Chells

I haven't created a challenge thread. I'll look to do that today or tomorrow. Looking at these challenges, I've already fallen short on some of them, but I replaced them with others. Is that alright?

The water is getting a bit more natural for me now that it's been a couple weeks. I'm getting more used to it and cutting out pop for the most part has helped too. With nothing to compare to water, water tastes okay (not great, but okay). Ooh cutting sugar? Not sure I could do that. I wouldn't make it through the day without at least a little.

I've never heard of low carb, high fat before. I always thought that fat was bad for me, but maybe I'm just not looking at the right kind of fats. Thank you for the suggestion! I'm definitely going to check it out. I am definitely going to try all these things! I had one of them so far, the short term goal. But I'm still looking into what are slow carbs vs white carbs. White carbs just make me think of Wonder Bread. For measuring yourself, I guess I would need a tape measure? I'll invest in one soon. Thank you so much for the suggestions! I've been walking more and watching what I eat! So while I haven't managed to hit 10,000 steps per day (my ankles start to hurt really badly before I get there), I've lost ~5 lbs. I'm still trying to find something that works for me though. My energy levels have dropped a lot since I started being more health conscious and I don't really get why.

I think I can do this. Here goes! Diet Eat a vegetable with one meal every day Reduce fast food consumption by 50% Fitness Complete the NF bodyweight workout at least 1x a week Level Up Your Life 5 minutes meditation daily

So, I'm actually really nervous about this. It's silly, I know, but I'm a shy person so hello everyone! My name is Chells, I'm 29 and female. I've got PCOS, so there are some hormonal issues to work around. I'm also far, far, far above where I should be body weight wise. I've managed to get to a point where I'm not having chronic back pain any more through exercise, but I can't manage to translate that into weight loss. I'm here because I don't know what to do. I've tried a lot of ways to lose weight. I've paid for expensive trainers that I could barely afford, tried a variety of diets, tried a lot of different work outs and haven't been able to make any progress. Even worse, none of the things I've tried have felt good to me. You're supposed to feel better when you work out, right? Even after months of doing so with a trainer, it always felt horrible. My goals are to lose 15 pounds by the new year (or even just move the scale a bit), to be able to walk at a quicker pace (I get out of breath quickly), and to find ways to be healthier over all.

I'm going to be watching here. One of the things that has driven me to NF is trying to get my body to not be ravaged by PCOS symptoms. Losing weight has been hard no matter what I try, so I'm hoping to get myself started here. I really need to do so for my health. I've only recently started Metformin and my first goal (even though it's a small one) has just been to drink enough water for someone my height and weight. Even that small change has made a difference though. I don't get headaches like I used to and my skin is clearer.