So glad I found this thread! Thanks for inviting me
I'm Nikki and I'm twenty-six. I love Disney Princesses, schnauzers, horror movies, long walks on the beach...
Wait. This isn't a dating thread! Oops
I posted already on the W.I.S.H thread but I'll post it again here:
I'm taking the initiative and am taking the W.I.S.H challenge!
I have been quite overweight most of my life, and while I have a positive outlook on life and have a lot of fun, there is a burning desire deep within me that badly wants to shed the weight and get healthy. In the past I have tried diets here and there but nothing that has stuck or has shown any progress. It has been a battle and a struggle for me my whole life. I am now in my mid-twenties and while my mood is normally bouncy and energetic, my body sure isn't! Often times I get aches and pains, as well as bouts of fatigue. I have foot problems and I generally feel like crap after I eat.
So while fast food is super tasty, it's taking a toll on my health and body.
I have booked a cruise for September 17th of this year and I would LOVE to shed the weight and feel better. No more making excuses, just healthier choices. I'm starting slow, by giving up soda and junk food, and eating more vegetables and drinking more water. I'm learning and making up a lot of things as I go, but I'm gonna do this!! Some how, some way, lol. In the name of Disney... haha.
My Goal: Well, my big goal is to lose 150 lbs. That's the dream. I haven't weighed myself in a while but I'm almost positive that I'm around 320. So to get rid of half of that would be amazing. This Christmas I asked Santa to take all my weight away, but when I woke up Christmas morning it was still here... And I doubt Good Will would take such a charitable donation
so I'm stuck with it until I take it off. My short-term goal is to get to 250 lbs. And to eat healthier and make better choices. To cook more and work on my relationship with food. And for God's sake to stay away from soda and Taco Bell! But honestly, my main goals are to get healthier, feel better, and to look great for my cruise.
Plan: I'm giving up fast food and soda, and am opting for better choices, such as vegetables and fruit. Upping my water intake and I am going to attempt food prepping. I have already gone shopping and I am ready to roll. I definitely think planning out my meals will help because I'll be able to spend one day a week cooking and that's it: I can grab and go and that would really simplify a lot of things for me. Another good thing is that I will be saving money- my grocery bill this week for seven days, breakfast lunch and dinner was less than $45 which works for me (As a college student I am oh so broke).
Villains: I work at a gas station so be surrounded by junk food and soda... I'm worried I will fail, but it's normal to be scared of that, right? Accountability is terrifying. I worry I will get cranky and alienate people around me... that or end up selling my first born child for a 12 pack of Dr Pepper, lmao. I also have the worst habit of eating when I'm not hungry, so I will definitely have to battle that.
Goal for this month: Food prep for the entire month! Be consistent with my meal planning and stick to my meal plan.
I'm also on snapchat if anyone wants to add me @themermaidnikki