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me (L) and my friend laura (R). marathon finishers! around 150LB here.
summer 2011, moving into my current apt. i was probably around 140. not bad, not great.
dec 2012... i'm santa's favorite.
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life's a journey, not a destination
i've been battling binge eating disorder for nearly 20 years (i'm 28), so i've struggled with my weight for as long as i can remember. i was a skinny kid, but once my eating got out of control, i was never really comfortable in my own skin (even though my body tends to hide extra weight better than most).
once i got out of college, i decided to do something about it. after graduating and moving out on my own in 2006, i found myself at 165LB. technically just barely overweight at ...
i've been battling binge eating disorder for nearly 20 years (i'm 28), so i've struggled with my weight for as long as i can remember. i was a skinny kid, but once my eating got out of control, i was never really comfortable in my own skin (even though my body tends to hide extra weight better than most).
once i got out of college, i decided to do something about it. after graduating and moving out on my own in 2006, i found myself at 165LB. technically just barely overweight at my height, but i felt really unhealthy. took up running (just a few miles here and there) and started weight watchers. WW was great, but i found it too easy to cheat by wasting all of my points on junk, so it wasn't for me. lost around 10LB, and maintained that for about a year.
in 2008, i started working for a community gardening organization, and had a really active job - with a bonus perk of free/cheap produce! started tracking here on livestrong (TDP at the time), which was GREAT. i've always been a numbers person, so seeing exact calorie counts is best for me. much harder to cheat or lie to myself. started training for and running races, and lost about 20LB that year.
blah blah blah moved to florida, stayed there for a year and a half, moved home, followed by a string of bad jobs and moving to jersey, and here i am at the end of 2012 weighing 150. now, i know a lot of people think that's a great number. but i'm not a giant (i'm about 5'7 1/2") and the extra weight is not flattering on me. besides, i just ran a marathon 2 months ago, and at nearly 29% body fat, you can't tell me the extra weight is muscle.
i have nothing stopping me. i don't have friends to drag me out to bars and drink and eat bar food (i have friends, i guess, but they suck, and no one ever makes plans with me). i'm perpetually single, so there's that excuse. the only thing holding me back is me. i can count calories here, i have an activity tracker so i know what i'm burning, and i've run out of excuses.
so. exercise. calorie counting. and not being stupid. that's the plan. i'd love to lose about a pound a week, but i know my body does things at its own pace. but when i eat how i'm supposed to and exercise, i lose weight. my goal is 128 (because 25LB lost is a nice round number), but that may change depending on how my body feels when i get closer to my goal weight.
STARTING WEIGHT: 153.0
GOAL WEIGHT: 128.0
MINI GOAL - 140LB - new pair of jeans! (i'd like to reach this goal around mid-may)
right now i'm a part-time nutrition student (online) - if all goes as planned, i'll be a registered dietitian with a master's degree by 2018!
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Member Since: 10/11/2006
SparkPoints: 5,836
Fitness Minutes: 12,854
My Goals:
- 128LB and 20% body fat
- set new half marathon PR (2:36:33 or faster)
- learn to play tennis
- go on a date (this sounds like an easy one, but my self-confidence SUCKS, and its been 4 years...)
- become an ACSM certified personal trainer (i've been studying on and off for almost 2 years, just can't afford the exam fee)
My Program:
- i track my calories at www.livestrong.com (look me up - kateb518! i'll friend anyone as long as you're not a creepy stalker)
- RUNNING... just finished my first (and not last!) marathon in oct. i'll be running the long island half marathon (join me!) in may, and aiming for a PR.
- strength training... i love jillian videos, but i have a habit of being too hardcore and injuring myself! so for now, maybe doing them without squats/lunges.
- core... my abs need major help. i don't have a solid program for this yet, working on it.
- yoga... i'm really bad at this. i fall over a lot. and i'm about as flexible as a 300lb 80 year old man. but it's good for you, mind and body. so i'm trying to do it at least once a week. for now, only yoga videos, because i'm poor.
- walking! i just recently got a treadmill (rescued it from the trash room, actually). it's a folding treadmill, so no running - just walking.
Personal Information:
28 years old. jersey resident. single.
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"people can't do something themselves, they wanna tell you that you can't do it. you want something? go get it. period." [pursuit of happyness]
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