Thoughts on last year
One of my goals I set for myself last year was to lose weight. I didn't really have a "goal weight" in mind really, I just went into it with the mind set of "I'm going to try this and whatever happens, happens." According to my BMI, a normal weight for my height would be 170. I started keeping track in November 2010 when I weighed 225. That meant I had to lose 55 pounds to reach a normal weight. I thought that would be an impossible task that I would never be able to reach. I proved myself wrong. I now weigh 180 pounds (or maybe a tad more due to the fact I've been eating nonstop over Christmas). That means I have lost 45 pounds in 13 months. I used to wear a size 18 pants. I can now fit into a size 14 and could probably go lower, but I like my pants roomy. This is amazing to me. I was overweight pretty much my whole life, so I never dreamed I could do something like this.
It was a really slow process, but honestly it wasn't too bad. I've read accounts of people losing a lot of weight, and it seems like they have to go to extreme dieting measures, like eating 6 tiny meals a day, or cutting out a lot foods they used to eat, but I never had to do that. I would limit myself on certain things, like potato chips or any sweet things, but other than that I just ate what I normally did, but just tried to go for smaller portions. I stopped going back for seconds at dinner and really just paid more attention to when I was full and stopped eating when I'd had enough. I also got into a really bad habit of snacking on things during school when I was studying. I also took up swimming again, which is something I love doing, and I would walk dogs for and hour or so each day when I was housesitting.
However, it's only been a year. From what I have read, it's really common for people to gain their weight back, but we shall see. I'm hoping my better eating habits stick. I'm hoping I can maintain this while I'm working.
And speaking of work, I never thought I would have a job by the end of the year. I searched and searched for so long and kept coming up with so many dead ends that I got very discouraged. After a while you feel like there is something wrong with you and it's all your fault that you can't get hired. So, yes, it was very rough for me so I'm thankful I got this job. I really hope I like it. Technically I start work on the 4th of January, but I'm going to go in for two days before that and get a feel for how things are run. I'm super excited to move out on my own to. I need to get my life started.
Joe also moved up here in May? June? Somewhere around there I think. It's been great being able to see so much of him. It was also the first time we were in the same city for Christmas, so that was neat.
That's about all I got. Must sleep now.
It was a really slow process, but honestly it wasn't too bad. I've read accounts of people losing a lot of weight, and it seems like they have to go to extreme dieting measures, like eating 6 tiny meals a day, or cutting out a lot foods they used to eat, but I never had to do that. I would limit myself on certain things, like potato chips or any sweet things, but other than that I just ate what I normally did, but just tried to go for smaller portions. I stopped going back for seconds at dinner and really just paid more attention to when I was full and stopped eating when I'd had enough. I also got into a really bad habit of snacking on things during school when I was studying. I also took up swimming again, which is something I love doing, and I would walk dogs for and hour or so each day when I was housesitting.
However, it's only been a year. From what I have read, it's really common for people to gain their weight back, but we shall see. I'm hoping my better eating habits stick. I'm hoping I can maintain this while I'm working.
And speaking of work, I never thought I would have a job by the end of the year. I searched and searched for so long and kept coming up with so many dead ends that I got very discouraged. After a while you feel like there is something wrong with you and it's all your fault that you can't get hired. So, yes, it was very rough for me so I'm thankful I got this job. I really hope I like it. Technically I start work on the 4th of January, but I'm going to go in for two days before that and get a feel for how things are run. I'm super excited to move out on my own to. I need to get my life started.
Joe also moved up here in May? June? Somewhere around there I think. It's been great being able to see so much of him. It was also the first time we were in the same city for Christmas, so that was neat.
That's about all I got. Must sleep now.