Hello! New here, long road ahead.
Hello everyone, I'm a 29 year old female living on the central coast in California. I have insulin resistance and have fought hard to keep weight off since I was 17 years old. I was a Marine for 4 years right out of high school, and every year it got tougher and tougher to keep my weight down, even though I was very fit.
Right after I got out I was very depressed and ballooned up to 214 lbs. I lost a good chunk of it and thought I would be able to keep it off, but with college and money problems and working 2 - 3 jobs, it piled right back on and then some. Even when I was working a desk job and a job that required a lot of walking (16 hours a week of walking and standing on top of my 40 hour a week desk job) I didn't lose any weight.
Now both my husband and I are done with the military and school, and we have good paying jobs. I am finally concentrating on fixing my weight once and for all. I have weighed 244 lbs for the past 2 years, and on Friday I went to the medical weight loss center to get an EKG, blood draw, weight and body fat calibration done. They prescribed me appetite suppressants, multi-vitamins, fat burner pills, and I get a weekly "lipo" shot. The first 3 days (I'm on day 2) are 600 calories and no carbs. Once my body reaches ketosis, I begin eating more calories and integrate fruits and vegetables back into my diet. They said most people lose 20 lbs in the first month, so I'm pretty excited! It hasn't been too difficult yet - the appetite suppressants really help with the cravings.
I'm excited to meet other people and hopefully find a workout buddy. Once I get past the first few weeks, I'm going to start Power 90, so maybe someone else here is doing that program as well.
