obeygiraffe Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 To start, I will say that I am happier with my body now than I have been my entire life. Long story short, I have always been a little over- weight (well not always, but you get the idea). Currently, I am around 5' 6" and I fluctuate between 135- 140 lbs- when I was 14 I had gotten up to almost 160, and I hated myself. One negative attitude led to another, and when I was 15, I stopped eating full meals and would only eat a little bit of this and that when I felt like I couldn't hold myself up. My anorexia got worse and I was teetering at about 110 lbs in 3 or 4 months; within 6 months I was hardly 100. Long story short, by the time I was in college, I had a full time job and took on a full class load. Eventually my eating habits were back to normal and I gained a decent amount of weight back. After years of struggling with my image, I am content, but I still want to improve, and I think that this is for the better now. I've adjusted my diet: mostly meats, veggies and fruits. I've been staying away from too many sugars and breads, but I indulge just a little here and there I love pasta. Early in 2012 I started attending a Crossfit gym, which made me fall in love with feeling better. I know Crossfit gets a lot of slack, but I learned how to do lifts that I never thought I would be able to do, and I learned how to do them right. Lost my job, so I stopped going to the gym to save money, and here I am. I have a new job, though, in a new city, but now I want to pay off my student loans before I drop too many dimes on a gym! I want to be driven to be active on my own, with the help of NerdFitness, of course! I think I read just about all of the blogs on this site before deciding to actually post, by the way... I'm not strong, but I'm physically just a little stronger. And my God, the difference a much healthier mind makes. I wouldn't be writing here if this was the ObeyGiraffe from two years ago. I was too busy looking at myself in the mirror and feeling insecure, rather than doing something about it. Also, my fitness goal right now is to run the Tough Mudder. Cannot do that now, but I will Thanks for reading. Link to comment
wildross Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 Welcome aboard! Sounds like quite a journey so far. Sent from my DROID4 using Tapatalk 2 Warriors don't count reps and sets. They count tons. My psychologist weighs 45 pounds, has an iron soul and sits on the end of a bar Tally Sheet for 2019 Encouragement for older members: Chronologically Blessed Group; Encouragement for newbie lifters: When we were weaker Link to comment
Laureleye Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 Wow; you've already made a big turnaround. Welcome to the rebellion. The hardest part of the workout is lacing up your shoes'"10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Current Challenge |INTJ | MFP | FitBit Link to comment
BlamedCat Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 Sounds like you've had a crazy run so far, but we're glad to have you. If you need anything, please just ask Current Challenge: BlamedCat's Rebirth: From Porkins to Poe Tracking via spreadsheet "Be very careful, then, how you live - not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil." (Ephesians 5:15&16) Link to comment
obeygiraffe Posted January 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 The turnaround has been largely mental. Thanks all Link to comment
BlamedCat Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 The turnaround has been largely mental. Thanks all That's where it starts. If you don't get rid of that "stink'n think'n" then there's no way to do anything, ya know? As far as the Tough Mudder, there's a couple of nerds already committed to getting fit so they can do that over in the 100+ lbs to lose thread. You should pop on over and say hi. (I follow them even though I don't have 100 lbs to lose) Current Challenge: BlamedCat's Rebirth: From Porkins to Poe Tracking via spreadsheet "Be very careful, then, how you live - not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil." (Ephesians 5:15&16) Link to comment
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