New fat chick from central Texas!
 

Hello everyone!

I'm a 30 year old woman from the Texas Hill Country.

While growing up I was thin until puberty, then maintained a 15-20lb 'extra padding' through most of college. I always have had a bad sweet tooth, and I love food way too much. After a series of destructive familial and love relationships I entered into a depression funk. I became very sedentary, and I snacked on food constantly. While not precisely binge eating, I did graze pretty much all day on unhealthy foods. Before I knew it I was well over 200lbs.

My final blow was when I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at only 29 years old. It was devastating. At first I followed the diet and took all of my meds regularly, but I fell off the wagon after only a few months. I was experiencing a lot of stress and I turned to chocolate again.

It is time to get back on the wagon. I want to be healthy so that I can spend a long life with my son. I don't have a good support system, so that makes things difficult. I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone here. I think with someone in my corner I can do this.

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Welcome! I'm from Texas too! Houston to be exact. :) I've been where you are! We are all here to help!

You can do this! Welcome aboard. :)

Welcome Whisper, Glad to have you join us. My advice is to look for a Support group, Chat, or Challange to join; small groups make it easier to get connected. Most sub-forums have groups covering almost every need, find one that inspires or motivates you and just post to join.

Welcome and good luck!

:queen: Dhani :queen: