Finally back after a decade!
(sorry, posted in the wrong spot the first time)
Hello All
I was on this site a decade ago at 188#s, feeling down and desperate. By Aug 2016 my weight had climbed to 195. I finally decided enough was enough and joined a gym with a weight loss challenge. I did so well, dropped to 169 by Nov 2016. My goal was 150 but I never got there. At 169 I was feeling pretty good and let my guard down. Slowly the pounds crept back up even though I was still working out...my food/alcohol got lax. Eventually by summer 2018 I was 198 and so down on myself and depressed. Embarrassed to see my gym friends that cheered for me on my way down I started exercising less and less until I quit the gym in Aug 2018. This has been one of the hardest phases of my life because of the HARD work I put in to lose and then threw it all away, letting myself down so badly...plays hard on the psyche. I have been drinking every night, eating with no restrictions, no exercise. I am now stiff, can't do cardio without gasping for air, sore back, depressed, sleep way too much, and fattest I've ever been at 224. I had a girls getaway last week and we took a group pic....I was mortified! This is it....change starts now and I look forward to having this forum to help me stay on track. My husband is on board losing a bit of weight too so that should make it a bit easier, that I'm not in it alone. We're going very low carb, 50 or less....not sure if that will be the permanent food plan, may eventually change to lower carb/watching calories, want to give minimal carbs a shot for a while and see how it goes.
Thanks for listening! Looking forward to sharing positive achievements in the future.
Last edited by Soon2BSlim; 02-01-2022 at 07:32 PM.
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