The Journey Begins, My Story
My name is Nadia and I am 23 years old. I am from Southern California. My background is Bengali, which is from Bangladesh. It's a small country next to India. Usually Bengali girls are petite and short but I happened to be born weighing 10 lbs and I'm now 5ft 10in! And my parents aren't even tall! My whole life I was teased for being taller than all of my peers. My older brother teased me a lot and called me names like "Godzilla, Big Foot, and King Kong". I never felt feminine or girly. I was never chubby or fat growing up, but I was always tall.
I started gaining weight in college. By the time I was 19, I was around 180lbs. The stress of working part time, going to school and family conflicts lead to my weight gain. Also, since I was out on my own I started to cook for the first time I would cook such heavy foods like lasagna for me and my boyfriend. We also would stay up late and eat at fast food joints on a regular basis. We got fat together.
Then I decided to move back home so I could worry less about money and more on school. So with no job or bills to pay, I had the time to work out everyday at the gym and make my own healthy meals. By the time I was 20 yrs old, I had a sexy body and I felt so confident. I think I was around 160 lbs (remember I'm tall). I could wear a mini skirt and backless top at the club and dance the night away with no worries. But then things changed. I got a job, started losing my good habits and slowly started gaining the weight back. At age 21, I moved out again and transferred to a new univerisity in San Diego. The stress of a new environment, having to pay my own bills, and school led to me gaining all the weight back that I had lost. It's tough when all you can afford is Top Ramen or McDonald's for dinner.
Now I am 23 yrs and a size 14 pant size and 195 lbs...the heaviest I've ever been in my whole life. My problem is consistency. I start going to the gym for 2 weeks and then something happens, like a big test, and I stop. Sometimes I'm really motivated and other times I'd rather just go home and watch TV. I will be graduating from college this summer and I want that sexy body to celebrate with. I don't just want my 20 yr old body back, I want that bikini body other women envy and other men can't stop staring at. I want my boyfriend to melt when he sees me. I want him to be so proud that he has a girlfriend with such a sexy body. I KNOW I can get there, but I'd love to meet some cool blog buddies on EP for support along the way.