This flab has got to GO- p.s. I'm new.

Mischieviousme777

Hi everyone! My story is a long one, so I am going to give the cliff's notes just in case there's anyone here who suffers from a.d.d. (like myself). Entered into what would soon be the most miserable period of my life at 21, weighing 180 lbs. Through much abuse (physical/emotional), I turned to food for comfort and ended up putting on 148 lbs during that 7 years (my gosh, that is a whole person, and every time I think that I let myself go like that, it upsets me). Over the next couple of years, I continued to make excuses for my weight, trying to come to terms with it internally. I would say things like "well, this is how G** made me, so this is how I am" etc etc. I tried many fad diets- south beach, pills, an all-liquid diet. No matter how much I would lose, at least some of it would come back. I hovered on the border of 300 lbs for a couple years.

Finally, last January I ended up getting the stomach flu pretty violently (like, 3 days worth violently). Something in my mind clicked at that point. I was literally purging my body of all the processed garbage I had been shoving into it all my life, and I really did not want to put it back in. So, I didn't. I began eating healthy. Portion control was still a huge struggle for me, but I got the hang of it, as soon as I learned how to properly balance my meals with protein and fiber, veggies, whole grains etc. Just through eating healthy, I managed to lose 43 lbs last year- and it has stayed off. Now it's time to kick it up a few notches though, as I want to be OUT of the 200's before my 33rd birthday in November. I plan to achieve this thru continuing to eat well, and I have added at least a 45 min workout each and every day.

nightengale7

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