[Cazbar]

Hello everyone,
I found this forum while trying to do some research for good ol Weight watchers. I just started this week. It's definitely time that I do something about my weight. I'm off work for 6 weeks due to medical problems and I've already gained weight in the first 2 weeks!!! I'm 26 yearls old, i've been a type 1 diabetic for 17 years and I weigh 197.2 lbs. I couldn't believe it when I weighed in this week. I weighed that much in high school but managed to lose A LOT while spending a year in Europe. I kept it off for several years, mostly because I was waitressing and therefore keeping pretty active. I'm now a Correctional Officer in a jail, and well...it's a government job, and what they say is sometimes true..we do do a lot of sitting around. I work a lot of nights and there is just nothing to keep us busy. So, therefore IT IS TIME!!!! I need to get rid of this extra weight that seems to like me and get back into shape.!!!! I'm looking forward to interacting with everyone here and getting some much needed advcie and support.
Take care,
Cas

[crbowles]

Hi Cas and welcome!! I'm on WW as well and love it. This site is full of advice and support.

Get well soon and take care!

[mandalinn82]

Hey Cas -

Have you found our weight watchers forums yet? We have chats for those on both Flex and Core, so find a spot. We also have groups by age and some miscellaneous clubs, so take a look around, find a place to settle in, and keep posting.

Can't wait to hear more from you soon!

[ellis]

Cas, welcome to the forum!
I'll bet you were walking a lot more when you lived in Europe, too. If it's anything like as cold where you are now as we are here in Ottawa (-29C with the windchill), you know how difficult it is to get out there to exercise.