Hello!
I'm new to the forum but not new to losing weight. I've always been on the bigger side since I was a kid but I've also always been very active. Unfortunately I eat wayyyyyyy too much! On the plus side I grew up in a family of good cooks so I always had fresh homemade meals and I HATE soda/sweetened fruit juices (If it's not water, unsweetened almond milk or freshly squeezed fruit/veggie juice I won't drink it). So from that standpoint I don't have a hard time eating good stuff, I just struggle terrible with incorrect portioning and binging. As a result I've fluctuated between being overweight and obese. Competitive swimming and cross country kept my weight from skyrocketing during high school but I was still heavy at around 170-180lbs. Then in college more weight began to creep on to about 240lbs. I became a pescetarian my junior year and have continued ever since. I lost some weight then graduated and moved across the country. I rented a new apartment with my boyfriend of 4 years and that's when my weight jumped to 260! I couldn't financially afford to cook as freshly as I had been and it didn't help that my boyfriend is a thin military man that loves his snacks (so of course I then caught myself snacking on things I never would've snacked on before). Now that I can afford my own groceries again and my apartment complex is opening the renovated fitness center tomorrow I'm ready to end the cycle for good! I'm keeping a daily food diary and religiously measuring out portions otherwise I know I'll overeat. I'm so ready to look my age (22) instead of someone much older. Wish me luck!
I'm new to the forum but not new to losing weight. I've always been on the bigger side since I was a kid but I've also always been very active. Unfortunately I eat wayyyyyyy too much! On the plus side I grew up in a family of good cooks so I always had fresh homemade meals and I HATE soda/sweetened fruit juices (If it's not water, unsweetened almond milk or freshly squeezed fruit/veggie juice I won't drink it). So from that standpoint I don't have a hard time eating good stuff, I just struggle terrible with incorrect portioning and binging. As a result I've fluctuated between being overweight and obese. Competitive swimming and cross country kept my weight from skyrocketing during high school but I was still heavy at around 170-180lbs. Then in college more weight began to creep on to about 240lbs. I became a pescetarian my junior year and have continued ever since. I lost some weight then graduated and moved across the country. I rented a new apartment with my boyfriend of 4 years and that's when my weight jumped to 260! I couldn't financially afford to cook as freshly as I had been and it didn't help that my boyfriend is a thin military man that loves his snacks (so of course I then caught myself snacking on things I never would've snacked on before). Now that I can afford my own groceries again and my apartment complex is opening the renovated fitness center tomorrow I'm ready to end the cycle for good! I'm keeping a daily food diary and religiously measuring out portions otherwise I know I'll overeat. I'm so ready to look my age (22) instead of someone much older. Wish me luck!