Hi All,
Just joined on today. I am really excited to see how lovely and supportive everyone here is.
So here I am, been overweight basically my whole life and am at my heaviest weight to date. yikes. bouncing between 210 and 200 pounds. The least I've ever been was about 165 and that was MANY years ago when I was a crazy martial artist-the excercise became the complusive behaviour. I trained all the time-it was my life. And then it stopped, I ballooned and then plateaued. Last year I changed careers and for the first time in my life have the dreaded desk job. I love what I do, but I have become totally sendentary. Add to that the fact that my office is a five minute walk from my house-I don't even get a nice walk in in the morning. I try to go to the gym, but so far have only managed to go about once a week. I have been sick with a cold for the last month and I think it has to do with the lack of movement and the fact that I have not been eating well.
Anyway, that's me. I really want to make real change in my life. I turned 30 this year and I don't want to spend the next 30 years being unhappy.
Here I am...

Hi,

You make me think of myself. I too am at my highest weight ever. I will turn 30 later this week and am dreading it simply because I always thought I'd be married and happy by this age. Guess not. I need to get serious and am greatly hoping this website can help me stay motivated. Good luck to you.

Thanks so much for the reply. I hope it all goes really really well for you too!!

I joined over the weekend, too.

I have 50 lbs to lose. I am Type II diabetic, so I either lose the fat or lose my vision. It's my choice - according to my doctor.

I hope your condition isn't as serious as mine is and that you stay here long enough for us to see all your lbs gone!

Welcome to the boards.. that sounds so familiar.... I work in the arts so I never thought that I would ever end up with a desk job but I did in late 2005..... I suppose thats what happens when you get out of the production and waitressing end where you are always running around to the administrative end which is just like any other day job....I put on 30lbs my first year here! When I started going back to the gym it was tough to find the balance so I eased into it 1 or 2 days a week and gradually built it up. The other thing was the food....take out and office junk all day every day....its amazing what a difference simply eliminating that can make...I bring food with me everywhere...I'm like a walking pantry of healthy goods....people think i'm crazy but hey...it works and saves a ton of $$ too!