Hello everyone.
I'm not sure where to start so I guess I will just write about my predicament and go from there.
My name is Kay and I'm 24 years old. I used to weigh 150 pounds and was very fit as I was living in Thailand at a kickboxing gym for 5 years. About two years ago my father came to visit and died in front of me - he had a heart attack. I ended up quitting my job and have spent the last year bouncing between the US and Canada (where I'm from.) Since then I have shot up to 250 pounds or so. I just haven't been able to regain control of my eating or lift myself out of the slump I have been in.
Two days ago I was offered partnership in Taiwan which will start in June. It's similar to a job I was doing there in 2007 only they want me to be in charge now. I almost turned it down because I was too self-conscious about the way I look... and that's when it really hit me that my weight is holding me back and has been severely affecting my happiness and motivation to pursue the things I want to achieve. I feel terrible; not just about the way I look, but about the opportunities I have let slip through my fingers because of it.
So last night I decided that I would take the partnership and immediately start working on my weight and making healthier decisions in all aspects of my life. I've been unhappy for too long. I also booked a flight back to Thailand in August where I plan to spend 3 months kickboxing at a different gym as I am not on good terms with the one I was at before (they treated me very poorly, especially after my father passed.) This was a huge decision for me because I couldn't bring myself to even think about going back to train looking like this before. I was too embarrassed.
So in closing: at this moment I'm drinking my last coffee for a while. Coffee makes me want to smoke and I quit about a month ago.
I'm going to start a juice fast today because I've found success with it before while transitioning to eating healthier. I'll be doing 1-2 hours of cardio everyday (elliptical, shadow boxing, hill sprints), then when I start with full meals again I will get back to weight lifting as well. I used to do a lot of TRX and olympic lifting and have an extensive background in fitness/sports training so I have no excuses to fall back on if I don't succeed.
If anyone has any tips on where to start on the forum that would be helpful. I don't know what else to say, so thank you for reading and I look forward to being a part of the community.
...I'm gonna throw in this dancing carrot because I've been laughing at it the whole time I've been writing.
Getting my life back on track
