Motivated and happy to be here
 

I am happy I found this site. I had heard about it on another forum I frequent. I am motivated and excited to start my weight loss journey.

I will be 45 soon and I am a mother and also a grandmother as of last year. I have had weight problems for most of my adult life. I have gotten to the point where my weight is interfering with my health and ability to feel good about myself.

I weighed 252 at the doctor's today and I have a goal to reach 180, I am 5'8" and I feel my goal is realistic and healthy for me. I simply need to eat less and better and move more....and yet something so simple is hard to do on a regular basis. I know I need to change my habits and from looking around the forum a bit I am sure that I will learn a lot about myself and make some weight lose buddies!

I have mental illness and have taken psychotropic medications for close to 20 years. I can point the finger at these meds being my biggest barrier to weight loss but I have developed horrible eating patterns and habits over the years. I also might have Celiac disease, which is basically an allergy to gluten (wheat and wheat by products). I have an endoscopy and colonoscopy in September and will be biopsied for Celiacs. The tests were also scheduled because I have had ibs symptoms for years and my doctor and I want to rule out and find out what is going on with my g.i. tract.

In my spare time I like to spend time with my granddaughter, read, write poetry, make jewelry and paint. I look forward to meeting you all and being a part of this site.

Hi and welcome to 3FC!

Good luck with your goals :cheer:

Hugs
Michelle

Welcome to 3fc.

Hello and welcome! You will like this site; it is a great resource. Best of luck with your weight loss journey.

Cheers,

J

All the best to you Hydra!

Welcome Hydra! You can do this.

Your goal sounds very reachable. Cutting back and moving more will definitely get you going. Personally I had to cut out the carbs to lose weight this time. I am also almost 45 with a 1 year old granddaughter. She is so adorable!

Good luck to you in this journey, its worth it!

As a recently-became-drug-free girl I can say I understand your frustration with them. But you are right we create our own habits and hopefully we will change them together.

Good Luck! :)

Thanks for the warm welcome. Today, I ate healthy all day and really watched my portions. Thanks for the support!

yay! good for you! and welcome!

Welcome to our group good luck on your journey and you are not alone.