Well hello there!
 

I stumbled across this website and thought it seems like just the place I need to be.

When I was younger, I was always on the larger side. Then around middle school, I ballooned. And so it went on through high school. I don't know what my highest weight, as I avoided a scale at all costs until after I'd already lost a significant amount. My best guess would place me at 265lbs - 270lbs. My highest recorded weight was 250lbs.

After high school, I started eating sensible and going for walks plus light weights. Two years later I was down to 145lbs. I have never felt better in my whole life. I was only 15lbs away from my goal weight.

Since then, life kicked in and threw me some nasty cards. I let it get me down and resorted back to old habits. It was a gradual thing. First 5lbs came back, then 10. Now I'm back up to 185lbs. Now it's nowhere near where I had started, but I need to take control before it get's there again.

I don't have any kind of support structure right now, and I'm hoping I have found one here. So HELLO EVERYBODY!! :carrot:

Hi!

I know what you mean, around 9th grade I came down to a sensible weight and then life kicked in, depression kicked in again and I was ballooning. But College has by far been the worst in terms of weight gain. 55lbs in 5 years. It was the Freshman 15, Sophomore 15, Junior 15, Senior 15, Super Senior 15, I can't afford a Grad school 15 too. I'd like a GradSchool -100, thankyouverymuch. :P

But I hope this place can help us both. It seems like a wonderful community. With people who have been where we have. I am new here too, and I'm hoping that this time I won't psych myself out of a healthier life.

Welcome to 3FC =)

Congratulations for taking control! We might all be from different walks of life, but the one thing we all want is to support each other while we get healthier and maybe lose some weight =)

Look around and post wherever you're comfortable! Can't wait to see you around the boards!