Looking for friends and support!!

ClarissaMarie94
ClarissaMarie94 Posts: 20 Member
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My name is Clarissa and I'm looking for people who will support me and give me ideas and things like that! (: The support will definitely be reciprocated. Any ages!!
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A little about me: I'm 18 years old, 333lbs (recently lost 32lbs so far!!), love to laugh and have fun!

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  • cingroomer
    cingroomer Posts: 6 Member
    Good for you Clarissa, it sounds like you are on the right track. Keep it up.
  • tigressdivinity
    tigressdivinity Posts: 4
    Good for you Clarissa! At 18, you're getting a great early start on getting healthier! My change began with my diet. I switched out all my snacks. I used to eat a lot of candy and ice cream and potato chips, but I got more health conscious and realized that there are healthier snacks out there... AND THEY AREN'T BLAND VEGETABLES!!! I started eating things that were lower calorie by far and low fat. Some of the things I snack on are:

    Aged White Cheddar Rice Popcorn: It's called Pirate's Booty. You can get it from Costco in a huge bag for $3 - $6 depending on if there's a sale.
    Fiber bars: I personally like the chocolate ones. I found the brownies to be very bland, but some people like those as well.
    Apple Chips: Bare Fruit makes these baked apple chips. They are so sweet and crunchy! I love them.
    Honey & Oat Bars: Nature Valley makes these and they are soooo good. I was skeptical at first, but they are awesome.

    I stopped drinking soda and juice and switched to water and gatorade (when I exercise).

    My step mom really inspired me first. She was in the 200-300 lbs range, and she got on a weight watchers points plan and started going to Curves and lost about 100 lbs. She inspired me to keep trying.

    At my house, everybody got on the "Gym" train after that, but my fiance and his brother go to the gym near their work (a long commute away) and I end up having to go by myself at the local gym (and dropping the baby off at the child care to do so). Unfortunately, my results on going to the gym have been quite the opposite as my fiance's. So having a gym buddy clearly is a better motivation than going alone. Nonetheless, I am trying it alone.

    Several of my friends are what some might call "gym rats." It's hard looking at other people and seeing their results, and saying, "Why can't I do that?" But I learned that the reality is, it's a lot of hard work that you have to DEDICATE your time and energy to do. If you want to look like those people, you have to eat right and exercise it out. Abs are made in the kitchen, so I figured I'd start there. But I love that they are disciplined enough to go to the gym and maintain their shape. Nothing wrong with that! Maybe one day you and I can be just as disciplined as they are.

    Good luck on your journey. I hope we can keep in touch to stay motivated.
  • doingitforjesus
    doingitforjesus Posts: 13 Member
    Way to go on the loss already :smile: You are doing the right thing starting young. I would love to be here to encourage you on your journey:happy:
  • keely1998
    keely1998 Posts: 148 Member
    your doing GREAT feel free to add me
  • Stutz77
    Stutz77 Posts: 113
    feel free to add and you are already doing awesome
  • JenniBaby85
    JenniBaby85 Posts: 855 Member
    Feel free to add me if you'd like. Good job on the weight loss so far!
  • ergumm
    ergumm Posts: 82 Member
    It sounds like you have got a good start! You are doing amazing!! Please feel free to add me :-)
  • ClarissaMarie94
    ClarissaMarie94 Posts: 20 Member
    Thank you! I absolutely love the Nature Valley Bars and Fiber One bars. They are my favorite snack! And I love Yoplait yogurts now that they don't have any high fructose corn syrup anymore!
    I hope that we can stay in touch too! Just feel free to message me any time!
  • Aquamum9
    Aquamum9 Posts: 51
    You're doing awesome and have such a positive outlook! Feel free to add me, I'm very new here also and could also use as much support as possible :)

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