I think I may use this blog for two main things:
- To help improve my writing/general English skills.
- To help keep track of my weight loss journey, publicly but without people I'm close to reading everything I'm saying just yet. Shall let people see in time.
I've had a problem with my weight most of my life; I began putting on weight when I was about eight or nine years old. I used to become ill every year for a fortnight, Gastroenteritis, which kept my weight pretty low. But then it stopped and my weight rocketed - and been struggling to get it back to normal ever since.
So far, since last May, I've done pretty well. I've lost 2stone 5lb(35lbs for those who don't use stones), although that's partly down to the fact I was on the brink of developing bulimia. That .. phase - I'm resenting calling it a phase, but no other word to describe it at the moment - is almost completely over, it did last about 3 - 4 months but not on a daily basis. ( It was a daily basis thing when it started, but that lasted a fortnight).
Been attending the gym weekly; cut down on the amount I eat in general; cut down drastically on the amount of fried foods and sugary foods I consume; and now I'm going to begin training for the 5k Race for Life in June after my exams finish. So far I've not done that much, walked/jogged a mile and a half about ... 3 times? over the last fortnight. Damn you weather, damn you.
However I have tested how long it takes me to do 3 miles ( yes, 5k is about 3 miles -I swear they just say kilometres to make it sound longer) in the gym, and I managed it in 43 minutes. Not too bad for a first attempt at actually testing my distance running. If I can boost that up and do more training outside, then I'll be laughing.
Now, stats. I'll give a key for those who aren't sure what I'm meaning:
BW - Beginning weight
LW - Lowest weight
HW - Highest weight
GW - Goal weight.
CW - Current weight.
So, my stats are as follows :-
HW: 12st 8lbs (194lbs)
LW : 11st 6lbs (161lbs)
CW: 11st 10lbs.
I now can't be bothered working out the stones =pounds ratio, so if you want to figure it out it's 14lbs to 1 stone.
GW1: 11st 7 ( I had passed that, but it went back up. Shall get there again!)
GW2: 11st
GW3: 10st.
What are my reasons for losing weight?
Well, I want to feel more confident in myself in general. Feel good in the clothes I wear, and know that my health won't be in danger in the future. Oh, and so my fitness can improve. I like running but can't do it for very long. I want to be one of those girls that are noticed more, walking down the street looking particularly fit maybe, since then I wouldn't be hiding under layers of clothes to hide what I don't feel comfortable in.
I know that the whole 'skinny scene' isn't as attractive to people as it's made out to be, but I want to be like that. Not totally stick thin, but .. size 10 - 12 in clothes where I can have a nice tight abs and feeling awesome.
I'm suddenly aware that this post is going on quite a bit, so I'll continue this another day.
Au revoir, mes amis!
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