A little about me: I'm a not so average high school senior running through life at a pretty moderate pace. I babysit like crazy (5 days a week usually), I spend a lot of time on my school work because it's not easy to maintain a 4.0 GPA(!), and I spend my free time at the gym or in front of the computer. I don't party, I hate school dances and living on the edge is definitely not for me. I'd much rather spend my time in a way that benefits me the most. And despite that no partying thing, I think my life is still pretty fun and exciting. My highs come from adrenaline and endorphins after a high intensity workout and the best part is, there's no hangover (except for the sore muscles the next day, but I LOVE that feeling!!)
Anyway, a lot happened in 2010, some good and some bad but all in all very memorable year. I worked harder then ever before at school, at work and at the gym... Especially at the gym! I'm 17 years old and I've been overweight since childhood. I was convinced that I was born to be a big girl, which I still believe is true, but there's a difference between being obese and being big boned. It's hard to admit that I was obese, it just sounds so degrading but I am proud to say that with hard work and extra effort that's no longer the case! BMI wise I am still overweight, but I am working hard to change that. I have been going to Weight Watchers for about 8 months now. Frustratingly, my weight has not dropped significantly but the important part to me is that I haven't given up yet. At my heaviest, I weighed 275 pounds and as of today I am at 234. Now, that is quite a change, but the majority of that weight was lost through exercise before I started Weight Watchers.
To make a long story short, it's 2011 now which is a huge year for me. In the next 12 months I will be turning 18, graduating from high school, traveling a little (hopefully!) and starting college. And just to make life a little more exciting, I would really like to make a solid effort in keeping a steady pace on my weight loss journey. I have two intentions for this blog:
1) To help keep me sane by writing down my successes, my failures, my frustrations and my breakthroughs
2) To hopefully inspire people to not give up on their journey, whether it be with weight loss or not. I want to inspire YOU and help you along because nobody can do it on their own (something else I've come to realize)
Well, that's all for now. Hope this post finds you all well!
Gracie
Gracie,
ReplyDeleteThank you for inviting me to your blog. I am you. Was over weight as a kid, teen and adult. It is a very hard thing to realize that you are not "big boned" and overweight. You are so ahead of me! I didn't take action until my late 30s. Since then I have been up and down by big numbers. I 'took a break' for six months and pounds just kept coming back. That thing in my head clicked in a couple of weeks ago and I'm back on track with my diet. It's great to have your blog to keep me accountable as well. You are a incredible person and someone for me to aspire to me more like! Keep up the great work! And this spring we WILL do that hike we talked about.