Hello everyone! My name is Melissa, for those of you that don't know who I am.
The main purpose of my blog is to keep my friends and family in touch with my progress of losing weight and becoming a healthier me. Many of my friends and family are aware that I have been wanting to lose weight for years. I have tried many diets, and I have tried exercises.
My problem? I blame it on me, of course, because I lose the motivation and interest after a period of time. I never kept schedules or a journal to keep up with my attempts, failures, and accomplishments. I honestly don't know or remember what has actually worked for me before I gave up.
This blog is to help keep track of those things. So let me tell you a little about me and who I am.
I am 23 years old, 5'3 and I live in Georgia. I am overweight. I have hypothyroidism and I have had it since birth. Hypothyroidism makes it harder for me to lose weight, and easier to gain weight. It doesn't help that I love food, but who doesn't? I did not have the happiest childhood, there were so many kids in school that made fun of me and made me so miserable, I eventually turned to people online for friends simply because they couldn't see me to make fun of me. As of today I still get along with people much better online, because of the fact that they can't see me to judge me based on how I look. I am very self aware when I go out to places, and feel uneasy in crowds.
I am 23 years old, 5'3 and I live in Georgia. I am overweight. I have hypothyroidism and I have had it since birth. Hypothyroidism makes it harder for me to lose weight, and easier to gain weight. It doesn't help that I love food, but who doesn't? I did not have the happiest childhood, there were so many kids in school that made fun of me and made me so miserable, I eventually turned to people online for friends simply because they couldn't see me to make fun of me. As of today I still get along with people much better online, because of the fact that they can't see me to judge me based on how I look. I am very self aware when I go out to places, and feel uneasy in crowds.
I know that this will be a long and frustrating battle for me. My goal is to lose at least 20lbs by summer. It can be the beginning, middle, or end of summer, as long as it happens. As the name of my blog implies, I want to lose 20 at first, but if I lose up to 50-80 then that would be great. My ultimate goal is to go back to being 150lbs. Tone up my arms and legs and stomach.
