Hi,
Another newbie here! I'm Micaela, 28 (well 29 next month!) and I'm from Australia, so hope you don't mind me joining in here!
I've started a diary if anyone wants to know my journey up to this point. But basics are that I started at 260pd (118kg) in 2004, got down to 160pd (73kg) by 2006, and since then have had a lot fo physical health problems, plus two more pregnancies and a complete meltdown of all the new habits I had built up last time so the weight has come back.
At the moment I started yesterday at 233pd (106kg) and I am having to start completely from scratch. Changing eating habits, building up an exercise routine etc it's even more daunting because I know exactly just how much effort I have to put in to get where I want to be, because I've already done it before, it's scary having to face it all again.
I am so totally disgusted in myself that I am using that as motivation for the time being until the food cravings lessen and the exercise becomes something I 'have' to do each day because I want to and then the motivation to keep going will just be there!
BigSkye I know exactly how you feel having regained the weight, so hopefully we can work through those numbers together! Good Luck
EvenAngelsFall I started out similarly to you the first time, the smallest I had ever been was when I was 17, and by 23 I was at my heaviest and being diagnosed with Type II diabetes. I didn't even know what it felt like to be a healthy weight because I'd never been there, and when I got there it was worth all the hard work. It is do-able and I wish you all the luck for your journey!
aswz It sounds like you are just powering along! Great work on the running
You're almost out of the 200's, good luck
Well I'll leave it there for now, I'm hoping that this week is going to be the start of something good, I'm weighing in on Fridays, and I'm also going to try a Zumba class tonight for the first time, so hopefully I don't look too stupid!
Micaela