Hiya~ I've been away from this site for a long time.. I have been overweight, I've been obese as long as I can remember.. I was never educated as to what the side effects of emotional eating would do to me.. I ate from loneliness, boredom, happiness, depression, etc... About 7 years ago was my first real attempt at loosing weight.. I quit smoking & followed South Beach Diet principles for 6 months.. (that's about when i found 3FC for the first time) lost 60 lbs.. ,went from 280 to 220... got bored... quit SBD, gained it all back in a few years.. Then I followed WW.. Lost some weight ... then quit & gained it all back & then some.
As 2012 as arrived, I have been psyching myself up begin again... Determined to stop the yo-yo cycle. I'm 43, 290lbs... & looking for a plan, I can live with for the rest of my life.. I'm thinking I'll give WW eating plan another go...(though not fully convinced) Unfortunately I'm unemployed & when I need to decide whether I'm going to by food or pay a weekly membership, grocery shopping wins out.
Yesterday, I tracked what i ate.. (including the full size bag of corn chips
) Yes.. I am aware I can't have them in the house... I have roommates, who can...so need to find a balance somewhere... Countering the bad eating yesterday, I signed up to volunteer dog walking at the Humane Society & walked dogs for an hour.. ( It's beneficial to all concerned!)
I was given a bicycle & went on a 30 minute bike ride today... it kicked my butt, but i feel good... it was on this bike ride that I remembered 3FC... and the great support I got from folks here in the past..
"They" say it's harder to lose weight the older you are... So I am determined to loose & maintain my weight before getting much older. So here I am... Once again, I'm at the beginning... focusing on increasing my exercise & tracking my eating habits & reconnecting with 3FC!
(I'd love to find a weight loss buddy with similar weight loss goals to help keep me in check & vice versa. PM me if interested)