I have struggled with my weight since elementary school. It sucks! The most successful I have ever been with my weight loss was actually nearly 2 years ago when I lost 22 pounds in 4 months. I attribute that success to exercising regularly and keeping a food journal so I could see how many calories I was consuming.
When I slacked off on keeping the food journal, I started to gain weight again. When I was injured and couldn't run for 6 weeks, I got very depressed and quit using the food journal all together and as a result, my weight skyrocketed.
I have managed to keep myself under 250 pounds, but to me, that is heart wrenching. I was down to 202 at my lowest. I was ready to break through that 200 pound mark and for some reason, I couldn't. It was SO frustrating! That was when I started slacking.
This time it won't happen. I may not do it for the rest of my life, but I will do it for as long as it takes for me to understand how many calories are in different foods so that I know how much exercise I will need to do to burn them off. To further this effort I am going to find a nutrition class at the local college to take as well as some kind of fitness course so I can lose all the weight I need to in a healthy way and know how to keep it off!
Knowledge truly is power!
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