Hello from Sunny Florida
 

Im Beth. I live in Florida im 30 Years old.

I lost 100 Pounds three times!!! My lowest I got down to was 165 Last summer. I am back to 200. My highest was 285.

I was a skinny little kid. My mother became ill when I was 7 and I had to move in with my father. My father was a steak and potatoes man. We had some sort of steak and potato for every dinner. I think I ate alot more because I was unhappy there.

I continued to gain weight at a rapid pace. I had many stretch marks on my back, legs, breasts and belly.

The first time I lost the weight was the summer before my senior year. In 76 days I went from 285 to 185! I did it by eating three meals a day and plenty of working out. I eat less than 2000 Calories a day and burned more than I ate.

THEN I got married. I was unhappy with the choice I had made and started packing on the pounds again. I got back up to 285.

I decided if I wanted to find a good man I needed to drop the weight. I stopped eating fast food and drinking soda. I left the husband and got down to 175.

THEN I got pregnant. I got back up to 265. I didnt get a single stretchmark when I was pregnant!! LOL:p

I lost the weight and got down to 165. Now I am at 200. I am so worried that I am going to get huge again. Im on a few different meds and I think thats making it ALOT harder to lose weight.

Im taking antidepressants plus I take a steriod for my asthma/allergies.

I have a huge problem with binge eating. I dont make myself sick afterwards I just eat and eat. It makes it really hard to lose weight.

Well My intro is turning into a life story....

Hi everyone!!

The site looks very helpful

Hello Beth and welcome. I just moved from FL to MS. I loved FL, but the money is in MS.
I, like you, have been on the lose and gain rollercoaster all my life. About 2 years ago I changed my life forever. I gave up traditional dieting and started a new lifestyle. So far it has worked for me.
You will love this forum it has been a tremendous help to me. The people are all very supportive. They is also a sub forum for those who binge eat. You might want to check it out.
Terrie

Hi :) i'm from Florida too. I just signed up today and the forum has alot to offer it seems. hehe, Good luck w/ ur goal!

I moved here when I was 19. I grew up in Michigan.


Any others from Florida? Maybe we could meet up for live support.

hello and welcome not from fl. now but did live there till i was 13 till my mother died and we moved to indiana. grew up in homestead now i live in a town with less then 2000 people in it..lol....i am new to this site to and it is great you can find lost of support and friends here

Welcome, Beth! What part of Florida do you live in? I'm currently in Gainesville... I hope your part of Florida is more exciting than mine! :D

Its probably the same. Hot hot and more hot. Love bugs and more love bugs.

Its to hot to go outside and do anything without sweating buckets.

Plus I an taking cimbalta (SP) and when i go out in the sun it gives me an itchy rash. Its on ok trade off I guess because before I took it I would want to rip people head off at work.

I work at walmart. Ever so often I have to ring people up. I would want to rip the customers heads off. I really have to bite my tongue. Even with the meds some people push me. I really have a hard time when people yell at their kids.

I was once in the restroom at work and a mom kept yelling at her kid. Are you done are you done hurry up and the like. THe kid started crying. So I yell from my stall Maybe if you stop yelling at her she will go lol Then I proceeded to leave before the lady did.

Its weird because the kids that need a good spanking never get one but the poor kids that really arent doing anything are the ones with the monster parents.

Dont get me wrong I am a parent but some of the thing I hear these parents say to kids drives me over the edge.

Man did I go off topic......

Another Floridian here. Was born in Ft. Walton Beach, moved all over, ended up in MS with my parents then joined the navy and came back to Florida... now we are stationed in Key West because hubby is still in the Navy. Welcome! and good luck, I'm sure you can get it off again.

Dee

Thanks I am really working hard on watching what I eat and being more active.

Its just so hard to get going. My pjs are so comfortable I hate taking them off to start my day lol