Hi, my name is Lauren and im 23 years old. Im starting a blog to track and record my start to a new life. you must be wondering what in the world i am talking about. Ill tell you....its my start to a new healthier and skinnier me or my weight loss journey. Just a little bit of background information on me, ive never been "FAT" id like to call it big boned haha.
I started to notice i was a little bit bigger in the 8th grade then some of my friends. I never thought anything of it and it really didnt bother me. Going into highschool i became athletic and lost some weight and i actually felt wonderfull! I had surgery and ended all athletic activity for awhile. so i packed on a few pounds. I do not recall any actual weight but im sure it was about 170 at the time. Going in to college i probably weighed in about 210. I was miserable!!! I think it was then when i kinda started to get depressed about my weight. Did i do anything about it? NO!!! but see i was never a big eater i just didnt always eat healthy! Needless to say my weight has fluctuated alot over my life. Im now 23 and i weigh 240. Im miserable, depressed and not happy and im sure that if i dont do something now i can have health problems.
ive tried diets, doesn't work, but instead noticed times when i was losing weight was when i ate right proportions and excersiced! Weight loss just isnt something you start, its a life changing decision, you have to change bad habits, eating, the way you think and they way you see things. You have to be strong willed and dedicated. Theres been times in my life when i did not have all these things or was willing to change, but i am now.
Starting tomorrow March 7, 2011 will be my first day of what will be a lifetime of happiness (trust me it will). I decided to blog about this because A. im hoping for words of encouragement B. that someone can read my blog and may be motivated to start their weight loss journey as well and C. (most important) to have someone motivate me in times of struggle (and there will be). Now i have a nice support group (family) but sometimes its hard because just dont motivate enough. So im hoping eventually i will get some followers!
I will like to end with; that there are plenty of bigger people whom are very happy with their weight. I am not though. It took me a long time to realize why i wasnt happy and i finally did. I have all the tools to change this and i will. It wont be easy and im sure there will be times that i will fall backwards, but i control my happiness not my weight.
For while i will post everyday about things i ate how i felt and my exercise activities. Eventually i will post pictures to show my transformation. I hope everyone stays tuned and please please leave me some feed back!!!
