Since the beginning of this month, I have been putting some serious effort and determination into losing weight again. I will be 28 this year (one more year until I stop counting
) and I feel saddened that I miss out on so much that I would really like to do, out of embarrassment for my current condition. I have been battling my weight for 19 years now and the complex I have developed over my appearance has caused hurtful difficulties in numerous areas of my life. I have successfully lost some of the weight in the past, but I still had problems dealing with my emotions (was always a "bottler") and would return to unhealthy eating again to find some kind of relief.
Alarms bells went off when I saw myself approaching my all-time heaviest weight and knew I really couldn't ignore this anymore. I have been on Nutrisystem since April 1st and so far, am still following the plan perfectly and exercising every day, as well as trying to fill my days with activities that are non-food related. The only thing I feel I am missing at this point, is having other people to relate to about what I am doing, so I have been trying different websites to get a feel for the communities. I remember reading posts here back when I was trying to lose weight last October, and I thought the people here sounded really awesome and I loved the inspiration threads! I think the simpler layout also works better for me than some sites with a million thingamajigs all over it that you have to tweak daily
, so I think this will be a better fit for me!
Glad to meet you all and I look forward to doing this together with you guys!
Hi, Chicks and Chickettes!
