Hey everyone!
Hi everyone, I'm new here (obviously!), addicted to my Blackberry (aka the infamous Crackberry) and decided it's time to take control back of my body.
It hit home when I realized I couldn't fit into any of my jeans (and I'm one of those addicted-to-designer-jeans girls). The past winter was a bad one, family wise and the stress manifested itself into 'oh I'll just go into the kitchen and eat', along with everyone too busy to really cook. That, plus having no motivation to exercise meant that I gained 20 lbs over about 10 months. 135 doesn't sound heavy, but I'm 5'0", and it wasn't so much the numbers as it was the fact that I realized I didn't fit my clothes/felt so utterly unenergetic and out of shape.
I've never been a very athletic person, despite coming from what could possibly be the most ridiculously athletic family on the face of the earth.
I joined a lacrosse team for fun this past spring and not only had a blast, but felt myself really getting into condition, despite the fact that I never lost a pound, something I credit to the fact that I was gaining muscle instead. However, during the season, old ankle injuries reoccurred, sending me straight into 8 weeks of physical therapy. Hence, I am not allowed to run.
So far, I've started pilates 3x a week, and try to hit the gym another 2-3x a week, where I do a bike for 30 minutes or so, ab workouts, and do my physical therapy exercises. I'm so excited, I've already lost 4lbs and can't stop raving about pilates. The biggest thing I think is I've started to catch myself when I try to eat mindlessly. It became such a habit to walk into the kitchen, and grab whatever I saw. Not because I was hungry, just because it was there.
Anyways, that's my novel (I'm a rambler, tangent-girl). So excited to be here, you can just feel the motivation coming off the page!
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I can feel the motivation coming off the page! 
Good luck with your weight loss journey! Getting rid of that mindless eating will definitely help with your weight loss! I'm glad to know you have good things to say about Pilates, I'm going to be buying some DVDs soon!
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