Hi my name is Shana, I'm 21 - and while I'm not obese, I'm certainly on the way. I'm 5'4 and around 130 pounds. My wakeup call is that I'm no stranger to binge eating - The biggest moment I realized that this is going to be an issue is when I ordered a pizza, and cinnamon sticks - and finished them by myself by nights end.

I'm here to get the right motivation to eat healthy and decrease my bad habits, hopefully eliminating them all together someday. I'm volunteering at a marathon this year, but next year I want to be in that marathon. To do that I need encouragement and support - which my friends don't give me saying that I look good already.

Time to turn things around!

Welcome to 3FC! Sometimes our closest friends don't know how to help us, but there are plenty of people here that either want to be more active or lose a few pounds, eat right and just become overall healthier in general. There's a section called Chicks in Control for others who struggle with some of the things you mentioned. And if you're training for a marathon there's an Exercise area that might help point you in the right direction.

Keep at it!