Back fat!

ameyer7487

Hey there!

My name is Ashley and this is the 4th or 5th time I have recommitted myself to the "Must get healthy" lifestyle.

I currently run a food blog (dicedapples.com if you want to check it out) and I have definitely noticed the pounds start to pile up since I started the blog. I love to cook and bake good food. I also enjoy eating such food. Who doesn't, right?

Well, that is all well and good, but let me tell you, I do not enjoy wearing Spanx under my clothes - I feel bulgy without them on and yet, I feel fatter with them on! There is seriously no winning here! I do not like seeing myself naked or even worse, my husband seeing me naked (eek!) and I definitely hate that I have back fat.

It's hard to admit when you start to realize you're getting fat. However, I feel good that I finally am going to do something about it! I'm seriously considering rededicating my food blog to healthy recipes and documenting my personal progress in getting healthy.

I am currently at my heaviest, non-pregnancy weight. I am not 100 pounds over weight. However, I do need to lose some weight - about 30 or so. I know that may not be as much as some of you, or maybe it's more than others. I really don't care. I hope you don't.

This isn't about the weight, muscle tone or even the back fat. This is about change, I am wanting to make a lifestyle change. I am wanting to connect with other like minded people who also want to make a change. Despite our goals. I just don't want to do this alone. I want to feel good about myself again. And I feel like I really can do it this time.

Anyway, that's the end of my rant. I look forward to getting to know all of you and seeing change!

-Ashley

nikkit321

Welcome! I think dedicating your food blog to healthy recipes is a great idea. If you're cooking healthy food for your blog, it helps you on your way towards your goal. Cooking not-so-healthy food for the blog means you'll eat it, which makes your goal so much more challenging. You are also correct that it's a lifestyle change, not a temporary diet. Diets never work, permanent changes do. You can do it!

RaeBeeBaby

I also love to cook and bake and eat yummy food!

I think it's an excellent idea to change your food blog to a healthy eating focus. It will be hard for you to keep gaining weight if you're cooking (and posting about cooking) healthier versions of your food.

Lots of people on here with a similar amount of weight to lose. I started with a goal of 25 pounds, which has now turned into 35 pounds. Once I reached the 25 I decided 10 more would be better. I think MFP has something for everyone. Good luck with your new adventure!

Lovee_Dove7

Hello!
You'll be glad for all your efforts, you'll learn what works for you and get healthier a make your goals!

Runagain_4

I have also re-committed recently, with 30 lbs to lose. My perspective shifted this time around, from wanting to lose it instantly to wanting to lose it for good. From relying on the scale to trusting in the process. I had to change the way I ate in such a way that my husband and 10-year-old would be willing to live with too. Surprisingly, it hasn't been that hard. At the end of August our diet shifted to fish and veg 3-4 times a week, chicken 1-2 times a week, loads of veg every night and one night of Thai food (treat!) a week. I haven't sworn off my comfort foods (pasta and rice), but I haven't made them a part of our meals for the last three months. The nightly glass of wine has also gradually been replaced with water (though I still partake if we go out). Exercise has gradually evolved from nothing at all to walking 5km most evenings and doing a Pilates class 2X a week. The results? Some days the scale goes up, some days it goes down, but in a little over 3 months the trend has consistently gone down an average of just over 1 lb per week. I'm 17 lbs lighter than I was on August 30. If I have a 'bad' day, I don't beat myself up about it. I just pick myself up the next day and 're-commit'. I feel lighter and better, and I'm starting to look it too. One ounce at a time. You've got this. It's totally do-able (if I can wrap my head around it, anyone can ).