Well, that's the TL;DR, and actually it took almost an hour to do it, but the initial decision was definitely 20 seconds of courage (and a mug of mulled wine).
The rest is gonna be long and all over the place. :)
When I lived abroad, I loved going to the gym, it was a no-decision-needed thing to do, just get on my bike and get there. From then on, everything went its own way, because once you are there, you're gonna do the workout. I loved it.
But after moving home I always wanted to do it here as well, but never went for it. It's more expensive than it was abroad (although the other country is about 4x more expensive in everything else than my home country... go figure), and I didn't know what to expect, I didn't have the time as I travelled a lot for work, I gained back more weight than I lost abroad (I am at my heaviest ever) - so anyhoo, it never happened. I am preeetty good at talking myself out of things.
This time tho, I figured I don't have any more valid excuses - I moved to the city I work in, I earn almost double than I did when I started, I am mentally in a somewhat better place since moving out of my parents' house, AND there was a huge discount on one of the only 24/7 gyms in the city, so I committed for a whole year. I feel proud of myself and I am so looking forward to working out again regularly. I just need to buy a pair of shoes first.
If you are still reading this, then I want to let you know I am also looking for an accountability buddy, so if you would be interested, read on!
A little (more) background:I have always been big/overweight/fat, whatever the word is. Now I am not saying "struggled with weight" cause even tho I have dieted a few times, and I know logically I should lose weight because this is not healthy, I was never bothered by it much. I am not disgusted by my body, I don't even mind people commenting on it (looking at you, grandma...) I usually just agree that yeah I'm fat and enjoy their embarrassment. :) So whatever, my point is, I am detached from this emotionally, the only reason I am doing anything at all is because 1) I know it is very unhealthy and just because I don't have any major problems yet, I probably will, and I don't really like doctors or suffering or any of that; and 2) I like being able to do things, and obviously due to my weight there are a lot of things that I can't or I don't dare to do/try. (And 3) out of spite. I was never ever normal weight, and I can't believe I can get myself to do almost anything, except this one thing! Infuriating.)
So, if you can relate to the above in any way, or you are the exact opposite and think it would be fun to get to know each other's journey, don't hesitate to contact me and see if we hit it off :) I am looking for someone who I can share my food/exercise journey with, along with tips and tricks and the occasional breakdown, and who will keep me on track - and vice versa!
Now I know usually age, gender and all the SW/CW/GW abbreviations are important, but I excluded it on purpose - I don't care about all of those, I'm more interested in a matching personality, but it's not taboo so if it's important for you, feel free to ask!
If you got this far, thank you for reading! Hope to be a regular here from now on. :)
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