I want to lose weight too...10-15 lbs would be great..but all I seem to do is gain :( It almost seems impossible for me
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I want to lose weight too...10-15 lbs would be great..but all I seem to do is gain :( It almost seems impossible for me
I know all about battling weight too, I have a very sad, painful past when it comes to weight. For about 4 years I delt with depression and to cope I would sit on the couch and eat until my zipper was about to bust. I could easily polish of an entire bag of doritos in about an hour while watching TV. I am only 5 feet tall, which made it even worse. At the peak of my depression I weighed in at 155 pounds (remember, I'm only 5 feet tall), after reading those numbers on the scale it made me EVEN MORE depressed. The summer of 2000 my parents sent me to the horse camp I now work at as a camper for 4 weeks. The camp changed me forever (for the good). It changed my viewpoint on my life, my self-esteem, etc. When I came back from camp I had lost about 35 pounds! I lost all that weight because I was forced to eat 3 healthy balanced meals a day and my snacks were limited (only 2 candy bars a day allowed). The physical demand I put on my body was intense, I was not used to the hard labor- caring for 52 horses is more than hard. When I got back home I stuck to a healthier diet (not ideal, but better) and I tried to work out as much as possible, nowhere near as intense, bike rides, walks, swimming, etc. Today the depression is gone, the weight is in control and I couldn't be any happier. The last time I weighed myself (couple of days ago) I was 117 pounds. So all together, I have lost about 40 pounds, give or take. The only bag thing about the dramatic weight loss is stretch marks, I have some on my hips and near my breasts. :( They are not extremely visable, but I can see them and that is what bugs me- if only I could get rid of those! Much rather have the stretch marks than the fat that gave them to me!
If you are trying to loose weight, the number one rule is start off slow, do not pile a huge task on yourself- make a reachable goal. Do not wake up one day and say "I am going to walk 6 miles a day", before you even start you will give up! Instead just walk a couple of blocks every other day, slowly and steadily build up the exercise to a manageable, reasonable amount- so you do not give up! Exercise is more important than watching what you eat if you ask me. I need to make some improvements in my eating habits but I am not complaining with the results. Right now my goal is tightening up my tummy, I have some bulge that I would like to get rid of, hehe. :p