my weightloss story

i was extremely skinny as a child. i was what you would call “stick and bone”. i’m not sure why. it’s not like i didn’t eat or i was particularly picky. but i was.

when i started to go abroad to study, i started to gain more and more weight. i was extremely active, playing soccer, baseball, or whatever i could do, i ate way too much of the wrong things: bagel bites, cinnamon toast crunch, french toast cereal, white breads, mayonnaise, and so much more. but i didn’t care because i didn’t even know what a calorie meant back then.

soon, it was time for grade 8 graduation and i was extremely unhappy. i tipped the scales at about 135 pounds (about 5’ 2.5” then) the dress didn’t fit me well, i felt uncomfortable when fat stuck out over my belt, and i just wasn’t happy with my body. since i still didn’t know what a calorie was, the only way i knew how to lose weight was eating smaller amounts. still, i ate everything. i did lose a little bit of weight so i was somewhat satisfied.

high school came. at the very beginning of the year, i joined the basketball team, and by (extremely) controlling my diet, i became 109 pounds, the lightest i’ve ever been. basically all i ate was oatmeal, soy milk, fruits, veggies, and occasionally, toast + peanut butter while enduring an extreme workout of 1.5 hours almost everyday. i was miserable but i went with it. then when basketball season ended, i gained all of my weight back, and more. i was back to 135 pounds.

after that, all through highschool, my weight went up during winter and down during summer. basically, it was a yo-yo diet. i would go up to 130 pounds during the school year, especially during the winter, and down to about 117 pounds by the end of summer. sure, i was happy at 117 pounds but never satisfied because 1. that was never my goal weight, and 2. i knew i would be back up to 130 no matter how hard i tried. i ate healthy all the time. not eating after dinner. eating whole grains. avoiding dessert. so what was i doing wrong?

the big moment for me was just this summer. summer of 2011. i realized that no matter how healthy i ate, i wouldn’t be able to reach my goal weight unless i changed some things. here’s what i changed.
-no matter how healthy, i stuck to my serving sizes.
-i ate more frequently.
-i cut down on my fruit intake (i ALWAYS ate fruit because it was “low calorie”).
-i changed up my workouts everyday.

then, i saw results. i achieved my goal weight of 107 lbs. i COULD NOT believe it. i thought the scale was lying to me. so i went on it everyday for about a week, and everyday, it told me the same thing. i could not be happier.

now i’m a much more happier person. i eat when i’m hungry (i do make healthy choices), even if it’s 10pm. that’s totally fine because that’s what works for me.

here’s where i went from to where i am now.


same dress, different person right?

me now:





^^yeah. those are MY abs!

there you have it folks! i hope you liked my story :)