Lurker becomes member!
 

Hi all!
I have been lurking for the oast week and decided I may as well sign up! I live in NW Indiana and am back on the wagon after falling off a couple years ago. I went from 295 to 145 in a little over a year using atkins. For awhile, it was awesome but the psychological aspects of changing so much on the outside but still feeling like the same person on the inside took me down the wrong path. I then started being viewed as hot, got way too social and getting involved in the party scene. There I learned that cocaine was a great suppressant ... for awhile. Then I never exercised b/c who wants to do that when you feel a heart attack coming on any second. Luckily, that was a short lived ride and I just quit one day and never again. I seem to have willpower over everything except food. lol
So a few years later I am back up to 240 and besides the obvious reasons of poor eating/exercise habits, I think somewhere in my mind I am programmed to think "fat keeps me out of trouble". So I am excited to try to change my wiring and get to a better weight.

Welcome, Ex-Lurker Helen!
I just joined this month as well, and it's exciting to meet women from all over the world posting support here.

You have come a long way in your journey to this website, and your success is awesome! I hope that you will find lots of good ideas and even shared laughter here as we help each other keep motivated and looking forward. As someone said "A goal is a dream with a plan". No more so than with setting up a new lifestyle! Congratulations!

Hi helen73!

You'll have more experience with what to do and not do this time around once your weight starts going down. I'm sure that will help you out. Good luck!

hey welcome! i am also pretty new here, also from indiana, east central.