fevrpitchfiasco
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Hey there! I'm new to this forum, but not new to losing weight and gaining health. Even though I'm part of the way through my journey, I really feel lacking in support and weight loss buddies. Found this forum in a quick google search, and thought I'd join up!
My name is Codi, I'm 24, and I live in Washington (state, not DC!). My current weight is 337.5, which is down from my highest of 400! So that's a 62.5 pound loss so far! My weight has plateaued though. I've been justifying my laziness by saying that work's been crazy (I'm a manager at a fabric and craft store), and have been working crazy hours. I'm lucky that I haven't gained back any of the weight I've lost!
I don't really have a goal weight in mind, although I'd like to be back under 300 pounds. Haven't seen the 200's since elementary school! I was 165 in 3rd grade, 255 going into 7th. I'm 6' tall and pretty broad shouldered, so it helps to keep me looking proportionate, I guess.
I've struggled with my body image for years and years. As long as I can remember, I've hated what I've seen in the mirror. In the last couple years though, I've worked on gaining confidence and self-esteem. Even though I have some darker days (everyone does!), I can honestly say that I love myself and my body right now. Which makes me feel like I'm in a pretty good place to lose weight and change my body, you know? If you're big and hate yourself, all that's gonna change when you lose the weight is that there'll be less of you there to hate. You have to love and embrace yourself exactly as you are before you can successfully change anything. Just my feelings, though =) There are plenty of opinions out there and that's okay!
One small roadblock with my weight loss is my PCOS. Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome. It causes a lot of hormone imbalances. Tied in with this is Mitchell. He's the small microprolactinoma on my pituitary gland. But luckily, if you're gonna have a brain tumor, this is the one you want to have! He pretty much just sits on the couch and eats Doritos all day. So he gets to stay, for now. If he starts causing trouble, he'll have to get evicted. Through my nose. Which is kinda neat in a "oh hey, brain surgery" kinda way.
Anyway, I could keep going forever and ever. I really really like to talk, and I'm an open book!
My name is Codi, I'm 24, and I live in Washington (state, not DC!). My current weight is 337.5, which is down from my highest of 400! So that's a 62.5 pound loss so far! My weight has plateaued though. I've been justifying my laziness by saying that work's been crazy (I'm a manager at a fabric and craft store), and have been working crazy hours. I'm lucky that I haven't gained back any of the weight I've lost!
I don't really have a goal weight in mind, although I'd like to be back under 300 pounds. Haven't seen the 200's since elementary school! I was 165 in 3rd grade, 255 going into 7th. I'm 6' tall and pretty broad shouldered, so it helps to keep me looking proportionate, I guess.
I've struggled with my body image for years and years. As long as I can remember, I've hated what I've seen in the mirror. In the last couple years though, I've worked on gaining confidence and self-esteem. Even though I have some darker days (everyone does!), I can honestly say that I love myself and my body right now. Which makes me feel like I'm in a pretty good place to lose weight and change my body, you know? If you're big and hate yourself, all that's gonna change when you lose the weight is that there'll be less of you there to hate. You have to love and embrace yourself exactly as you are before you can successfully change anything. Just my feelings, though =) There are plenty of opinions out there and that's okay!
One small roadblock with my weight loss is my PCOS. Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome. It causes a lot of hormone imbalances. Tied in with this is Mitchell. He's the small microprolactinoma on my pituitary gland. But luckily, if you're gonna have a brain tumor, this is the one you want to have! He pretty much just sits on the couch and eats Doritos all day. So he gets to stay, for now. If he starts causing trouble, he'll have to get evicted. Through my nose. Which is kinda neat in a "oh hey, brain surgery" kinda way.
Anyway, I could keep going forever and ever. I really really like to talk, and I'm an open book!
