Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Long time no see...
Obviously I have not been on here in quite a long stretch of time, maybe 2 years?
In my personal life many things have happened. I mean I've been in a couple of (failed) relationships. Started a great one which is going fantastic so far. Moved out and took off a year from school in order to just work (Would you like fries with that?). Then realizing that it is definitely not what I want to do for the rest of my life, sucked it up and moved to another city to attend a college.
Now school is going great, relationships are great and yet I realize I am not happy. Typically it is my weight that has me in the dumps. I don't want to be the fat girl any more. I want to be able to be a role model to my brother and sister. I want to be able to walk into a store and then not have to walk right out because nothing comes in my size. I would like to be able to walk down the street and not have my legs cramp up. And I gosh darn want a pair of knee high boots I can fight my calves into!
I am not a complete typical fat person. At least I don't think so. I play ball hockey with my friends at least twice a week. In the winter I go snowboarding and skating. I love basketball, dance, wrestling and tennis. I suppose I was always on the bigger side. However I think that my current weight woes are in part because of injuries. I stopped trying as hard for fear of harming myself further. In the last half of high school, during dance, I sprained my ankle badly several times. I never really gave my body time to heal itself in all the commotion of my senior year. It all came tumbling down when during a competitive performance my legs gave out from beneath me and I was taken to the hospital. An X-Ray was taken. I had a bone chip in my ankle joint. I was sent to a specialist and they sent me to physio. However the previous strength never returned and after hurting it several times again playing basketball and hockey I stopped trying as hard. Then this past summer I was swimming with friends and I jumped from pretty high into a pool of water and landed funny on my tailbone. It still is uncomfortable to sit and do certain things for any considerable amount of time. I really don't want for them to hold me back any longer though.
In the time from my last post I went from a respectable and healthy 165lbs to now my current weight of 218lbs. I am only 5'6 but I have gained over 50lbs. I feel unhealthy. I don't really want to get into my diet in this post but I will later. As for exercise. I am going to continue playing the sports that I do. But now I think that it is time to supplement that with a regular exercise routine. So I took pictures of myself so I could do comparison. My goal as of right now has nothing to do with weight. For right now I am going to start doing some exercise routines that I have found online. I want to start doing half and hour to 45 minutes for at least 3-4 days a week. I want to keep everything flexible right now until I find out what is the combination right for me. I will post the pictures of myself soon.
If anyone has any hints or advice for me. Please do not hesitate to let me know.
Determined,
Shilou
In my personal life many things have happened. I mean I've been in a couple of (failed) relationships. Started a great one which is going fantastic so far. Moved out and took off a year from school in order to just work (Would you like fries with that?). Then realizing that it is definitely not what I want to do for the rest of my life, sucked it up and moved to another city to attend a college.
Now school is going great, relationships are great and yet I realize I am not happy. Typically it is my weight that has me in the dumps. I don't want to be the fat girl any more. I want to be able to be a role model to my brother and sister. I want to be able to walk into a store and then not have to walk right out because nothing comes in my size. I would like to be able to walk down the street and not have my legs cramp up. And I gosh darn want a pair of knee high boots I can fight my calves into!
I am not a complete typical fat person. At least I don't think so. I play ball hockey with my friends at least twice a week. In the winter I go snowboarding and skating. I love basketball, dance, wrestling and tennis. I suppose I was always on the bigger side. However I think that my current weight woes are in part because of injuries. I stopped trying as hard for fear of harming myself further. In the last half of high school, during dance, I sprained my ankle badly several times. I never really gave my body time to heal itself in all the commotion of my senior year. It all came tumbling down when during a competitive performance my legs gave out from beneath me and I was taken to the hospital. An X-Ray was taken. I had a bone chip in my ankle joint. I was sent to a specialist and they sent me to physio. However the previous strength never returned and after hurting it several times again playing basketball and hockey I stopped trying as hard. Then this past summer I was swimming with friends and I jumped from pretty high into a pool of water and landed funny on my tailbone. It still is uncomfortable to sit and do certain things for any considerable amount of time. I really don't want for them to hold me back any longer though.
In the time from my last post I went from a respectable and healthy 165lbs to now my current weight of 218lbs. I am only 5'6 but I have gained over 50lbs. I feel unhealthy. I don't really want to get into my diet in this post but I will later. As for exercise. I am going to continue playing the sports that I do. But now I think that it is time to supplement that with a regular exercise routine. So I took pictures of myself so I could do comparison. My goal as of right now has nothing to do with weight. For right now I am going to start doing some exercise routines that I have found online. I want to start doing half and hour to 45 minutes for at least 3-4 days a week. I want to keep everything flexible right now until I find out what is the combination right for me. I will post the pictures of myself soon.
If anyone has any hints or advice for me. Please do not hesitate to let me know.
Determined,
Shilou
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