Hello! My name is Missy and I am from Denver, CO. I have recently hit rock bottom with my weight at 230lbs. I am taking control, have joined Curves (Is anyone out the doing curves? how do you like it?) and have been eating well. My first goal weight is 210, wow I never imagined having to have a goal weight that high, but it is the situation I have gotten myself into. My ultimate goal is 150- wow that is going to be great! I have gained nearly 30lbs since november of 2006-yikes bikes! And really do not know why. So this is it friends, I am making positive contributions to my daily habit to change this and hopefully lose that 30 by the time I graduate in June. Any advice or encouragement would be awesome. I have been keeping a journal to help me motivateed and so far, everything is going well- I am still in the honeymoon stage, and anyone who has tried losing wieght knows how much fun it is until you hit your first major hump. Well I am looking forward to reading and sharing stories with all of you and look forward to helping you all along as well! I look forward to hearing from you!

i am also fairly new here, and i love it.its good to be around so may supportive ppl. I graduate nxt yr, and one of the reasons i wanna lose weight is too look good in my cap and gown : ) weird, right? i also keep a personal diet journal, with my general up and downs on my journey, and i think it helps. it gets all the frustrations out, and it records my more happy moments. Good Luck!!

thanks! not wierd. I want to look great in my cap and gown as well! How is it going for you so far? Doesnt the journal help out so much!

well i've lost about 35 pounds so far. holidays killed me, but thank god i didnt gain more than 3 pounds .
the journal is excellent. and posting on forums is helpful too.I didnt even use to post on forums, but ppl are so damn nice
r u on a specific diet?? im a calorie-counter, but no specific diet yet.

no specific diet. I really try to watch eating carbs and keeping mainly to fresh fruits and veggies. I am working on the curves program. I was doing really well before the holidays and then I just did awful so now i am in the position I am in. Congrats on your loss that is great!

thanks. yah, im guessing a lot of ppl messed up during holidays. curves is like a gym for women and weigh -ins?? cant remember. if it is a gym thats awesome. I joined 24 hour at the end of summer last yr, and i love it. i was so nervous when i first went(i felt like a dork), but i really like it now.

Missy,
and congrats in your decision of losing weight...
Counting Calories works for me. I also exercise about 30 minutes every day...

kisskiss-congrats for the 35lb....keep up the good work

michellenew

Hi and welcome!

Yes, lots of folks messed up over the holidays!

Just let us know if there's anything we can help you find. We're glad you're here and we're happy to help.

Missy, welcome to the forum!
Keep journaling... I just found my journal from last autumn, and it's encouraged me to start writing in it again.
Best wishes to you!