|
Hello! I guess an introduction is probably in order. :)
My name is Nikki. I'm 26, from Minneapolis, MN. I'm in graduate school studying psychology. I work as a case manager in the social services field. My interests include writing, music, fashion, film, art, photography, baseball games, spending time with friends and family, reading, organic and vegetarian cooking (something I'm just beginning to learn), gardening (I dabble a little bit with it), and a whole array of other things.
I've always been a heavier person. I did lose a bit of weight in high school, but after going through a pretty rough breakup during college, I really let myself go and just stopped caring. I've tried different "fad diets" on and off over the last 10 years, but nothing has ever really worked too well for me. I'm pretty lazy, but I think it stems more from being so out of shape, because I absolutely love the feeling I get after I exercise and I enjoy doing some exercises, like walking, hitting the treadmill or bikes at the gym, swimming, and Turbo Jam and some very very very low intensity yoga stuff.
In December of 09 my dad suffered from a massive heart attack and had sextuple bypass surgery. He isn't overweight at all, but has lived with Type I diabetes since he was 11. Since then I've been struggling with depression and fairly moderate anxiety, which has led me to stuff my face more because I've always been what some would refer to as an "emotional eater." In the last few weeks I've gotten so disgusted with myself and I decided it's really time to make a big life change and get healthy, physically, mentally, and emotionally. This is something I need to do for myself, not only to avoid having heart disease, high cholesterol, diabetes, and the whole other slew of things that come with being overweight, but to prove to myself that I can do it. Because in all honesty, every time I get a good groove going for eating healthy and exercising, I tear myself down and tell myself that I'll never be able to stick to it, and then I just get stuck right back in the old eating traps again.
I'm very excited to try Fat Secret. One of my good friends is on here, and she's told me about some wonderful people she's met. I hope that I can meet some wonderful people myself who can hold my hand and support me through this very difficult process. I always tell people that until you've been overweight, you can't comprehend how difficult it is to get back down. Food is just as addicting as some substances, and deciding to take control and make the change isn't a minor thing. It's an entire lifestyle change, something that a person has to commit to for the rest of their life. I'm hoping to find people on here who will push me to stay with that commitment and who will encourage me to work as hard as I can to become the person I'd like to be. :)
|