Hello, I am a 23 year old woman, and I am somewhere around 23 pounds overweight. This is not abnormal. Unfortunately, more and more women, particularly in my age group, suffer from problems with food. Whether we eat too much or not at all, so many of us are struggling, and it's time for us to put an end to it, as individuals. There is no wonder drug, no surgery that will have the lasting, life-changing results I require. I need to work hard, be smart, and be safe.
Like so many woman, I have tried a series of diets. My problem is that I love food. I love preparing it, I love ordering it, I love eating it. I regularly yo-yo between eating only vegetables and pints of ice cream. I eat as though every meal is my last, and I can't seem to help myself. From this, you would think that I would be more than 20 pounds overweight. But then there is that other side of the coin: exercise.
I love getting exercise, but I can't seem to make myself workout on a regular basis. I have many excuses for this, but it boils down to laziness and fear. I fear discomfort, and I fear judgement. I spent years drinking regular soda and ordering fatty food because I didn't want to be one of those girls who cared. I never thought it was cool to care about your weight, I thought it should happen effortlessly, and I thought it truly did because I played sports for two hours every day through high school. Unfortunately, in college I learned that it isn't effortless, and I was never able to get my pre-college weight back.
So here I am, ready to make a change. I've been trying for so long without success. But that ends now, as I commence the trip back.
No comments:
Post a Comment