Hi, everybody. I'm a 33 year old single lady from Pittsburgh. I stopped smoking about 4 months ago, and I feel great and am really proud of myself. BUT...I put on about 20# in the process.
I used to be on the swim team in high school, but I quit swimming when I started smoking
I had been thinking about getting back to swimming, and getting fit in general, so I finally joined a local gym last week. It's pretty cool- it comes with a free session of personal training. The first thing they did was weigh me, and I was shocked and embarrassed and sad when I weighed in at 191. I knew I had gained weight, but I was just shocked to see that number.
Then the trainer put me through my paces, and I was shocked again at how out of shape I was! I did 5 minutes on the elliptical and I thought I was gonna die! When it was all over, he sat me down and we talked about my goals, and it dawned on me that if my goal weight was 130, then I had 60# to lose. It seemed impossible, but then we started talking about seeing it as 12 5# goals.
I decided not to buy the training package, but I did decide to come up with a fitness plan. I'm only a week in, but I already feel a lot better. I don't care how much of that is mental, I'll take it!
I decided not to follow any specific diet, but to track my food and calories at choosemyplate.gov.
Sorry for the ramble...a forum kind of like this one has been an immeasurable help in my quit, so I am here to give and get support. Hi!
new here and ready to move!
