Hi everyone. My name's Kira and I've just started on my first diet/lifestyle change in nearly 13 years. As you can see by my stats below, I'm 300lbs and have a lot to lose (but a lot to gain, LOL!).
I'm very intimidated by all your success stories and how much further along everyone is on their weight loss journeys. Looking at my "weight tracker" thingy, it's daunting seeing my starting weight and current weight be identical! But I know we all have to start somewhere, so here I am.
The truth is, I wouldn't have started on this road without 3FC. After reading
this thread by chaoticfish, I felt for the first time that getting healthy was
possible, and it wouldn't necessarily have to take a billion years to accomplish if I only put my mind and body to work. Honestly, it was like a light flickered on in my brain. I set about buying a bathroom scale, a food scale, and groceries, filling my fridge with healthy and varied stuff instead of junk and leftovers.
And it's not just
chaoticfish's story that inspired me: everyone here at 3FC has unconsciously lent a hand to helping me get motivated, from the newbies who bravely introduced themselves to the mods and admins who created such a remarkable community! What a godsend.
Hm, more about me. Well, I've been overweight since about 12, but only seriously so since college. I'm 38 1/2 now and am hoping to get myself into "ONEderland" by my 40th birthday. Not using a program ... just a general low cal, low fat diet. I started a little lower this week (1200 cal./day) to give myself a jumpstart, but will move up a little to 1400 cal./day next week. Sadly I live an extremely sedentary life, as I work at home as a web designer, but I will walk more and start getting my body used to moving again.
My biggest challenge will be exercising, as well as finding substitutes for food, which I've used for all sorts of reasons from sadness to boredom to anger and reward. I suffer from lifelong depression and, while I'm being treated, it's still rough going. Food has been a consolation to me, and I know I'll probably go through a kind of "mourning period" for not having that as an escape. But hey, I'd have a bigger mourning period if I end up never having tried to rid myself of this addiction.
Other stuff: I'm a writer and web designer, I love music, comedies, TV, reading, PC games. I am single with three cats, have two older sisters and a few friends. Unfortunately my parents are no longer alive, but they're 'with' me now too, at least I hope so.
Anyway, that's me. Sorry for going on at length! Thanks very very much again to all who've made 3fatchicks.com such a brilliant and supportive home.
New and nervous - and inspired by 3FC!
