New girl Topic

U2354394 06/19/12
Hi i'm new though i've used mynetdiary on my phone on and off since august last year.
I am 18 and a healthy 60kg or so (need to get some bathroom scales..) but slowly over highschool i put on about 8kg over 5 years as i studied harder and exercised less. Now I am at uni studying biomedical science so seems fitting i should get my own health into shape. I really want to get my body back and lose those few pesky kilos hanging on my inner thighs and love handles - the worst!
As a kid i never had to care about what i ate, even up til about 15 i could sit and eat a jar of nutella or a whole wheel of brie cheese and not gain a gram. My family called me chicken legs cause i was skinny and didnt have to do anything for it - I had a fast metabolism. But when i think back now, i did a lot more exercise then - PE class 3 times a week in school, netball twice a week, running around being a hyper kid. I spent a whole summer riding my bike down to the beach every single day and that was the best my body has ever been and i want it back!
i now realise that your lifestyle is reflected on your body. So if i want to look like i did back then I'm going to have to act like I did. but less eating cause I'm not growing anymore.
I'm a fussy eater and don't enjoy vigorous exercise but i just have to get out for a walk if not everyday then every few days otherwise i feel gross.
I've made improvements to my eating habits, focusing on getting two fruit per day and eating more vegetables and less carbs. I used to live on pasta bread and dairy while studying for TEE! not good. Nutella is my weakness but i havent bought a tub in months. chocolate on the other hand has gotten me recently as its exam time again.
I also have trouble with lunch. From deciding what to eat to the timing to preparing it in time to take out if I'm at uni all day or at work.
When i first found this app i followed my plan faithfully and lost 2kgs in 2 weeks. first time i had ever lost weight in my life (well apart from the 3kg i dropped when i had appendicitis but thats different).
I am going to try get back to that habit of sticking to the diary and being specific with everything i log and eat.
But i keep making excuses so joining this team will hopefully prove helpful. would love to hear from any other girls in similar situations just trying to get rid of those few kilos once and for all!
I am great at maintaining my weight, its just the losing that I'm too lazy about.

Jdunk<3 08/07/12
I completely understand where your coming from... well sort of... I've always been a bit chubby, so I've never really known what it is like to be thin.


Sticking to the program is so hard but what i found that helps is not just typing everything into your phone or computer. If you pull out a pen and get a journal and really write everything you ate and how many calories each thing is, then it's kind of like you're making yourself pay attention.


I've been scared to weigh myself since I started. I just keep doing measurements because they seem less scary then a giant "your fat" sign.

Borealis1024 09/04/12
I am in the same exact boat here. When I was younger I didn't gain a pound. I started playing more video games and not going out as much and I guess I Havw put on weighr. Actually for a long time, I assumed I only weighed about 120 pounds. It turns out I actually weigh around 140. :/

I have an extremely difficult time controlling what I eat. I usually have excellent self control with everything else, but when it comes to food it's really hard. The only benefit now is that I've just moved out, and my room mate eat way healthier than me, so now I'm a lot more in control of what's in my kitchen to tempt me.

I figured it would be nearly impossible for me to stick to something just on my own, so with motivation from my room mate and hopefully from you guys on here I can get to my 115 goal weight! :)

New girl