Hello All! My name is Katie. I joined this site a LONG time ago and kind of stopped posting. I may have not even posted anything. It's been that long so I don't really remember. Anyway a little bit about myself. I am 23 years old and I have been obese pretty much since I can remember. About 4 years ago I met a guy that I fell in love with. We eventually moved in together and about after a year of living with each other we realized we didn't love each other but continued to live with each other because neither of us could afford a place by our self. So as he escaped through his video games I escaped through food. I gained a bunch of weight. Got to the biggest I've ever been at 315 pounds.... and at 23 years old. ): Anyway, about 7 months ago I finally left him after I found out he had been sleeping with a married woman. I still loved him even though I wasn't in love with him and it was still hard to leave but it was the best decision I've made for myself. I started eating better and working out and with that came the weight loss. In the past 7 months I have lost 62 pounds. I still have about 73 pounds to go to get to my first goal weight of 180. After I lose 53 more pounds I am going to join CrossFit. But anyway, I have made a life change and I am so much happier with my life. It's amazing how something so painful can turn into so much happiness. Anyway, I am going to post a picture somewhere once I find where to put before/current/after photos. Also, I am a part of MyFitnessPal and I forum there regularly. I look forward to meeting some new friends here and if anyone is on MFP look me up and add me. My user name is Heagler870. Looking forward to this site!!

Good for you! You've turned your life around, for sure.