I hope this is the place to do this, since I didn't see a subforum for introductions or anything. sweatdrop
Anyway! I'm here because I'm looking to make a few improvements to my body and my own mental self-image. I spent all of high school in amazing shape, but thought the whole time that I was fat. I'm 23 now, and about to graduate from college, and I have gained quite a bit of weight since then (to make a long story short, college stress and an unhealthy diet took a bit of a toll) - still wouldn't call myself "fat" per se, but I'm bigger than I'd like to be. I worry that even if I get back into shape, I won't be happy with it, so I'm trying to work on my personal self esteem as well as my physical appearance.
I'm not one to count calories or deny myself foods that I want to eat. These approaches always backfire and make me feel like I am in prison or something. I've always had a naturally high metabolism, and I damaged it by eating such unhealthy food and not exercising because I was stressed and didn't have time. I'm hoping to find some good foods to eat along with the occasional not-so-good ones, and to start exercising a bit to get my metabolism back to a normal level.
I'm also just hoping to get a lil' motivation here! razz
