Things happened to me in the past and all of those changed my life drastically. My life went downhill, and I have been depressed ever since (2 1/2 years now). I had an abusive ex who called me fat (at 5'1, 105 lbs) and did horrible things that should be left unsaid. SELF-HATE was all I knew. It doesn't help that even my mom, sister, some friends, and other relatives call me fat all the time. Some say it in a joking manner, but it still stings a lot. Now I can't even remember a time when I was actually genuinely confident about myself. I haven't seen my friends in a while, and try to avoid people as much as possible due to embarrassment.
Being depressed, I just got lazy. I hated myself so much that all I did was binge, binge, binge to make me feel better temporarily.
I'm 145 lbs, 5'1 at the moment. 23 years old. And I want to change my life, at least, my weight, because I feel like it would help me heal and get better. I don't necessarily care about the number on the scale, as long as I feel good, look good for myself and my well-being, and yes, gotta admit, for my boyfriend (

he is my best friend and he has been nothing but loving and supportive of me- always telling me I look good and all that too)
It would also be nice to actually go shopping and not hate when there's events coming up and all that!
I figured I need all the support I can get. I've been reading posts for a while now, and thought a lot of you here are very supportive and engaging. I started today, counting calories and doing Insanity (I enjoy this workout, did it before)
Thank you for reading.