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Back at it again.

LBL1986
LBL1986 Posts: 58 Member
edited November 2024 in Introduce Yourself
Hi there!

If I had a dollar for every time I started and re-started my weight loss journey I'd be pretty damn wealthy!

I'm a 29 year old woman living in the DC area. As embarrassed as I am to admit it I've gained a solid 40 pounds over the last 2 years. And I was already 15 pounds overweight before I got to this point!

First I blamed Grad School but...I graduated last year! I guess now I can blame myself. :\

I was a chubby kid and I went through one brief period in undergrad where I could be considered thin and that was only because I was super unhealthy and basically starving myself. I've always been curvy but now I must admit that I am fat.

My wake up call was recently when I put on a pair of pants that had formerly been wide leg loose fitting pants. Now? I can barely zip them up. I spent the rest of the day feeling ashamed that I let myself loose control this way.

So here I am 221 pounds trying to get myself down 51 pounds. I'm still in the zone where I feel shame but its turning quickly into me wanting to make a change. I want to be a success story for myself. I've accomplished a lot of things I'm proud of: my career, my education, my life general but I want to make myself proud for overcoming a battle that has been around since childhood

Looking for friends and support. I feel like if I can sit around mindlessly watching my Facebook feed or twitter I can use that same focus to put myself first and have a supportive community for weight loss!

Cheers!
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