If you've somehow stumbled across this blog...hi! Not sure why you're here, but hell, maybe you'll get something out of it.
I've been struggling with my weight for the last 13 years. I went from a size 8 to a 14 my freshman year of high school. I managed to get to about a size 10 by my senior year, but then I went to college, and started to gain weight back. Between typical college weight, and the strain of family tragedy, I graduated larger than ever before. I thought once I was out of school I could make the changes I needed, but nothing stuck.
At my largest, I weighed 270 lbs. I'm down to 240 lbs, and have held that weight for the past year or so. But I'm 5'3, and I hate my body. I need to lose about another 100 lbs before I'll be where I want to be.
I know now that part of my weight gain was due to a condition called Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. The condition tends to hit in puberty, and one of the side effects is weight gain. While my diet at the time certainly didn't help, it helps to know that part of the problem was something out of my control.
But I'm no longer a teenager. And I'm tired of fighting my body, and even more tired of hating it. I haven't been okay with my body since I was in middle school. I refuse to go through the rest of my life like this.
This week, I finally signed up for the Nerd Fitness Academy. I've been hanging around their forums for months, and I love the other resources available on the site. I'm hoping that by going through this program, and making small changes over a period of time, that I might finally be able to get in shape and live the life I want to have.
This blog is to help me keep track of my progress, and to give me a place vent frustrations and the like. I don't really expect anyone to read it, but I do better with an electronic journal than a paper one.
This is our starting point. Let's see where we end up.
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