My journey

JJ88000
JJ88000 Posts: 4 Member
in Introduce Yourself
Hello everyone, I'm 26 years old and I have been over weight since I was 8. I have done everything from yoyo dieting, to a gym membership, I even had a nutritionist at one point.
First and foremost I am a survivor. At 23 I was at the heaviest I have ever been, I was borderline diabetic and I was on medication. I took roughly 6 pills a day, blood pressure, acne, diabetes, you name it. A friend of mine at the time started bribing me to lose weight, and well that didn't work out. At 370lbs I didn't care the slightest about myself, and I was ashamed.
One day out of the blue my mother who is also overweight suggested we join weight watchers, that was in 2011, I weighed in at 369.2 and today I am 320.6. Now some of you might say that isn't that much of an accomplishment, but to me it is. I am someone that has had a rough life and rarely finishes what I start, for me to maintain and keep it off is a huge accomplishment. This past year, well two years I finally got the social life I wanted, and I let my journey suffer from it, lately I have been on the right track and tend to stay on track. The last time I weighed myself, the scale said 319, so for me to reach the 200 mark will be huge, I have never lost more than 10/15 lbs when I was yoyo dieting. Incase you are wondering, I am diabeties free, great blood pressure, and in the best shape of my life.
I want to go back to college to be a pediatric nutritionist so kids won't have to go through the torture and humiliation I had to when I was growing up. One of my biggest fears down the line is lose skin, I have a bit right now, and I'm trying to tone it and tighten it, but I don't want to have to deal with that when I reach my goal. I have 130lbs left, and I will reach it.


As Gandhi said "be the change you want to see in the world" after all, isn't that what this site is all about?

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  • krontar1
    krontar1 Posts: 13 Member
    Congrats on the weight loss!
  • JJ88000
    JJ88000 Posts: 4 Member
    Thank you, it's been difficult. My main focus is portion control and making sure I don't go over my points. When I don't count my points, I gain instantly.

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