Hello chickadees
I'm very glad to be here. So glad this forum exists.
I have a lot to lose. I have been creeping up the scale for a few years now following a very big loss.
I initially lost 85 pounds doing weight watchers back in 2000. I was able to maintain that loss for 4 years. I only started gaining again once I stopped working in a traditional office and started working from home. Two kids later I'm 25 pounds higher than my previous START weight. Sigh. I've had a couple of false starts and never really could commit to a real change. On Monday afternoon I was flipping through some old photographs and found one of me, super in shape and skinny, and though "That's it. It's time. No more messing around."
This time around I've decided that I'm not going to use weight watchers, as I did before. The last time I did it, it was good to me for a long time, but in the end I actually became quite discouraged by the support I received at the very end. It was a negative experience for me and I still have a very bad taste in my mouth from it.
I am most successful when I compulsively journal. I've always found counting calories much more effective than counting points, so that is what I'm going to do. Last time I also worked out a lot. A lot. I don't have the time to do it now, but I know that exercise has to be the foundation.
Anyway, the last few days haven't been easy, but I figure that as long as I stick with it and keep plugging along I will progress. This time I'm not in a rush to get there, just going to get there and stay there.
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I'm a calorie counter too, and I love it! You can do this!!! 
i know you'll succeed
