mid 20s & looking to get healthy

skinny_search

A little background:

In high school, I did it all. Binged, purged, restricted to only hundreds of calories, fasted, stole diet pills, took laxatives. You name it. I probably tried it. That was a long time ago. I'm now in my 20s and haven't done any of that (except binge eating - blah!) since high school. I was never diagnosed with any eating disorder, but I think I may have had one. Who knows.

Anyways. I'm now pretty fat due to phases of binge eating. I joined this site to hopefully get that under control & lose some weight in the process. I want to lose 40-45 pounds and get down to about 130-135 lbs. I'm 5'4 and have been that weight before & remember being ok with that, so we'll see.

If you want a supportive friend who is trying to get healthy, please add me

losttogain

I'm 26 and looking to lose 45-50lbs for now! I've definitely had an undiagnosed eating disorder for years. Feel free to add me! I try to be as supportive as possible.

skinny_search

Added you

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anyone else want to be friends?

missvie

I've never had an eating disorder, but I am mid 20's and very out of shape compared to how i used to be! I got a desk job and then a promotion and work 10 hours a day. Which leaves me little time for exercise, and my eating habits have suffered! I'm scared I am going to slack back into my back habits would love supporttt as well as to support

Cheeky_and_Geeky

I'm 5'1" 25 yrs old. Did the same as you in hs & college. Started binge eating & gained a ton of weight after getting married & having a baby. Now I'm 150 & wanting to get down to 132 & go from there. I have an open diary & post daily. Good luck on your journey!

sweet_blasphemy

I'm... slightly past... my mid-twenties and have about 50ish more pounds to go. By the time I was 9 I could already sense there was something different about the role food played in my life compared to other kids my age... You sound like my dieting twin in HS, ephedrine - the GOOD stuff, not the watered down extract that's legal again these days - was my best friend back then (helped me through countless all night cram sessions, too!). I have no idea how I kept up with it back then! If I had a fraction of the discipline and determination I had back then, I'd have never gotten to this size for so long... Added

sugarlyze

Hello there! I'm 24 and also trying to get down to 130 lbs. I used to take laxatives and all those diet products, and I gotta say that it was torturing esp putting myself in starvation mode. Joined MFP and now doing the healthy way. I believe that being slow & steady will get you to your ultimate goal! Here we support one another! Feel free to add me

skinny_search

Great glad to have more friends! I think the support from you all will help

thegabbleduck

Hi I am 22 and trying to loose about 40lbs
My diary is open, and I am on here every day

Anyone who wants to, feel free to add me

fattymcbuttrpants

Hey! I'm 27.... I've learned to get over the number on the scale and am now focusing more on my body fat %. I'm working out regularly lifting weights and doing SOME cardio I've always battled my weight so I totally feel you girl! Feel free to add me (anyone) !

Caty_power

Hope everyone is in good health.. . I have started a new program yesterday -- ADD me- if answer is yes-.. if we all can start it and can discuss the results everyday ,help each other to motivate .. Would be so awesome .. Anyone in .. have a look at the program .. LEts kill it ... It is not impossible all we need is strength and motivation.....
I even have a group join it

25 lbs by X-mass-14 Weeks Challenge !
Join this group and add me as well

kyleekay10

I'm 22, almost 23. I'm passed my "weight loss" stage and moving into strength training, but feel free to add me.

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Requested you ladies as well

vanillacoffee

Good luck! I know you can do it. I have lost 40 pounds so far and wouldnt have been able to do it without MFP.

HeyGoRun

Same height also wanna be at 130-120. Will send request!

kassi_23

I'm 29 and I've got the same story as well... I've done it all. I was a cheerleader in high school, gained weight in college, gained 100 lbs after a bad relationship, lost 80 lbs (yay!), but now I'm on the road to gaining it back (up 30 lbs since my wedding 3 months ago). I need some contacts on MFP to help me know I'm not alone. Feel free to add me! I want to get motivated to lose what I can and get down to my goal weight (about 50 lbs to go!). I do weight training 2x/week with a trainer but I need to find the motivation to move more every other day and make better food choices.

KisaraKaiba

Feel free to add me! I'm 23 and have spent the last year+ trying to take off all the weight I put on in college and deal with the health issues it caused for me. When I was in high school, I had my fair share of problematic behaviors in terms of weight control too. For a long time it put me off of getting healthy because I didn't think I could do it without returning to that head space. But it can be done and it's worth it to live a life without unnecessary medical complications in my case.

katierose67

Hey, I'm 23 and need to lose about 10 more pounds. Feel free to add me, or just give me as much advice as you have because I really need to lose those last new pounds in the next month. I'll try most things, but i do not want to go below 1200 calories a day. thanks!

TamaraKat

Anyone feel free to add me too! :bigsmile:
I'm 20 but although I achieved my goals, I still remain active to help motivate, support, and chat with others! I know how hard it can be but it is important to just keep at it! ROCK ON!!

Asheriee

My name is Ashley I'm 20 years old and have about 65 lbs to lose. I never had an eating disorder but through high school, and even middle school, I had poor self image. I would restrict my calorie intake for months and then give up. I'm a yo-yoer.

Happy to say I'm finally going to do it the healthy way and eat well with exercise.

Anyone and everyone is welcome to add me.

modernshieldmaiden

I was there in high school, too. Starved myself, ran off 2000+ calories every day, binged/purged, cried all night over how I looked. The only thing that stopped the binging/purging for me was going vegan, so I'm glad SOMETHING stopped that vicious cycle for me. --All I'm trying to say is, I know how it feels.

I've see-sawed through about the same 50 pounds more times than I can count. We have really similar stats, even. Going to go ahead and add you!

louisegibbs85

Welcome and good luck on your journey. Hope that you will find this site helpful and encouraging as I have

skinny_search

Thanks everyone. I am loving the site so far. I've lost 2 lbs so far since tracking last Tuesday