'How do I even start this?' Is the first question I ask myself. I guess an intro would be handy: Hi! My name's Charlie and welcome to my first Steemit post! I'm 23 (and a half) and I'm currently on a journey. Not just a physical journey, but also a mental battle between myself and what I'm constantly surrounded by. It's always there, always around the corner, advertised on a bus stop, mentioned in my book, in the movie I'm watching, or being bought right in front of me, sometimes just a foot away.
What am I battling?
Food.
The intro should really read 'Hi I'm Charlie, and I weigh 18 stone and 9 lbs. If you want to hear the ramblings of a fat 23 year old, then continue reading!' Maybe I'm just being self conscious. It's more than that. It was about the age of 4 that I started to gain weight (I asked my Godmother as she's known me the longest, and my mum just cant seem to admit it) and then the bullying started at primary school, going onto secondary school where I rapidly lost the weight as I was incredibly depressed then I went to college and got heavier and heavier until about 6 months ago when I weighed myself and I was the heaviest I'd ever been. 301 lbs, or 21.5 stone or 136.5 kilos. Man how I CRIED when I read that on the scale. I ran to my boyfriend and he had no clue what was going on at first, poor thing, but then I told him and he just held me until I stopped crying. My first thought was that I'm the same size as the huge people you see on the American TV shows that are trying to lose weight in a year or something.
It was then that I changed; That I stopped eating crap and started moving.
-40 lbs later (2 stone 8 lbs or 18 kilos) and I miraculously still haven't given up(WARNING:ME IN MY PANTS!):
So there you are. The ramblings of a fat girl. I'm planing on writing about what I eat, my struggles and my exercise, among other things. My aim is to hopefully help others who are going through a similar time as me.
I hope I can reach out to just one person.
Lots of love
Charlie
Keep up the great progress!
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Thankyou!
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Welcome to Steem @skinnycharlie I have sent you a tip
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You show much courage showing yourself and getting yourself out there. That's amazing and you should be proud!
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Thankyou so much, that actually means the world to me!
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Hey @skinnycharlie, and welcome to Steemit! Your introduction post is already a great start of your adventure on this platform. Post quality content, interact and connect with other people and I am sure you will see terrific growth.
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Welcome to Steemit @skinnycharlie ! Nice post, i will follow your account, please follow me at @khunfarang
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Welcome! I've just been told about your post (my boyfriend told me to take a look). I'm going through the same process and I'm also writing about it. Gonna follow for motivation. All the best of luck in your journey!
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Thank you! I just hope I can help you and others! Definitely a follow back :D maybe we can help each other ^.^ xx
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<3
Faith in humanity restored :')
Thank you, your comment means a lot
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Hey @skinnycharlie! I'm rooting for you! I have also been working to change my diet and eat healthy. I'll be honest, it can sometimes be hard for me to hit the gym. You're doing really great! ᶘ ᵒᴥᵒᶅ
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Thank you so much! Its becoming a struggle now definitely xx
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Welcome to steemit! Super stoked to have another person joint the community! If you have any questions feel free to get hold of me @longfield98
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Thank you! I hope to post at least 3-4 times a week :3 I love that its a big community
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Welcome to steemit !! you will enjoy the platform for sure! :)) Make sure you verify yourself by uploading a selfie with todays date and steemit written on it! :) I provide loads of lessons for beginners on steemit and delicious food, hehe :) Alla x
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