New Beginnings

This blog is here to serve a purpose. A purpose for which I have half-assed in the past. This blog is to serve as a purpose for me to push myself like I have never pushed before to no longer be the woman that I have always been.

Overweight, Fat, Obese, Chunky. These are just a few words that can describe my physical appearance, which is not all I am, but its what is keeping me from being the real me. The person that I was meant to be. So Today is a new day. A day for renewal. A day for starting over. I guess that the piece of Crazy Bread or the Triple Chunk Brownie doesn't really start off my day as new, or help in my war for Freedom against Fat, but why start tomorrow?

I am going to write about my struggles and accomplishments in hope that I will pick up support from others like me. Others who have tried countless "diets", "weight loss plans", "diet supplements", and anything else to lose weight. You know how hard it is. People who haven't been in our shoes don't really know what it is like for us. They think it is easy, but we know otherwise. So this isn't just for me, this is for anyone who needs support in their weight loss as well.

I guess I should tell you a little more about myself so you can get to know me. Maybe we will be friends, or that I will feel like someone who truly understands you, and you, me. My name is Katelyn, 22 years old, and I am obese. This may sound like an introduction to Over-eaters Anonymous but it's always good to come clean. I have to be honest with myself or this will never work. As long as I can remember I have been overweight and I have the pictures to prove it. My dinners as a child consisted of McDonald's Happy Meals and all sorts of fried foods (I do live in the South you know). I never really played many sports; T-Ball when I was 7 and then Basketball when I was 15. I was always an outgoing person who loved books instead of sports, I loved being outside but I loved my sweets more. I still have those weaknesses today and I plan on changing that. Not my love of books of course, but love for sugar and all the wonderful things it creates.

In high school I wore a size 14 to 16 jean and even then I thought I was overweight, which I was. Today in the fattest I have ever been I wear a size 20 jean. A 20! Oh what I would give for that 14 now. This is the last straw. I refuse to be a size 20 and I will make it my goal to get back to that size 14. I think that is reasonable don't you? And when I reach my goal (notice no if here), I will set a new one.

My hopes is that you will feel that there in someone who will go through the pains and struggles with you. If you want to change your life with me then come on! We will do it together.

I will write more that once a week, probably more if I need to release stress and get rid of the bad thoughts, but once a week I will weigh in. We will make it Fridays as today is my starting date.

I haven't yet figured out the weight loss plan, but I will post it once I do. I know it will have to consist of new food choices and of course excercise (which I loathe), but it has to be done!

So I will weigh in now according to my home scale.

Weight:275.4lbs
Fat %:49.7
Water %:31.6
Muscle%:18.7
Suggested Calorie Consumption:1726

If you didn't know already that is me on the left, standing next to my beautiful, athletic friend Katy.

Ugh. Get ready because this could get ugly.

Katelyn