Getting Back on the Saddle

TeamBlackAnchor

So the other night I watched a movie called the Fat Boy Chronicles. Supposedly it's based on a true story about a 14 year old who is teased for his weight. He is 5'5" and 188 pounds at the start of the movie. Multiple characters in the movie, even the doctor, make a huge deal about his size. I get it. Being fat puts you at a health risk and doesn't seem attractive in the public eye. Well I'm 27, 5'6" and 222 pounds. For a movie that's supposed to be empowering it made me feel even worse. Maybe it was guilt creeping up...

See, back in December I'd gotten down to around 209 and was feeling awesome. I was on the right track. Then I started going to events for a social group I became involved with (primarily centered around eating) and I got lazy and gave in to the gluttony. I went in the complete opposite direction and said to myself, "I want to eat ANYTHING I want, and I don't care if it makes me gain weight!". It was a vicious cycle. The pants I'd starting fitting in better became tight again, I got depressed, and then I ate some more. Carb loaded dinners, snacks late at night....You name it, I ate it. And I wasn't exercising at all, still working at a sedentary desk job too. It was a death wish in a burger wrapper.

Now here I am, open and honest, wanting to change. I've already started going on weekly walks with my family and I am curbing my carbs to a more manageable level. And what do I want from you? Friendship, support, advice...all of the above (and you'll get the same back from me). So what do you think? Can we do it?


-Lindsey

kk_140

Of course you can do it!