Hi Girls!
My Name is Pili, I’m from Chile.
Well, I was always the chubby kid, not so much of an active person, I was more stay at home reading kind of kid. My mom always told me how big I was, so this problem has been with me, and I’ve been conscious about it since I can remember. I’m not really tall, 163 centimeter (uhm 5’3 I think) and currently my weight is 80 kilos(176 p). How did I end up here, in such a bad state? Well, three main, and sad, reasons.

When I was 13 my dad died, and I had depression, between the pills and me not wanting to do anything I gained a lot of weight. After struggling for 5 years, I finally was happy again, though just big. When I started the university everything was fine and fun, till I was 21 and the doctor discovered I have hypothyroidism. Basically it means that I gain weight a lot faster than people, had less energy than most and my metabolism works not in the best way. Then that same year I won a scholarship to study in the states for a year, and teach Spanish. It was awesome, i made the best friends ever, had more fun than I could have possibly asked for, and gain so much in so many aspects. Sadly, the American college diet, plus all those amazing candies, and my thyroid condition, became extra kilos. Another possible reason is that I have insomnia, terrible case I sleep like 3 hours a day at most, and at night is when I crave for food. I’ve tried everything for curing it, from pills, to teas, breathing exercises, new pillow, nothing works. So I’m open for advice, and suggestions for “night snacks!Funny thing is I do eat healthy food, I kind of hate fast food and all that, basically because I a good cook and love doing it. But… candies, chocolates… they always win.

So... It was New Year, I was drinking champagne and decided that a change was what I needed. That’s more less when I started to look for help on the internet and by a happy coincidence I found MFP. I’m planning to become a healthier person, not just skinny. I called my doctor, asked for an appointment and asked him what suggestions he had. He said that my target weight should be 54-53 kilos ( 119-116), given my structure and my hormones. He also said that right now I’m mostly fat, 43%. He also suggested 1200 calories a day, just what MFP proposed for me.

The truth is I hate working out, mainly because I feel uncomfortable and clumsy. What I do like, and love, is belly dancing and bikes. I don’t have any clear goals right now, how much should I lose in a month or anything. Right now I just want to get used to eat less and progressively add more workouts. But I could use some advice in this area.
I’d love to meet all of you and I do need support, it is hard for me to keep on track. But I also would love to give support to other.

Pili