JackinForSweets Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Hello! My name is Christina, I'm 28 yrs old and the mother of a 4 1/2 yr old little boy. I have been vegetarian since I was about 15/16 yrs old and vegan since I was 19/20 yrs old. I joined this forum to learn more about exercise and proper nutrition. My main goal is to lose a significant amount of fat so that I can enjoy an active life a little more. I gained a significant amount of weight when I went vegan. I don't blame the vegan diet, I blame my poor food choices, an inactive lifestyle and using food as comfort when I was stressed or sad. The weight has slowly crept up on me over the past few years and combine that with work, school and raising a child, well, I just haven't focused on taking care of myself at all. I want to change that. My goal is to lose a significant amount of fat and gain some muscle through proper diet and exercise. I have started to slowly get into exercising at the gym and now I go about 4-5 days a week. I do some light weight lifting but nothing too serious since I am a total beginner. I have started to jog on the treadmill also and I never thought I'd admit it but I LOVE to run! I look forward to meeting some new people and reading about how other people are accomplishing their goals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Welcome Christina! Thanks for the intro and thank you for joining our online community! We have a great group here and you can get all your questions answered by our members. A lot of people here are very goal-oriented as well so we all feed off of each other and we grow and accomplish things all the time. Enjoy the forum. All the best and welcome aboard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Awesome that you like running I'm recently rediscovering my passion for it. Welcome aboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackinForSweets Posted September 12, 2007 Author Share Posted September 12, 2007 It's weird how that works, isn't it? I mean I am sure I loved to run as a kid but over the years I just forgot about all that. It's good to re-discover that side of myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Awesome that you want to make a change! Welcome to the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasha Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahmanya devi Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 welcome christina! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Welcome I think you'll find lots of good advice here on the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 Welcome, Christina! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessifly Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 Hi Christina! Welcome to the forum!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CollegeB Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 Welcome to the forum Christina. We have a number of members with children as well. Thanks for joining us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Asocial Ape Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 hi and welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markc7 Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 Welcome aboard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubby2112 Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flanders77 Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 Welcome aboard Christina!As you might have already noticed this is an great community Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xveganjoshx Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 Welcome! It's great that you are making positive changes in your life! I have been biking quite a bit lately to commute from my studio to school, and I have rediscovered that I like biking alot. So I get what you mean about running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veganitaliana Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 Welcome! Another vegan mom here. I have finally lost my pregnancy weight after going raw. Good luck with your goals and keep us posted. Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odidnetne Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 Welcome to the forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xdarthveganx Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 Awesome, you took my advice and joined. Its good to have you here. The Vegan SXE is taking over the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackinForSweets Posted September 15, 2007 Author Share Posted September 15, 2007 The Vegan SXE is taking over the forum Thanks BRAHHHH!! Don't you wish you still lived in the O.C. so you could say "brah" all the time? Don't lie, I know you do! But seriously, thanks Randall for pushing me in this direction. I'll have you to thank when I'm "Ripped for Summer". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loveliberate Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Hello & Welcome Christina! It's always great to have anouther vegan parent onboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muslenum Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 I'm a new member,I'm happy to join in this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flanders77 Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 I'm a new member,I'm happy to join in this.@muslenum: Please write an intro post instead of "highjacking" this topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 hey Christina,you seem to have no problem at all writing an intro! welcome.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veggieprincess Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Hi Christina, I just read your intro. I'm a new member too. How are you doing with your fitness/weight loss goals? I know that when I became a Vegetarian/Vegan, I really had to watch my carbs. Alot of people can eat whatever they want and their body will burn it, but I could do 3 hours of cardio a day, and still gain weight if I'm not watching my carbs. Hope you are staying on track with your goals! Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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