happy food, there is sad food, there's angry food, and of course bored food.
My hobbies are reading, playing computer/video games, surfing the internet/chatting, movies, tv.. (you get the picture).
My taste in food involves everything that is at least 50-70% fat, a lot of dough and cheese! I could eat fresh vegetables if they were soaked in dressing, and I cannot remember the last time I ate a fruit (oh wait, there was a cherry on top of the black forest I ate last week).
I do not like to prepare my food. I am a lover of convinence. If it's not ready to eat, I am not going to eat it.
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I guess that is all about me. Reading this, makes me realize just how TERRIBLE I am... But I am determined to change.. Any tips?
Thanks!