Hello Everyone! 50 pounds to go!

etaylor137

Hi! I'm a college student, just trying to figure things out. I have had stress from college and personal things going on and managed to gain 35 pounds my last three and half years of college. I was a little overweight when I started anyway, but I was fine, and I've been fine until recently when I measured my blood pressure, it was much higher than expected or had ever been before. It was suggested that I lose weight and report back and see what my blood pressure is in six months. It may not work because high blood pressure runs in the family, but I feel like I should try before I'm saddled with drugs. I also have had some hormonal imbalance being overweight, though nothing extreme.

I have 50 pounds to lose to get into a healthy BMI, and I'm excited to do so! I'm starting out aiming for losing two pounds a week until I'm out of the obese range, which is about 13 pounds to go. After that, I'm planning on going for sustainability, though I eat pretty healthy normally. I just eat too much, and too many carbs between meals and at night! But my basic nutrition is solid.

I want to get more into exercise. I view my weight loss ultimately as a tool for health, and exercise is of course crucial for that. I live in a cold part of the country and don't have a gym membership, so my cardio has been entirely running in place inside, which I actually like because I can watch things on my computer (I'm a film nerd). But I'm looking forward to when I can jog outside. I love to do yoga when I can. I'm really interested in strength training but I don't really know where or how to start. I just do squats and bicycle crunches and struggle to do even one push-up (hoping this will get better when I lose weight!) and bicep curls with my little 6 pound weights but I don't really know how many reps to be doing or what the end game of all that is.

Anyway, that's what I'm up to! Hi!

watch75

Hi! It sounds like you have a great attitude to start out with! That's a huge benefit!
I have 65 to lose and I live in a cold area too so my outdoor activities have been limited
However it's warming up so I can start getting outside soon.

I look forward to following your journey and supporting you along the way!

PS75

etaylor137

Nice to hear from you! Yeah the cold weather has not helped anyone lose weight I'm sure. I just feel like staying in, gaining fat, and hibernating like a squirrel. And this winter's been awful!