Personal Statement On Losing Weight

In the beginning of the semester, I felt a little annoyed that I had to plan a personal goal. I was afraid that I was going to fail once again during the journey of losing weight. My personal goal was to lose five pounds by April 1, 2016. I had planned to achieve this goal by eating healthier snacks, exercising, and meal prepping. Trying to achieve this goal was not easy. I had a constant temptation of breaking my diet and I kept trying to buy fast food whenever I saw myself tight with my school and work schedule. However, I was able to achieve my goal because I was meal prepping every night, I kept an alarm on my phone to remind me when I should be exercising, I read articles that provided me with a list of healthy foods, I carried a picture

My freshmen year, surprisingly, passed by quickly. I was so busy with volleyball, basketball, track, and new school rules that I did not have much time to pick apart my body. There was still a part of me obsessing over my weight . I really started picking out my flaws my summer going into my sophomore year. I worked out every day in the summer. I started out by running the bike path that circles through my town once a day. The path’s distance was about 4 miles. Midway through the summer I started running the path once in the morning and once at night. I still was not satisfied with how I looked.

As a little girl I have always struggled with my weight, and I continuously stayed active because of the factors faced against me (i.e., genetics, socioeconomic status). Obesity has been called an epidemic and one of America’s “most challenging public health problems” (Mason 300). The percentage of obese Americans has more than doubled since 1980, with more dramatic increases found among men (CDC, 2007b). “According to data from 1999 to 2000, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that 30% of adults age 20 years and older were obese, and when the number of overweight and obese were combined the percentage swelled to 64%. These figures were so alarming that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has made the goal of reducing obesity among adults one of its highest priorities (HHS, 2000). To examine the facts of how alarming obesity among adults truly is an under-statement. This topic really hit home for me due to the fact that I have pretty decent eating

One thing that gets everyone’s attention is the ability to lose weight. Everyone around the world decide one point in their lives to start a diet. People worry about their weight all the time, and believe going on a diet can and will help them lose weight; but that’s not the case at all.

Losing weight required realistic goals. I had to learn to not think a one-time fix was all I needed to lose weight. I had to learn true patience. I ate apples and carrots for a day and I enervated myself through as many pushups and situps as I could in 1 day and never picked it up again. In hindsight, my goal shouldn’t have been to lose fat, but follow a diet and routine that I won’t get frustrated with.

Accepting that there was no way around succumbing to stay under 120 pounds, I’d give in to fighting to keep my weight down to fit into the skinny description that modeling called for, but I’d do it in the healthiest way possible by buckling down and setting a routine that incorporated exercise and a balanced diet into my daily life. So, I thought that I would try to allot my time after school toward going to the gym 3-5 times a week, this sometimes requiring me to skip out on hanging out with my friends. I then figured that if I could squeeze in at least 2 dance classes a week, I would accomplish fitting in my physical activity for the day while managing to keep up my skill in dance. Lastly, and maybe the hardest of all, I began to cut processed foods and unnecessary sugar out of my diet to see if I would notice any change in my body (bye-bye nightly desserts of cake, cookies, or

Growing up, I was always criticized about the extra weight I carried around with me. The negative remarks got into my head and one day I had enough; around the age of 12 I decided that I wanted to be “normal”. This led me to extreme diets and exercises and within a few months I was getting compliments. Little did I know, that the methods that I used to get rid of my fat, were not healthy approaches. I soon began to develop the opposite problem -- being too skinny -- and again, I was not happy with myself. When I got to high school, I saw all these physically fit athletes and made the conclusion that I had to imitate them if I wanted to look like them. First, I tried out for the soccer team. Every day, I would spend countless hours practicing

Setting realistic body image goals is very crucial you can just jump in and set high expectation because it may backfire. Setting realistic goals can be hard because people are often overwhelmed with misleading advertising. They amplify expectations, saying you can shed pounds daily or gain muscles in weeks. Take a glance at your lifestyle and ask yourself hoe dedicated and consistent can you realistically be. Don’t stress, which can influence your rate loss just determine what factors can influence you.

I'm going to be honest and say that I've tried basically every weight loss program available. Most of them work..for about a week then I get bored.

Most people from all over the world are overweight. The problem is that they don’t know how to shed off the extra pounds. The weight loss industry is full of myths. There is a need for us to debug those myths. This is the goal of this book!

What if you knew you could reach your ideal weight by summer? With a little discipline and motivation, you will be well on your way to your ideal weight, and just in case you needed some incentives, here’s some really solid ways on how losing weight can change your life.

Weight loss is a personal journey that I have decided to take, I have recently consulted with my doctor and requested medication, however my doctor did not agree to prescribe me medication due to the fact my weight gain currently does not have any health risks involved. All of my tests results came back normal, so he suggested I change the way I eat and start exercising more. My weight is constricting me from playing with my very active 3 year old, and it's starting to depress

The goal I chose is to live a healthy lifestyle which in terms will add years to my life. In this transformation I chose to eat healthier, exercise more, drink plenty water and add supplements to my personal wellness plan. I will devote a significant amount of time to each area of this wellness plan over the next eight weeks to get the ultimate results. Below are specific goals and a plan of action that I will be doing over the course of eight weeks; in an effort to make lifestyle changes. I will be reviewing the various area of my health deciding which areas I would like to make improvements. My present situation is that I have gained a significant amount of weight that has made my life a little uncomfortable. I started by making a chart to track my plan of action in each area that I will be working on.

Unfortunately, for most people gaining weight is much easier than losing weight. It is not uncommon for a person to start developing poor eating habits, and then they let their weight gain go too far and get out of control.

One topic that has been talked about for many years within Kinesiology is the debate on whether exercise or diet is more important for losing weight and maintaining weight loss. While both or important for a person's individual health, a person's diet is essentially the foundation for a healthy lifestyle and an important factor in losing weight and gaining nutrients that can help the body develop. Many studies and experiments have shown that a healthy diet goes a long way in helping people lose more weight, but more importantly teaches them how to continue to treat their bodies in a healthy manner. Dieting has been shown to have a bigger impact on weight loss than exercise has. For this reason, it can be said that a good diet is more effective for weight loss as compared to exercise alone.