34 years old with 34% body fat, and looking to lean out and reduce body fat!

ready4achng

Hello, y'all!

I'm new to myfitnesspal, and would love to meet people that have a goal similar to mine.

I'm embarrassed to say that I found out last night that my body fat % is THIRTY-FOUR!! Holy moly...FIVE FEET TALL and 34% body fat....that's not right! I feel like an oompa loompa..except I'm not orange..I'm brown! Anyhow, I would like to say that I don't know how I got so chunky..or obese according to my BF%, but I know - years of happy hours, and late nights, late night drive thru's, eating anything and everything that made me happy at happy hour. Then add on a boyfriend and a comfy relationship and that equals eating, drinking wine, and having lazy weekends together. All fun and exciting, until you notice the lbs and fat stacking up!!

I loved everything about that life! Who doesn't want to have fun and be around those that make you happy with no worries in the world. Especially being the social person that I am. And being the social butterfly, I've always been told that I have a lot of confidence. But really, it's just fake confidence, and I finally got tired of it. I am not a confident person, and the reason is that I am not happy with my body. I cannot remember a time when I was happy with my body. Since I was 10 years old, I have had issues with my body. I hate my body. So here I am, ready to do something about it!! I want to feel good about myself, and not look in the mirror and be disgusted by my body.

My main goal is to go down on my body fat %. I'd love to drop to at least 25% for now, and my next goal would be to go lower. But baby steps! If you have a similar goal, or you're a shorty like me, or you live near me, or whatever, please feel free to "friend" me on here. We all need some support to reach our goals, and I'm sure most of us are on similar missions. Good luck and cheers!