my official restart post!

ace175
ace175 Posts: 518 Member
in Getting Started
(long post...sorry!!) Hello! I'm Ashleigh! I'm 22, and a brand new teacher (Kindergarten)! I've been a member on here since Jan. 2011. I lost 40 pounds by May, and I felt amazing! After many different life situations, including moving in with my S/O, a family death, and other family issues, I got into this awful funk. I just pretty much gave up by that Thanksgiving. It seemed like every other month I was trying to restart. I had a personal trainer, but I really did not enjoy it. The working out has never been my problem, it has been my eating. I love to eat. Especially really really good (but naughty!) foods! pizza, any type of potatoes (especially when covered in cheese and bacon), desserts, pasta.....basically any super carb...I love it all! And I love a lot of it! I completely lost my self control. When I was losing weight, I would still eat the things I loved, but just a lot less of it. And that is what has ruined me. I haven't been taking into account how much I've been eating. It is now the end of October 2013, and I've gained the 40 pounds back that I lost in 2011, plus probably at least 25 more (I've been refusing to step on the scale....) But now I'm getting married June 28th, and I'm just so uncomfortable with where I'm at. Not even for the sake of the wedding because I'm not trying to be superficial about that. I just really hate how I've let myself go. When I was on this site before, I would be so active in the forums, and loved learning about new fitness things, recipes, exercises, etc. It was enjoyable. And I'm looking to get that back. I have some amazing followers already, who were there for me when I first began. I'm surprised most of them are still here, because I have not been a good follower back! But I'm changing that. Not starting tomorrow, but starting right now. I'm not just writing this, and then in two days giving up. I'm working on improving myself for good. If you'd like to follow me, I'd love to have some more friends for my new journey!

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  • pwittek10
    pwittek10 Posts: 723 Member
    On are not on a diet, but a life style change
    Go for it , you are worth it
  • OMGeeeHorses
    OMGeeeHorses Posts: 732 Member
    you got this!! the first start of a journey is admitting you have a journey to make! Just know having what you want in life is not bad, you just need that pizza in moderation as well as potato with cheese and bacon and so forth. What helped me a great deal was reading every nutritional panel I could on the food I was eating ( also use an app called fooducate) and it educated me on how badly I was eating with certain foods. so I try to eat more healthier and let the bad stuff in every once in a while. I am taking my journey slower than most so I can allow my skin time to tighten up again so I don't need surgery. I let myself go a long time ago when I had issues in my marriage and with my new in laws and now I am paying for it and well it sucks but then its making me a much better young rounded woman. So don't beat yourself up on bad days, just pick yourself up and dust yourself off and KEEP FIGHTING!!
  • ace175
    ace175 Posts: 518 Member
    thanks for the great reply and support! great job on your journey so far!!!
  • marzajones
    marzajones Posts: 17 Member
    I would love to be friend I am heavier than I've ever been in my whole life and like you am determined to tap away at this until I reach my goal weight. All the best in your journey, you can do it! I'm a teacher too!
  • KeepGoingKylene
    KeepGoingKylene Posts: 432 Member
    welcome back to mfp land!
    Good luck on your journey, feel free to add me, I can always use a good supporter! :drinker:
  • kkay3182
    kkay3182 Posts: 90 Member
    Restarting as well!!! Lets drop the pounds and salute a better life.... really I just want to fit on the rides before I go to Disney or Busch gardens again!! :flowerforyou:

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