Trying to stay motivated

grimendale

I've always had a weight problem (exacerbated by the eating habits encourage by my football coaches in middle and high school). It got worse in college as I stopped working out regularly. I brought my weight down significantly at the end of college through a combination of poverty and some (in hindisght) unhealthy eating habits, but it didn't last. Once I started eating again, I gained just over 100 lbs over the next few years. I'm 29 now and by learning how to eat (and how to cook healthy), and a non-junk food vegetarian diet, I've managed to lose 90% of the weight gained over the last year. At this point, I'm struggling to continue to give up the junk food that causes most of my weight loss so that I can lose that lingering pudge and actually be healthy for once. People may feel free to add me if they wish. I'm gearing up for the Peachtree Road Race in July (a 10k) and am planning to try and run a half marathon by the end of the year, though I'm focusing on weight training now and keeping the running down to once or twice a week (between 3 and 8 miles per run). I'm really trying to be serious about this and not let myself get caught up in the weight already lost to the point that I lose sight of the weight left to lose.