blackandwhiterainbowgirl
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My name's Esther, and I've joined this forum in hopes of being able to stick to my weight loss plans. I'm 25, and have been overweight since my teens. I've been trying to lose weight on and off for years, but have never managed to keep it up.
About a month ago a nurse at my doctors' made it clear that my weight is beginning to take a toll on my health, in terms of high blood pressure. This had made me determined to make a real go of it, so to speak.
My start weight was 16st 3lbs (6th April), and I have now reached 15st (22nd April). My goal is to get down to 10st or so, not too bothered about exactly how much I'll weigh, more worried about being as fit and healthy as I can be.
I'd love to manage this by my birthday (6th September), but I've no idea how realistic this is. Any advice would be more than welcome! This is the first time that I've sat down and had a good think about *what* I'm going to do, rather than simply say "I'll try to eat less", so I'm rather clueless in terms of what to do/expect.
At the moment I'm just dieting, but I'm hoping to add bike riding, gym visits and swimming soon. Tempted by trampolining too, for some odd reason...
About a month ago a nurse at my doctors' made it clear that my weight is beginning to take a toll on my health, in terms of high blood pressure. This had made me determined to make a real go of it, so to speak.
My start weight was 16st 3lbs (6th April), and I have now reached 15st (22nd April). My goal is to get down to 10st or so, not too bothered about exactly how much I'll weigh, more worried about being as fit and healthy as I can be.
I'd love to manage this by my birthday (6th September), but I've no idea how realistic this is. Any advice would be more than welcome! This is the first time that I've sat down and had a good think about *what* I'm going to do, rather than simply say "I'll try to eat less", so I'm rather clueless in terms of what to do/expect.
At the moment I'm just dieting, but I'm hoping to add bike riding, gym visits and swimming soon. Tempted by trampolining too, for some odd reason...
