Well, I think it is time for me to stop lurking and join in.
A little about me - I'm a major comfort eater, wrong side of 40 (How did that happen? Last I remember I was 22!) and weigh in at 330lbs. This is the heaviest that I have ever weighed. I've been overweight since I was 3 or 4 - being overweight has always been a part of my life. I know it sounds a little weird, but the excess weight has been as much a friend as an enemy - I've used it as an excuse so I don't have to leave my comfort zone and a barrier to get people to leave me be.
However at this stage in my life it has most definitely become an enemy. My joints hurt, I have very high blood pressure that is hard to control, awfully painful reflux due to my flab
It's time I got rid.I weighed myself Sunday and rather than give in to the usual despair, I decided it was time to do something about it
Go Me! So...I found out the pedometer (bought when on some failed diet or other in the past), hooked it up to my belt and totted round as I would normally in order to see what my average normal steps would add up to. 700 steps. 
So, I have been getting up and moving over the past couple of days and have averaged 4000 steps - some way away from the 10000 aim but I will build it up slowly over time. I've been eating carefully no crisps, sweeties, chips and instead lots of healthy fruit and veg. Very early days for me, but I plan on sticking around the site and actually getting this weight sorted out at last. The support here looks fantastic and I'm really looking forward to being a part of this forum.
