MyraTX
I'm new here as of today too.
I was without a computer for a long time. Before it crashed I use to visit this site. Everyone is very helpful. My advice is to visit the different threads and read, read, read. You will get so much inspiration and eventually you will make friends and have people you can count on.
There's so much going on here and it's hard to visit and read all the threads so please don't get offended when people don't answer your posts quickly. Sometimes I just skim through the posts and don't really read them all because I don't have that much time.
I know sometimes you just need to talk to someone, especially when you're ready to eat something you shouldn't. That's when I used to read the threads about people who have reached their goals or working a mini-goal. This kept me from taking that bite of cake or eating that cookie.
Please be patient with yourself and like I said, read the posts that motivate you and you will be one of the crowd in no time and offering help to all the newbies yourself.
Good luck to you and I hope you meet all your dreams.
Blessings....