JustForMe
Gold Member
I've been on and off this forum for 10 years! That's crazy to me. I've done every diet imaginable. Several variants of VLCD. Slimming world, Weight Watchers, Atkins, Calorie Counting. More I can't even think of. It is always a battle. I lose weight, I get comfortable and then I never stick to anything. All of my 20's I've had a battle with obesity and feeling like crap. I've avoided taking any pictures of myself, I've even felt too embarrassed to leave the house because of the way I look.
A lot has changed in the last 10 years. I got married, I moved from the UK to the states, I had a kid. She's now three years old and I struggled to keep up with her and I feel like I cannot enjoy doing things with her because my weight holds me back. I was always in a rush too. I wanted to reach my goal weight the fastest and easiest way possible. That just does not work. Well for me anyway.
Mid June this year I realized that in 6 months I would be turning 30! I don't want to feel like this for another decade. I don't want to avoid the camera, I want to feel confident enough to putting on my bathing suit and go swimming with my daughter. We live in the South so the summer is really hot and we have access to an awesome pool. I have way too much access to fast food, I cannot walk anywhere because unless you live in a really big city here you can't. I've got complacent and I have got lazy.
I always tend to steer towards low carb. I knew a lot about keto from previous diets but never thought it was really sustainable. But it is! I don't miss all the things I ate before for comfort. I've found so many easy substitutions for when I want pasta based dishes. It's so easy. I don't even have to think about what I put in my mouth. I don't need to log and track every bit of food that I eat and no feeling hungry.
Anyway, enough of a ramble. I guess this is my mini diary and keeping up with my own thoughts. Good luck to everyone starting their journeys, again. And everyone else, you are doing fantastic!
A lot has changed in the last 10 years. I got married, I moved from the UK to the states, I had a kid. She's now three years old and I struggled to keep up with her and I feel like I cannot enjoy doing things with her because my weight holds me back. I was always in a rush too. I wanted to reach my goal weight the fastest and easiest way possible. That just does not work. Well for me anyway.
Mid June this year I realized that in 6 months I would be turning 30! I don't want to feel like this for another decade. I don't want to avoid the camera, I want to feel confident enough to putting on my bathing suit and go swimming with my daughter. We live in the South so the summer is really hot and we have access to an awesome pool. I have way too much access to fast food, I cannot walk anywhere because unless you live in a really big city here you can't. I've got complacent and I have got lazy.
I always tend to steer towards low carb. I knew a lot about keto from previous diets but never thought it was really sustainable. But it is! I don't miss all the things I ate before for comfort. I've found so many easy substitutions for when I want pasta based dishes. It's so easy. I don't even have to think about what I put in my mouth. I don't need to log and track every bit of food that I eat and no feeling hungry.
Anyway, enough of a ramble. I guess this is my mini diary and keeping up with my own thoughts. Good luck to everyone starting their journeys, again. And everyone else, you are doing fantastic!