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Originally Posted by HomerMcvie
It is SO hard. Believe me, I know, 100%. For me, it's all about rules, that I don't violate, PERIOD.
Naturally thin? Uh, NO. Never obese, but just always 30-40 lbs overweight, since about.......well, I guess in high school, it was 20lbs, then 30 in college, then SH*T!!!!  And I fell in love, about 12 years ago, and lost it all. Got.heart.broken. Gained it back, over the course of several years.....
Experienced life changing epiphany, 1.5 years ago, and haven't looked back. I went from 34(TIGHT) jeans, to 27/28 jeans. I've had ONE fast food hamburger, in the past 1.5 years. Fast food, is GARBAGE in your system. Vegetables(I hate fruit) are your friend. You can basically fill yourself UP with vegetables(not deep fried vegetables!!!!) and not gain weight. I basically, no longer eat crap. Thank god I love salad.
Although, I will admit, that since winter hit, I've gained six lbs back, eating comfort food. But I'm going to lose it. Trust me. Because I can't express to you, how much the transformation I put myself through, has completely CHANGED my life. I'm no longer the chubby loser, standing in the corner. (that's a very embarrassing sentence to type, but that IS the truth) And when I say loser, I don't really mean that, but I can't tell you, how not feeling "unattractive", boosts your self-worth, and ego. I don't hit on ppl now, they hit on me. Swear to god. I vow to never be fat again.
Eating properly, is my religion. |
I've been trying to eat better myself these days and I do eat salads (in fact, my family uses salad bowls the size of small mixing bowls
) and I practically never eat fast food (except when I'm on vacation), my only problem being I snack too much, but I've been working on that.
I find the best thing for me is not just eating right, but working out too. When it's warm out, I try to walk-run 2 miles each day at this place called the ecology center and, being cold now, I try to do Wii Fit every day (take my word for it, it does wonders and keep you entertained too)
As for "feeling unattractive", losing weight did give me a boost in confidence about myself, but what really gave me a boost of confidence was the summer I went out with Tim (how was I supposed to realize he'd be such an ass in the end) and, strange as it may sound, after I broke up with him, i was walking straighter and more willing to talk to other guys without fear of gettin rejected. And now, since I have finally found my niche with the sci fi nerds (yes, I consider myself to be a nerd, but we all wear it as a badge of honor), I now have a real incentive to lose weight and to look good, not to mention I now have a budding friendship with this guy Dave who likes the same video games, comics, and music as I do.
And speaking of some food being garbage, tell that to my cockatiel. He literally begs for snacks and he only wants stuff such as chips and non-chocolate cookies (chocolate basically kills birds)
Sorry about rambling so much, but you did get me thinking