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butterflyluv · 12-05-07, 07:38 AM

Hey there everyone! My name Alejandria, but don't worry... I go by Alex! Much easier

I was raised in California but have been living in hot hell Arizona for over 10yrs now. I'm 27yrs old. I'm a newly wed, no kids but two adorable pets.

Basically my weight issue started back in 200o. Before that I had been a happy size 5, 130lbs normal kid. I basically had a lot of things happen to me. In Dec. of 2000 I had what I now know to have been a traumatic incident, which spiraled me into depression. Then my thyroid went nuts. I started dating this great guy, but unfortunately he was really into food. Before him I was used to eating at home and rarely went out to eat. I had never even been to an Applebees.. This quickly changed. Food became my comfort and I was used to eating all my pain with food. Once I reached 160lbs, I decided to go to a nutritionist and for the first time learned that food actually had calories! lol I really didn't know anything about nutrition. I lost the weight fast and easily.. but what I didn't loose was my eating habits. By next year I was in the same position.

Since then I have been trying to loose the weight. Now pilling up to my highest weight which is 234lbs. I have the gym membership, the machines at home, tapes and endless tapes of workout videos. Diet plans, diet books and can even tell you how many calories an apple has depending on the size. What I cant do is loose the weight. People constantly tell me to get motivated. To just LOOSE the weight. I'm tired of hearing, "ohh you are such a pretty girl, if only you lost the weight." As if I didn't know how much the weight issue has affected my life. Right now I'm in a very happy place in my life. Just newly wed to a wonderful guy I met last year. He is very supportive and understanding. One good thing about him is that unlike my ex, he is not a food lover. He actually only eats when he needs to and couldn't care less about food. Hopefully this will help me out to reach my weight loss goal.

I thank you all for having this forum. This is something I rarely get a chance to talk about. Its funny because I've read stuff about how weight issues are a way to hide from people, and I've realized that it's true. For some insane reason I feel as if I don't talk about it, it's not there. (as if people cant see me in person) I thank you all for reading my story and I hope that talking about it more, especially with people that can understand where I'm coming from, will help me and others in this weight struggle.

Alex

12-05-07, 07:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
butterflyluv Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Phx, Arizona Posts: 34 Weight Statistics 12/3/07 Start Date: 234 lb Start Weight: 234 lb Current Weight: 130 lb Goal Weight: 10/01/08 Goal Date: Body Mass Index 37 BMI Start: 37 BMI Current: 22 BMI Goal:	I'm new! :fluffy: Hey there everyone! My name Alejandria, but don't worry... I go by Alex! Much easier I was raised in California but have been living in hot hell Arizona for over 10yrs now. I'm 27yrs old. I'm a newly wed, no kids but two adorable pets. Basically my weight issue started back in 200o. Before that I had been a happy size 5, 130lbs normal kid. I basically had a lot of things happen to me. In Dec. of 2000 I had what I now know to have been a traumatic incident, which spiraled me into depression. Then my thyroid went nuts. I started dating this great guy, but unfortunately he was really into food. Before him I was used to eating at home and rarely went out to eat. I had never even been to an Applebees.. This quickly changed. Food became my comfort and I was used to eating all my pain with food. Once I reached 160lbs, I decided to go to a nutritionist and for the first time learned that food actually had calories! lol I really didn't know anything about nutrition. I lost the weight fast and easily.. but what I didn't loose was my eating habits. By next year I was in the same position. Since then I have been trying to loose the weight. Now pilling up to my highest weight which is 234lbs. I have the gym membership, the machines at home, tapes and endless tapes of workout videos. Diet plans, diet books and can even tell you how many calories an apple has depending on the size. What I cant do is loose the weight. People constantly tell me to get motivated. To just LOOSE the weight. I'm tired of hearing, "ohh you are such a pretty girl, if only you lost the weight." As if I didn't know how much the weight issue has affected my life. Right now I'm in a very happy place in my life. Just newly wed to a wonderful guy I met last year. He is very supportive and understanding. One good thing about him is that unlike my ex, he is not a food lover. He actually only eats when he needs to and couldn't care less about food. Hopefully this will help me out to reach my weight loss goal. I thank you all for having this forum. This is something I rarely get a chance to talk about. Its funny because I've read stuff about how weight issues are a way to hide from people, and I've realized that it's true. For some insane reason I feel as if I don't talk about it, it's not there. (as if people cant see me in person) I thank you all for reading my story and I hope that talking about it more, especially with people that can understand where I'm coming from, will help me and others in this weight struggle. Alex __________________ Last edited by butterflyluv : 12-05-07 at 07:43 AM.