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I'm 19, I never really hit "rock bottom". But, I moved out on my own at 17 and I decided that since I was completely in control of what I ate now, I needed to take responsibility for my weight. I have always been overweight and most of it was do to my lifestyle while living at home. There was always stress and there was always food, not the best combination. I guess a big tipping point was when I realized the health implications of being obese. Diabetes runs in my family and my close aunt has it the worst, she's obese also and she's in the process of going blind, she's been in and out of the hospital for the past few years, and just in this last year she's had to start dialysis. She's only in her early 50's. I don't want that to happen to me.
So! That's just a couple reasons why I'm trying to get fit and healthy! So far I'm about 28 lbs down! About 50 more to go!0 -
wow sounds like the only way out of that tunnel was fitness and healthy eating! good job you've come a long way (: keep at it!I'm 19, I never really hit "rock bottom". But, I moved out on my own at 17 and I decided that since I was completely in control of what I ate now, I needed to take responsibility for my weight. I have always been overweight and most of it was do to my lifestyle while living at home. There was always stress and there was always food, not the best combination. I guess a big tipping point was when I realized the health implications of being obese. Diabetes runs in my family and my close aunt has it the worst, she's obese also and she's in the process of going blind, she's been in and out of the hospital for the past few years, and just in this last year she's had to start dialysis. She's only in her early 50's. I don't want that to happen to me.
So! That's just a couple reasons why I'm trying to get fit and healthy! So far I'm about 28 lbs down! About 50 more to go!0 -
I'm eighteen and I have always hated my body. I inherited genetics in which I store muscle and fat very easily and I wasnt the healthiest because I ate when I was sad which was alot. Im ready to kick this fat off of my body!0
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I'm 19, and I've always been a big girl. I was over 10 pounds at birth. I have tried before to lose weight, but never made a serious enough commitment, so it didn't work. What really did it in for me was last year when I started college. I was very stressed and I tried to drown it all out with food, but it ended up not helping my stress any and I ended up broke and heavier. I finally decided to make a commitment and now here I am, well part of me at least. I've lost 44 pounds in 9 months and still want to lose 18 more!! Now I feel better about myself, I actually enjoy taking selfies (don't worry, I'm not one of THOSE) turned to my side to show off that there's less of a gut now. I still don't have fitting clothes, but that will be the icing on the cake I'm sure!!!
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Always used to train for sports. Got really depressed and let myself go. Decided to become a sikkant.0
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24. I was always a very active girl and participated in sports all my life. I developed a severe anxiety problem a year ago and gained 30lbs, which caused me more anxiety. I hope to go back to my old weight and fitness regime.0
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I'm 22 and I've tried and failed too many times to lose weight. I hit my heaviest not too long after promising myself that I'd never see 200 on the scale. I just feel like I've really let myself go and have never been too worried about the consequences (except that I would really like to go shopping for clothes and not feel like the odd girl out, not panic in the dressing rooms, not have to pick up larger sizes of clothing, etc). Now I'm more concerned with my health (I never used to snore, but I've developed sleep apnea and it's embarrassing, and I'm getting sores from skin rubbing together and that's even more embarrassing) and I want to take charge to look great, feel great, be in great health, and do more for other people (I love helping people and I would get out to help even more than I do now if I could be more confident and less critical about my appearance).0
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I'm 22 and I've tried and failed too many times to lose weight. I hit my heaviest not too long after promising myself that I'd never see 200 on the scale. I just feel like I've really let myself go and have never been too worried about the consequences (except that I would really like to go shopping for clothes and not feel like the odd girl out, not panic in the dressing rooms, not have to pick up larger sizes of clothing, etc). Now I'm more concerned with my health (I never used to snore, but I've developed sleep apnea and it's embarrassing, and I'm getting sores from skin rubbing together and that's even more embarrassing) and I want to take charge to look great, feel great, be in great health, and do more for other people (I love helping people and I would get out to help even more than I do now if I could be more confident and less critical about my appearance).
You go Bumble!
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I'm 18 and I am just looking to get back on track. I played volleyball very competitively throughout my high school years, but I made the decision not to play college ball. Since my last season I've been pretty dang lazy, and I am tired of feeling cruddy all of the time. I'm ready to get back in the condition that I was in as an athlete!0
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I like being a smaller weight.This past year I really just kind of just let myself do whatever,which I'm not okay with.0
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I'm 20 and had some unhealthy eating habits in high school and originally joined MFP back then to track cals. Now I use it to make sure I'm in a healthy weight loss calorie range because I'm still super self conscious and would like to lose some body fat without dipping back into old habits.0
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18 (19 in a week :P )
I hit rock bottom today actually, after analyzing exactly what it was I ate yesterday (I wouldn't be surprised if it was 3000 kcal), I'm an emotional eater, like a few of you who have commented, so when I am stressed, nervous, or sad, I shove food in my face until I need to roll to move. It's bad. Also, I have a gap between my legs, but I noticed it is a lot smaller than 3 weeks ago. And my belly. Oh goodness. See, I moved out of the house when I was 16 to go to boarding school, then uni, so I get lonely sometimes. My sister visited a few weeks ago, and ever since she left, this vicious cycle began and I can't stop eating. I don't exercise much because this uni is very demanding assignment-wise, so I'm always studying. I was a normal weight before, but I can't even step on the scale for fear I'm back to where I started.
Anyways, I'm fed up of feeling sorry for myself, and I know that since being on this website for a while, it really helps to keep track of what you eat and makes you feel so much more accountable for what it is you do. I want to feel good again, happy with the amount I eat, and be proud of the work I have done on my bod!!!0 -
I'm 22, and I didn't hit a "rock bottom" but I finally find the motivation I needed to lose the weight I've been talking about for years now. I feel so much happier and healthier, I have no more chest pains, I can actually run without hurting my knees and find a man who supports me and loves me even how I am now. We can do this!0
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Hi! I'm also 18 and trying to lose weight. I'm in the frustrating position of having always been healthy and reasonably fit, until I moved overseas away from my family for this year and I gained close to 15kg in my first three months. And patience with losing is incredibly difficult, because since I gained so quickly I feel I should be able to lose just as quickly as well, but that is not going to happen! My rock bottom was in Summer (June/July) when none of my summer clothes I brought with me fit, and I discovered that all my other pants had little holes in the inner seam between my thighs de to the dreaded chubrub! Worst. Anyway, I have lost 5kg so far, (3 with MFP) and am looking to lose the other ten. Good luck with everyone's weight loss!! 0
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22, decided i do not want to live this lifestyle & figured this would make a good progress report for weekly blogs. my goal is to lose 90 pounds in a year. I don't want to be skinny, but i have a lot of fat to get rid of and trade in for muscle. I have always been too fat or too skinny, so i decided to start living an athletic lifestyle to balance out my body.0
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21, and I'm sick of hating the way I look in photos. And since I carry *all* my fat on my stomach, I also got sick of the "When are you due?", and just generally being sick all the time.0
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18 and i wanna get in shape cause i start college next fall! haha super pumped for that. and yes also because i wanna live a long healthy live 0
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do it for you. Forget the people in college. who are they? doing it for them wont help you stay on track. I know from experience0
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hey man I am trying to get my dream body back...yea back...when i was 19 I started body building with my superviisor who does every competition for lifting and show so I got Massive Just super beasty pushed myself to hard tore my bicep so i had to stop lifting upperbody...then soon after I got partilla tendonitus in my knee enabeling me to run for 3 years started to run once it healed and then pushed too hard and got akiles tendonitus went back to physical tharapy now i just got done with physical tharapy 2 weeks ago and im just stoked to loose this beer gut tone up my body and get my V back...0
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Hey WE can relate tho. I am 21, and I had a child, and now trying to take the weight offI'm 18, but I have a son and am pregnant, so we probably can't relate.0 -
I'm almost 21. I wanted to get in shape for my birthday but then I got a stress fracture as I was exercising. Its been a month and I'm finally able to take the boot off but I still have to walk slowly and can't run or jog for another month. I'm always up for motivational friends, anyone feel free to add me!0
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23 here !0
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I'm 22 I was chubby growing up, and it was when I started college that I realized how awful my parents' eating habits are! I lost 20 lbs when I went off to college, and now I'm trying to lose another 20ish and get toned, and get into running.
I want to be one of those 70-somethings that still goes jogging every day. My boyfriend's grandmother is like that, she's a huge inspiration for me
I also want to look super hot in a bikini for the first time ever.0 -
I'm 20, a sophomore in college. My senior year of high school I gained about 20 pounds and haven't lost it since I haven't changed my lifestyle. One of the harder things is trying to lose weight on the birth control shot since it increases appetite, but I don't want to complain about something like that. I decided to start the forums after attempting (and failing) to lose weight for over a year. I'm hoping I can find motivation in talking to other people! 0
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I was overweight as a kid and hated gym class. A few years ago, I stepped on the scale and saw 190lbs as the reading so I promised myself I would change and to get healthier. I came on this site about a year and a half ago and have been here since0
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Hey, I'm a teen I can relate to those saying they were bullied a lot as kids! I have a crazy life story! Lol. But, I've tried this site multiple times and just haven't been able to stick with it, but I'm determined to stay on here this time. Any friends to help support me would be great! Good luck to you all! I know everyone can get their dream bodies if you set your mind to it and really try! 0
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19 here!
I was a very healthy weight, about 115 lbs, most of high school. The past couple of months in college resulted in me gaining about 20 pounds and I'm ready to lose it all again. Believe it or not, the 'compliments' I received in high school like "You skinny *****!" and "Go eat something" only caused me to eat more as if to prove myself and although I didn't gain weight then it makes it difficult to eat less now.
I'm ready to make a change and would like any others with a similar mentality to add me! Best of luck! 0 -
20, college student, and never hit rock bottom
My goal isn't so much about my body's appearance, but it's ability. I just kind of decided one day I wanted to learn parkour. And to do that, I need to be able to run and get fit. And then I learned I loved running, and wanted to run in a 5k race. And I loved that so much that this year I'm going to run two 5k races. And I have an ultimate goal to be able to run a full marathon (which is a long time coming, but I'm gonna do it!) So my dream body is one that can run! And it's also great because I've noticed as I run, my asthma gets progressively better. A lovely added bonus if I do say so myself.0
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