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My name is Sarah and I am 29 years old. I'm from Oklahoma, but currently live in Texas. I have struggled with my weight all my life. When I was a kid, I was so tiny that my grandma had to make most of my clothes for me. When I got into school and started eating cafeteria food I started packing on weight. By the time I was a freshman, I weighed over 200lbs and barely 5 foot tall. When I was sixteen, I went through a serious depression and lost about 50lbs in just a few months because I had stopped eating. Because of this, when I was ready to eat again it was a long road to recovery. I got healthy and keep the weight off for several years. Then I starting gaining more and more weight and before I knew it I was over 200lbs again. In the last year, I have put on another 40lbs for a current weight of 238 lbs. I have been on several diets over the past five years. I've done weight watchers, Atkins, meal replacement shakes and several others. I went to the doctor right before Christmas and had a reality check when I stepped on the scale and it read 238. Diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure run in my family on both sides so it's only a matter of time before I develop these health issues. Someday I would like to have children, but I want to be healthy first. A friend recently told me that she wanted to lose 50lbs and was going to hold me accountable for her weight loss. I told her that the only way I would be able to do that for her is to do it with her. So she and I have set out to lose 50lbs by the end of summer. One thing that I have learned from past attempts to lose weight is that you have to take it one step and one day at a time. I didn't gain the weight over night (although it sure seems like it) so I'm not going to be able to lose it overnight. I have to change the way I think about food, myself, and life itself. Before Christmas, I stopped drinking Dr. Pepper. This alone is a huge difference. I was drinking at least 1 if not 2 cans of DP a day. If I ate out for lunch, then I was up to 3 or 4 and it was just getting out of control. So step one was to stop drinking DP. Once I got past the first couple of weeks it wasn't so bad. I haven't had a single headache and I'm sleeping better. Step two was the influence of my friend. So now I'm just trying to make smarter food choices. I eat several times a day. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner with healthy snacks in between meals. I love fruit so I have been eating a lot of it and drinking a lot of water which also helps me to feel full. Once you are able to tell the difference between being thirsty and hungry, you have just made it over a huge hurtle. Unfortunately, I hate exercise so this is a huge struggle for me. Because I'm on such a tight budget right now, I am unable to afford a gym membership. I wouldn't mind walking, but I don't want to walk alone in the dark when I get home from work. I do have a few workout videos that I need to find and start doing. I think that by putting down the DP, making better food choices, and moving more I will like the end result. This time around, I'm going with the flow and hope to have success. I hope that by this time next year, I can be down 100lbs and be at my overall goal weight of 135. I know it won't be easy, but nothing in life is. Overall, I just want to be happy and healthy. Once I get to that point, I will have nothing but the world at my feet. I hope that someone can find some inspiration for my bio and know that they aren't alone. I am a very kind and compassionate person so please feel free to reach out to me for support or encouragement. I would be happy to help in any way that I can. Good luck to all of you.
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238.0 lb
Lost so far: 0 lb.
Still to go: 38.0 lb.
Diet followed N/A.
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Diet Calendar Entry for 12 January 2013:
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1513 kcal
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Fat: 56.78g | Prot: 85.02g | Carb: 170.10g.
Breakfast: Texas Mild Salsa, Smart Beginnings Breakfast Quesadilla. Lunch: Fudge drizzled chocolate chip cookies, Culinary Collection Sun-Dried Tomato Basil Chicken Flatbread Melt, Natural String Cheese. Dinner: cottage cheese - borden, bocolli anc cheese - green giant, boneless skinless chicken breast. Snacks/Other: instant oatmeal - lower sugar maple and brown sugar - quaker, lindor truffles, lindor truffles, special k cereal bars - chocolatey drizzle. more...
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