Lexi's Blog

This summer my goal has been to eat healthy, exercise, and lose weight! Weight was never really an issue for me until this year when I gained 20 pounds in 3 months. Which is insane and makes me feel totally horrible about myself. As someone who also struggles somewhat with anorexic tendencies, gaining that much weight was truly terrifying.

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The first half of the summer didn't go as planned because, to be honest, it is really hard being home. Not having the food options I did at college causes me to stumble more and I don't have access to a gym anymore, which forces me to run outside. I live in Florida. I think I'd rather die than run outside.

I am trying to make the best of my situation and stick to natural foods, rather than stuffing my face with gluten-free alternatives that are loaded with sugar and starch (I still need my chocolate pretzels though!). I already don't drink soda or snack on many sweets (other than the pretzels) so I don't need to worry about that. I'm also cutting down my portion sizes, which I probably shouldn't be doing because they were adequate to start with, but I NEED to get this weight off me.

So other than cheating the other day, I've been doing great! I'm down 7 pounds thus far and have 15 more to go.

And just to clarify so no one assumes that I'm trying to lose weight when I really shouldn't be, I am 5'6 and 155 pounds. The ideal weight for someone my height, age, and gender is 135.