My Journal of My Weight Loss Journey Begins - The First 100 Pounds
My name is Jahcobie, I am 15 years old. 5 months ago I walked onto the campus at Academy of the Sierras campus weighing 483 pounds at 5 feet 10 inches tall. I was once one of the largest 15 year olds in the world.
Being as large as I was I can remember walking down the street and in about 20 steps I would break a sweat. Now I weigh roughly 347 pounds and have lost more than 135 pounds through the grace of this beautiful school that was created in Reedley, CA. It has been a tough journey ever since I came here, me having to push myself and make the decision that I will be and am a Life Time Weight Controller (LTWC). To me being a LTWC means being apart of a family that will never die out, no matter what may come my way I have a skill and the urge to push through.
When I first walked on campus I was depressed, suicidal, anxious to make a change but scared to take a chance. I use to tell the staff that I couldn't do this anymore, to just let me go home, lay down and smoke my cigarettes and let me die. It gets me teary to think that and be so young. However, I will never be that little boy who goes back to binging on 25 cent chips.
I am now on a journey. A journey with my individual and group behavioral coaches, my peers, the residential staff and most importantly I am on a journey getting to know myself. These next months you will follow me on my journey to finish this commitment I started. I will write about things such as my day, thoughts on a topic, realizations, and struggles im facing. Thanks for coming along.
Being as large as I was I can remember walking down the street and in about 20 steps I would break a sweat. Now I weigh roughly 347 pounds and have lost more than 135 pounds through the grace of this beautiful school that was created in Reedley, CA. It has been a tough journey ever since I came here, me having to push myself and make the decision that I will be and am a Life Time Weight Controller (LTWC). To me being a LTWC means being apart of a family that will never die out, no matter what may come my way I have a skill and the urge to push through.
When I first walked on campus I was depressed, suicidal, anxious to make a change but scared to take a chance. I use to tell the staff that I couldn't do this anymore, to just let me go home, lay down and smoke my cigarettes and let me die. It gets me teary to think that and be so young. However, I will never be that little boy who goes back to binging on 25 cent chips.
I am now on a journey. A journey with my individual and group behavioral coaches, my peers, the residential staff and most importantly I am on a journey getting to know myself. These next months you will follow me on my journey to finish this commitment I started. I will write about things such as my day, thoughts on a topic, realizations, and struggles im facing. Thanks for coming along.
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