Welcome to the WeatherGirls Weight Loss Blog. Permit me to introduce myself. My name is Rainne, and I'll be one of your hostesses.
Current stats:
AGE: 32
WEIGHT: 399 lbs.
HEIGHT: 5' 8.5"
SHIRT SIZE: 5X
PANT SIZE: 28 (barely - they're getting very tight)
CURRENT LEVEL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: Almost nil.
CURRENT DIET: Here's the funny part. I barely eat. And that's honestly part of the problem. I never eat breakfast; I usually get a frappucino on the way to school, and I have something for lunch. Then in the evenings, if I eat anything at all, it's usually a snack like chips or something like that.
WEIGHT LOSS HISTORY: I have not been fat all my life. It's hard to tell here, but I was pretty much an average-sized kid. (Also, check out those pegged jeans and the eye-blindingly pristine white Keds, wouldja?)
Despite the taunts of my father, who called me fatty-fatty-two-by-four when I was in the second or third grade, I didn't actually start putting on weight until high school. Puberty combined with my shitty home life (emotional and physical abuse, amongst other problems) and I started comfort-eating. It wasn't long before my weight started to rise, and I didn't even realize it until it was far too late to stop.
Two years ago, using the L.A. Weight Loss plan, I actually lost 50 lbs. I was eating the most ridiculous amounts of food, but it was lots of vegetables and proteins, very little starch and almost no fat. Then the company went under (Yes - you read that right - they WENT UNDER. If you see their advertisements, I strongly suggest that you NOT utilize their services, as they've turned into little more than a scam). After I came off the program in my disillusionment over the money lost to that company, I gained every pound back - plus about twenty.
WEIGHT LOSS PLAN: I don't really have a solid plan yet. I know I need diet and exercise, but how to accomplish that is going to be a trial-and-error kind of thing, I think. The university where I'm currently a master's student has a gym/rec center with a weight room and aerobics classes and things, mostly free for students, so I'm signing up for that. I'm also looking into Nutri-System or something similar. If anyone has any experience with their company, I'd love to hear about it.
LONG-TERM GOAL: I have at least 250 lbs to lose.
SHORT-TERM GOAL: For the next two weeks, rather than focusing on my weight as a goal, I am going to focus on changing my eating habits and developing an exercise routine.
I would highly reccomend getting your hands on Tosca Reno's The Eat Clean Diet. In a nutshell if it is processed don't eat it. And excercise. http://eatcleandiet.com/
ReplyDeleteThe magazine; Oxygen Magazine (no not oprah's one) is full of great tips on working out and getting healthy.
You can do it. Don't let anyone tell you differantly.
Thank you, I'll look for that!
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