Hi, my name's Kim, I'm 20 and have been 'dieting' on and off for as long as I can remember! I know we (or at least 'I') say this every time but this time it really does feels different, possibly because my I have my wonderful boyfriend supporting me (he's a massive inspiration as a few years ago he lost around 3 stone and last year completed his first marathon 
) along with this amazing site.
Anyway, I'm hoping to lose at least 2.5 stone for our holiday to the Dominican Republic in September, as I wan't to actually be happy in a bikini, rather than apathetic like on last years trip. (Though at the time, apathetic was a massive jump from an 'over my dead body' attitude that I'd had for the many years previously)
Being healthy is a massive factor too, as my mum was recently diagnosed with a heart condition (at 43) and with that sort of family history, I don't want the added factor of weight leading me down the same path...
Over last year I managed to lose a fair bit of weight from calorie counting, (not sure how much as I used to avoid scales like the plague!) but put a fair few pounds back on between September and Christmas.
2009, however, has brought a new dedication to being healthy and happy with my weight and I've managed to drop just over 11lb in the last 6 weeks.
As a result, I thought it'd be a good idea to start a diary so I document how I'm doing/ feeling and hopefully get a bit of support along the way.
Like last time, I'm calorie counting and trying to eat about 1,200 a day. I'm swimming for an hour and a half 1-2 times a week and doing about 200 sit ups and 15 press ups on the days I don't swim, and trying to walk much more.
Anyway, walked to the swimming pool and back today and swam 50 lengths of 50 metres, the furthest to date. I've also managed to be relatively good food-wise and haven't eaten too many of my exercise calories. On about 500 atm, or 900 after tea. Then have room for a bit of something for supper.
Essay over! (If only my coursework was this easy! Lol)
) along with this amazing site. Anyway, I'm hoping to lose at least 2.5 stone for our holiday to the Dominican Republic in September, as I wan't to actually be happy in a bikini, rather than apathetic like on last years trip. (Though at the time, apathetic was a massive jump from an 'over my dead body' attitude that I'd had for the many years previously)
Being healthy is a massive factor too, as my mum was recently diagnosed with a heart condition (at 43) and with that sort of family history, I don't want the added factor of weight leading me down the same path...
Over last year I managed to lose a fair bit of weight from calorie counting, (not sure how much as I used to avoid scales like the plague!) but put a fair few pounds back on between September and Christmas.
2009, however, has brought a new dedication to being healthy and happy with my weight and I've managed to drop just over 11lb in the last 6 weeks.
As a result, I thought it'd be a good idea to start a diary so I document how I'm doing/ feeling and hopefully get a bit of support along the way
. Like last time, I'm calorie counting and trying to eat about 1,200 a day. I'm swimming for an hour and a half 1-2 times a week and doing about 200 sit ups and 15 press ups on the days I don't swim, and trying to walk much more.
Anyway, walked to the swimming pool and back today and swam 50 lengths of 50 metres
, the furthest to date. I've also managed to be relatively good food-wise and haven't eaten too many of my exercise calories. On about 500 atm, or 900 after tea. Then have room for a bit of something for supper.Essay over! (If only my coursework was this easy! Lol)
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