Hi all,
I'm a new member here, and looking to hear people's weight loss stories as a way to share inspiration (and frustrations).
Here's mine:
When I was 15, I played two varsity sports and was going through my growth spurt. Unfortunately, I fell into some bad eating habits like eating a pint of Ben&Jerry's everyday before practice, and sharing a bag of candy with friends. These habits got worse over time and soon I was eating whole boxes of cereal after practice when no one was looking. When I was 16, my growth spurt slowed, and I gained 20 lbs that year (and maybe 1 inch of additional height.) Fortunately, I capped my overall weight gain to just under 30 lbs total before going to college - part of that was helped by joining Weight Watchers when I was 18. Freshman year of college, I gained another 10 lbs, and wouldn't lose that weight until 4 years later. While I was in college though, I got to see how other girls dealt with and thought about body image and food, and I actually learned a lot. One of my roommates was bulimic (fortunately I did not have the discipline to do that.) Another of my roommates actually had a fairly healthy view though of food and body image, and the contrast of these two women and their mindsets really taught me a lot. The one with the healthy view totally cared about weight gain, but never obsessed over it. Instead, she always seemed confident that when she gained a few pounds that she could lose it. When she wanted to lose that weight, she cut back on portion sizes, and chose healthier foods at the cafeteria. The amazing thing to me was that she never freaked out over the additional pounds. However, the bulimic roommate would get triggered into that behavior whenever something else was causing her stress (and she had gained a little bit of weight.) She would go into overdrive to try to get rid of the additional pounds as fast as possible - which definitely was related to the bulimia. It was then that I learned that acting calm and confident can actually go a long way towards achieving healthy weight loss. Towards the end of my college career, I figured out how to dress better so that I'd look slimmer and feel more confident. I also got interested in certain subjects, and picked up a new hobby or two - distracting me from my constant snacking. The year after college, armed with greater confidence, I lost 15 pounds. Since then, I've slowly picked up healthier habits, let go of my high school ideals of having washboard abs and a gap between my thighs, and have maintained a healthy weight (at 20 lbs lower than my highest weight.)
Because of this experience, I super passionate about helping people lose weight and have joined up with a company that's looking to give people affordable, personalized weight loss coaching. We're still refining the product, and want to hear from people about what worked for them and what hasn't worked for them so that we can improve our product and service.
If you're interested in getting involved and helping us, please take our quick survey:
http://goo.gl/forms/E238bsVhtH
Thanks!
I'm a new member here, and looking to hear people's weight loss stories as a way to share inspiration (and frustrations).
Here's mine:
When I was 15, I played two varsity sports and was going through my growth spurt. Unfortunately, I fell into some bad eating habits like eating a pint of Ben&Jerry's everyday before practice, and sharing a bag of candy with friends. These habits got worse over time and soon I was eating whole boxes of cereal after practice when no one was looking. When I was 16, my growth spurt slowed, and I gained 20 lbs that year (and maybe 1 inch of additional height.) Fortunately, I capped my overall weight gain to just under 30 lbs total before going to college - part of that was helped by joining Weight Watchers when I was 18. Freshman year of college, I gained another 10 lbs, and wouldn't lose that weight until 4 years later. While I was in college though, I got to see how other girls dealt with and thought about body image and food, and I actually learned a lot. One of my roommates was bulimic (fortunately I did not have the discipline to do that.) Another of my roommates actually had a fairly healthy view though of food and body image, and the contrast of these two women and their mindsets really taught me a lot. The one with the healthy view totally cared about weight gain, but never obsessed over it. Instead, she always seemed confident that when she gained a few pounds that she could lose it. When she wanted to lose that weight, she cut back on portion sizes, and chose healthier foods at the cafeteria. The amazing thing to me was that she never freaked out over the additional pounds. However, the bulimic roommate would get triggered into that behavior whenever something else was causing her stress (and she had gained a little bit of weight.) She would go into overdrive to try to get rid of the additional pounds as fast as possible - which definitely was related to the bulimia. It was then that I learned that acting calm and confident can actually go a long way towards achieving healthy weight loss. Towards the end of my college career, I figured out how to dress better so that I'd look slimmer and feel more confident. I also got interested in certain subjects, and picked up a new hobby or two - distracting me from my constant snacking. The year after college, armed with greater confidence, I lost 15 pounds. Since then, I've slowly picked up healthier habits, let go of my high school ideals of having washboard abs and a gap between my thighs, and have maintained a healthy weight (at 20 lbs lower than my highest weight.)
Because of this experience, I super passionate about helping people lose weight and have joined up with a company that's looking to give people affordable, personalized weight loss coaching. We're still refining the product, and want to hear from people about what worked for them and what hasn't worked for them so that we can improve our product and service.
If you're interested in getting involved and helping us, please take our quick survey:
http://goo.gl/forms/E238bsVhtH
Thanks!
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