Hello to All!

Nikipowpez

I have never really had a problem with my weight. I took dance classes the whole time I was growing up. I was always active and in shape. If I happened to find an extra 5-10 pounds I could lose it no problem. Last March (a year ago) I quit smoking and without changing my diet or exercise habits I gained 20 pounds in the first month. I decided to get my butt in gear to lose it and started monitoring my calorie intake and going to the gym at my work 3 days a week and taking 2 cardio kick boxing classes a week. After 2 months I had gained another 10 pounds. Over the next 7 months I was on again/off again going to the gym and pretty much stopped watching my diet. Okay, I ate like crap. Somehow I managed to stay at 192 and not gain a single pound. Talk about annoying! I was exercising and dieting and gained weight. When I stop, so does my weight.

After a minor bout of depression following the holidays, a friend of mine referred me here to really work on tracking what I eat and encouraged me to start exercising again. I have been using this site for over 2 months now to track my food/calories and exercise. I have actually managed to lose 10 pounds over 3 months and this past weekend I gained 3 pounds while only going over my calorie goal by 200 one day.

My first mini-goal was to get under 180 pounds and my second one was to be around 175 by the time I went on vacation the last week of April. Here it is the middle of April and I haven't even hit my first goal yet. I'm frustrated so I figure I should join the community defer to the experts. :bigsmile: I have realized there are so many resources here I haven't tapped into yet.

Amairee

Hello there! Congrats on the success you've had so far, even if its come with some frustrations, you're still doing great and moving forward! Hope you find the help you need here.