I know, I know, New Year's is the time when you get a million people joining. I'm sure it's annoying to some people but New Year's is giving me the push I need.
Background: I'm 21, F, 5'8" and 269 pounds. I've been steadily losing weight for a year and a half, after getting to nearly 300 pounds when I was 19. However earlier this year I was assaulted and as a result I have lost a lot of the progress I made. In the past four months I have gained 40 pounds. I struggle to leave my house and have made a bunch of really awful decisions with food (food has always been a crutch for me whenever I've had difficult times.) Exercise? I hardly know her anymore.
Aside from obvious reasons, watching myself lose all this progress has made my depression even worse. It took me a year and a few months to get to where I was, but at least I was making progress! I'm so mad at myself, but I decided in the new year I'll turn right back around and get back to where I was, and then smaller.
My goal - to get below 200 by 2020. That's about 5 pounds a month, or 1.3 pounds a week, which I feel is a completely reasonable and attainable goal.
The journey - I don't really know where to begin aside from cutting out soda and fast food as a start. That's right - no ordering in or chugging a two liter because I can. over the past month I've become all too familiar with the UberEats drivers and I would like to be able to make the "I haven't seen you since last year!" joke a real statement.
As for exercise, I'm looking for a gym nearby that has good security but until then my friend that is in the air force agreed to take me to the gym on base with him. Any advice for home-based exercise programs would be super appreciated!
I don't know exactly why I am posting this, aside from the fact that I feel like when you say your resolutions they become more real. Any advice or encouragement on how I can get back on track would be greatly appreciated!
Wishing you all good luck and a happy new year!
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