22 and need support!

Hey!

My name is Kristen.  I'm 22, soon to be 23.  I live in st. Louis , MO. Born and raised.  I'm 5'7" and weight about 194.  I used to be about 145-150 but as you can see things change.  My father pasted, and since then I haven't really coped well.  But I'm ready to get back on track.  I'm not to incredibly new to this site, but fairly.  I'm looking for some girls/guys around my age for some extra support.  Of course it would work both ways.

 

So mesage me when you get a chance!

 

XOXOXO

Welcome!  Have you visited the Young Calorie Counters forum?  I think you'd fit right in and make a lot of friends.

Hi Kristen. I'm Brittany and I am also born and raised in St. Louis, MO. I'm 24 soon to be 25. I'm 5'5 and weigh about 170. I have had a lot change in the past year and have gained a ton of weight. I would like to get to between 140 & 150. Looks like we have a lot in common. I've been doing the working out/eating healthy thing for a few weeks now and some days it is a lot harder than others. I am here if you need anything or if you just need help staying away from a cheeseburger ...that is my weakness.

Thanks Brittany!

 Apparently we do have a lot in common.  I love Burger King....love my whoppers with cheese.  I have a weakness for them.  Always late night cravings.  Hope you don'y mind, but i added you as one of my buddies.  Where'd you  go to high school?  such a typical stl question, huh?  What do you do? school? work? intersts?  Sorry i'm actually at work myself right now and its almost the end of the day.  I guess i figure if i keep myself occupied it might go by fast. 

 

*Kristen*

Ah the STL question... I went to Eureka, though I lived about 2 minutes from lafayette. What about you? I work for a door and window company. I do all the advertising and marketing. As for interests, it is so bad but I LOVE to go out. I'm not so good with staying away from beer and alcohol on the weekends and it is killing my diet! My I just love to go out with my friends and feel like I'm so good all week so I need to reward myself on the weekends! Other than that, my life is filled with work and going to the gym. I feel like such a loser now that I am working out all the time, but I find I would rather go to the gym and do the elliptical while watching tv rather than sit on the couch and watch tv. What about you? What do you do?

Yeah the STL question.....seriously I really think we are the only city that does that.  I guess it shows status or something.  Well, I grew up in south county, Oakville area.  But I went to school in the city. South city. I went to DuBourg.  I would have gone public, but i got bribed.  My godparents  are pretty well off. I wouldn't say rich, but there have know reason to worry. And told me that if I went to a catholic high school and graduate they would take me any where in the world that I wanted to go as a graduation present.  Hey why not!  Well turned out that 9/11 happened and they had just adopted a new baby boy so we went to Florida.  But ****, I didn;t ahve to pay for it so who cares where I went, right? Up until about 4-5 months ago I was a waitress at a country club in sunset hills.  I worked there for 5 years. I hated it so much.  But I just couldn't leave my family.  I had worked with everyone so lond that it would be weird not seeing them every day.  But I finally got out.  I do miss it every now and then.  I currently work for a trucking company off of hall street. i know, classy right?  But it works for now.  One of the members from the club is the VP of the company, and he offered me a job.  I figured that it was atleast a stepping stone to move on to something better.  The plus side is that i finally have benefits, i have my weekends off and my holidays paid.  So i'm content for the time being.  Oh, by the way, I am actually really good at enlish and grammar, but i'm really tired and have been looking at a computer screen all day, so i kinda gave up.  

 

I'm in the same boat you are.  I love going out!  I feel like my weekend is a waste if I don't.  I also am really good during the week, but screw it up oin the weekends.  But **** happens right?   

Hi Kristen! My name is Charity and I live in KentuckY. I was born and lived here most of my life. I am 21 and will be 22 in March. I have a weight problem since I had my son. I was only about 150ish in 2005. I got pregnant and in the last few months of pregnancy I ballooned up. I breatfeed for almost 14 months, and tried pilaties for a few months and can't seem to get the weight off. Especially in my lower belly. I think part of it is do to the emergency c-section I had to have. If you want to talk message me sometime!

Sounds like you've got a good set up Kristen. Sometimes we have to take jobs that don't sound too glamorous, but it will help you eventually. That is kinda what I did with my job. I never in my life thought I would work for a door and window company, but it was a good opportunity and I have learned a ton. Will I work there forever...no. But like you said, it is a stepping stone! Do you ever kind of feel like you are at an in between age where you are an adult but totally don't want to have all that responsibility. That's how I am. I call it my quarter life crisis whenever I get all stressed out about the "real world".

hi. I'm 5'9" and 198lbs (down from 204lbs) and 21 years old. I also have a history of emotional eating. I've added you as a friend, and hopefully we can support one another.

jess

Good luck Kristen, stick with it and I'm sure you'll hit your targets in no time =)