Mid 20s, working from home, definitely not in shape B)

[taraheidi]

Hi everyone! I'm new here. I have been steadily gaining a bit too much weight my whole life and I forgot to stop I guess, I'm approaching 230 now and my 26th birthday is at the end of July. I'd like to get back down to something healthier. I like photos of me where I weighed 170, but in terms of goals I think I also am interested in just feeling healthier and using my body better. Exercise is a difficult point since I generally don't like to leave my home and I have a small living space. I'll be starting a diary and hopefully being involved here, the last time I lost weight (for prom) was very successful because I had a forum to support me and I could support others. Boy I ate a lot of cheese sticks during those months.

I'm excited to get to know some of you!

 

[Trusylver]

Welcome to the forum

 

[myleanbaby]

Glad to have you here and really like your approach with your goals... health and how you feel is really the most important thing, and something I am trying to focus on myself, even more than a number on the scale.

 

[alligatorob]

Hey Tara, welcome to the forum! You are starting right, I find a diary to be a great help.

in terms of goals I think I also am interested in just feeling healthier and using my body better.

That's a great goal, and you should start feeling better not long after getting started. Cheese sticks aren't all bad, but like any other food too much can be.

I look forward to reading about your progress!

 

[Truffle Monster]

Welcome!

You’ve got some good goals. I’ll make sure I’ll check out your diary.

 

[taraheidi]

Welcome to the forum

Thank you for the welcome! I'm happy to be here

Glad to have you here and really like your approach with your goals... health and how you feel is really the most important thing, and something I am trying to focus on myself, even more than a number on the scale.

Thanks! It's a struggle to focus on for sure, but if I don't change my mindset I'll never like myself

Hey Tara, welcome to the forum! You are starting right, I find a diary to be a great help.
That's a great goal, and you should start feeling better not long after getting started. Cheese sticks aren't all bad, but like any other food too much can be.

I look forward to reading about your progress!

Thank you! I agree, I liked them at the time of course but I definitely wore myself out and didn't have great balance in my diet. I was just trying to minimize calories

Welcome!

You’ve got some good goals. I’ll make sure I’ll check out your diary.

Thank you very much! I try~

 

[positiveyou]

Hi everyone! I'm new here. I have been steadily gaining a bit too much weight my whole life and I forgot to stop I guess, I'm approaching 230 now and my 26th birthday is at the end of July. I'd like to get back down to something healthier. I like photos of me where I weighed 170, but in terms of goals I think I also am interested in just feeling healthier and using my body better. Exercise is a difficult point since I generally don't like to leave my home and I have a small living space. I'll be starting a diary and hopefully being involved here, the last time I lost weight (for prom) was very successful because I had a forum to support me and I could support others. Boy I ate a lot of cheese sticks during those months.

I'm excited to get to know some of you!

Hello - they say and I know - the space you need for a workout can be your arm span - squats, chair dips, knee raises, crunches, press-ups and so on are limited space exercises - throw in a resistance band and your rocking — but would recommend NOT over tracking yourself -take some measurements of wAist / hips/ thigh and arms and most important set a visual goal (clothing is usually best for this) and a DATE to achieve - but look forward to following your progress

 

[taraheidi]

Hello - they say and I know - the space you need for a workout can be your arm span - squats, chair dips, knee raises, crunches, press-ups and so on are limited space exercises - throw in a resistance band and your rocking — but would recommend NOT over tracking yourself -take some measurements of wAist / hips/ thigh and arms and most important set a visual goal (clothing is usually best for this) and a DATE to achieve - but look forward to following your progress

Thank you for the advice! I definitely want to limit how often I weigh myself, even though it's an easy option for measurable "progress." I have been discouraged by the scale in the past and hope to avoid that this time by using size measurements instead, especially since I do want a little muscle to grow! I'm definitely going to see about getting a resistance band to help with my exercise.