First time here
 

So glad to have found this community. I am now at 267 or so and was giving myself actual pats on the back for keeping at the same weight for over a year! I am sure that some can relate - the "at least I am not gaining" mantra. But now my legs hurt, my knees hurt, I have trouble standing, I get rashes under my arms from them rubbing against themselves, and every once in a while, by accident, I see myself nude in the mirror and am SHOCKED! just SHOCKED. I have always fought with the weight. I have always said that it was just "genetic" since my father was 360 lbs. But I am the one who puts the stuff into my mouth.

This time, I need to do it for my health, not for my looks. I don't even know what my goal is. Just to CHANGE my eating habits. For the moment, I am giving up bread/flour and all things sugar -( except that one teaspoon in my coffee-not ready for that sacrifice yet). Am reading all the material on Intermittent Fasting since I think that will be the easiest for me - counting points and food tracking has never worked for me.

So glad to have found you. And to have others who have to loose large amounts of weight...

good luck on achieving your goals!