Hi All,
I have always been a little bit chunky but over the past 1 1/2yrs (when my boyfriend moved in) I gained 25lbs. Two weeks before Christmas he dumped me, moved out, and I went on "the breakup diet". You know, the one where you have no desire to eat and when you try you just end up getting sick anyways! I lost my first 10lbs in two weeks that way. Not healthy I know, but that's what happened. Needless to say, I took the breakup really badly and am now on anti-depressants.
To try and get my life back together again I decided I would stop talking about dieting and going to the gym and actually DO it. Not to mention it would do something productive with some of the tons of free time I suddenly found myself with! On New Year's Eve I joined the gym and went for the first time on New Year's Day.
I was/am in horrible shape. Had never stepped foot in a gym before and had never ever exercised. I started out going 3x a week and mostly just doing cardio. I'm now doing 5-6 days a week cardio, and 3 days a week weightlifting.
As far as dieting, it's really hard for me to eat clean because I hate pretty much all veggies no matter how they are prepared. I'll eat potatoes and corn, that's it. When I say hate, I mean I literally throw up after the first bite. I can't even force myself to eat them
I also don't like many fruits. I'll eat apples and bananas and that's it.
On top of that, I'm a smoker. I'm probably one of the most unhealthy people you'll ever encounter, lol! I want to quit smoking and asked my doctor about Chantix but he actually told me to NOT try to quit smoking for at least a month when my stress levels are down more.
So that's my story! I look forward to meeting everyone here. I've been reading posts for a few weeks and everyone seems very nice
Newbie in KY - Intro
