Starting my weight loss journey

JakaKeda

Having a hard and poor childhood it wasn't hard for myself to lose myself in video games and the multiple journeys they bring with them. I used to do a lot of sports back in the day. 4 years of football, 2 years of handball and 3 years of table tennis. That is a lot of running around and keeping yourself busy. But... there always has to be a but doesn't there? ... Anyway I never really ate healthy or lost any weight. I was one of the fastest and most athletic kids in my class and then multiple factors started persuading me to play more and more video games. I used to be popular but then randomly, kids started bullying me and made fun of me .I started becoming more antisocial and started feeling more welcome in the video game world. Around that time was also the first time i got my heart broken (I know it might seem early but i still till this day feel something for that person). I gained more weight and started living an unhealthy life. I gave up on sports and any opportunity to leave my house because I just didn't feel welcome outside anymore. Soon after that high school began ( in my case it was a gymnasium which in my country basically means a better high school). It instantly felt more welcoming than any other real life situation before. But my first 2 years weren't easy. I was still hooked on video games and I started hanging out with the wrong types of people. I failed my second year of gymnasium. It didn't feel it was because I was too stupid or didn't have enough in me to do it, it was more the people around me and my video game addiction that kept me from achieving my goals( making me lazy). My third year came around( or my second attempt at the second year) and it went a lot better. I still played too many video games but my classmates felt more welcoming and more my speed. I got along with them and soon after started going to the gym ( with 2 other classmates). I did some exercises and tried some diets.. and after 6 months i can proudly say that i lost 10 kilograms. But after that it went downhill again. My video game love was still making me lazy and I wasn't able to push myself beyond that and make more of myself. After 4 months I stopped taking the gym seriously and started playing more video games again( that combined with the fact that I wanted to make sure everything was alright in school, kept me from focusing on my health) . After the school year ended I felt great. I started partying, going out with friends and enjoying life more. I also found myself enjoying basketball a lot . I fell in love with it. It got me hooked. But my inner demons did not give up so easily. They kept making me lazy again and kept getting me to play more video games during my summer break. How bad is it? What does that mean for my future and how well can I control those demons? Well as of me writting this, I am 18 years of age and I am now attending my third year of gymnasium. Somehow I pushed trough and got myself to go to the gym again and started running!!! It was not an easy journey up until this point. My family has some issues that are hard to deal with but I do not blame them for it . I don't hold it against them and I want to see the future brighter than before. Sport has made me feel good again and I hope I can keep it up . Hopefully I can achieve something more than last year and make sure I stay healthy this time. I know this is more of a life story than anything else but I wanted to share my story and maybe see what others think of it. I haven't prepared for the gym or running. My diet is in scrambles and I do not know how to fix it. I would appreciate any tips with dieting and how to start, what to cook and any other tips regarding food. My curent living situation does not allow me to be too picky with my food and I can't always get my hands on fancy vegetables or fancy ingridientrs that some other countries might enable. But I believe that there are people out there that can help me achieve my goals in the future.
Thank you for reading this and I appreciate any tips you guys might offer.

sefajane1

It sounds like you've been through the wringer but, you're trying to improve, which is fabulous! Bravo to you for being so open and honest, it takes guts 👍

cheryldumais

While being able to get fresh veggies and lower fat meats makes it easier to keep calories in check, you can still eat smaller portions to get the extra weight off. Adding more activity is a great start to feeling better about yourself and improving your health. If you eat food that is higher in fibre such as whole grain versus white flour and poultry instead of beef or high fat meats you will get more volume of food which will help you to feel like you are eating more. There's nothing wrong with frozen vegetables if they are less expensive and cooking things at home instead of eating fast food is another way to control your intake. Avoid excessive amounts of alcohol as it tends to make you more likely to indulge in foods you might otherwise pass up and has quite a bit of empty calories in it. Reserve sweets as treats. Congratulations on the progress you have made so far. At your age you have so much in your favor. You should be able to make changes to your habits that over time will become permanent and you have the advantage of higher metabolism that younger folks tend to have. Give yourself credit for the changes you have already made. Good luck and keep coming back to the community boards as there are lots of folks here who have been successful and are happy to share their ideas.