[ShanaOB]

Long story short... was fat, got to goal using Jenny Craig and these forums. Have gradually, slowly gotten fat again and NOTHING IS WORKING. I think I have a whacked out metabolism. I'm jumping on the Weight Watchers bandwagon for the first time, trying to avoid another packaged food program even though I had JC success. I'm active but have a huge junk food/fast food "issue," wherein "issue" = I love that crap!!

I really enjoyed the support I found here in the past and am looking forward to connecting with others on the same journey.

[427pounder]

Do some research into High Fructose Corn Syrup. Lots of fast food contains it and so does soda, serial, fruit drinks, and a lot of other stuff. There was a study done by a university that shows people who eat less and have HFCS in their diet will gain more weight than someone who its more without HFCS in their diet.

The reason I say this is because I'm cutting out HFCS from my consumption and watching labels closely. I'm no expert, but if they use corn based feeds to make cows bigger in a shorter span of time, it probably has close to the same effect on us humans.

Good luck on your journey. Hope that info helps.

[Mozzy]

Welcome and good luck on your journey!!!