New Member - help to stop the Yo-Yo (again)
 

First of all....Thank you for listening - I have never joined such a group before - but my wife joined a message board recently and she has found amazing motivation and help with her weight goals - So I am hoping for the same.

I am 32 5'11 and weigh 270 and have bounced between 320 and 190 over the course of the last 6 years.

Just to give you an idea of my weight fluctuations, Years ago I was at 320 then lost 120 over 13 months. stayed at that level for like 2 DAYS....then began putting on weight again....before I could blink....I was back up over 240 (like 6 months later) then I would work real hard to get down to 200...then boom....I'd balloon up again. Most recently, As of Jan 2003 I was at 290....I dropped to about 230 for my wedding in October...and today, when I got on the scale.....I was 267 - 37 lbs SINCE OCT!!!!! I am SCARED OF bouncing any higher....Since Monday, I have started to better watch what I am eating and I have been to the gym twice.

My biggest problem is that I am not a healthy eater....even when "dieting" I don't eat healthy.....If I am not watching what I eat....my portions are huge and I eat WAY TOO MUCH AND TOO FAST. When I AM "dieting" I stop eating, or I eat very little. I see great results very quickely with this BUT IT NEVER LASTS!!!

Knowing this, I am truly going to TRY to be patient with myself this go around - to see if I can make a more perminent change....this week, I have been eating every 2 hrs, (a piece of fruit, a small bowl of pasta...something small) and drinking 8oz of water with every "meal" and I have been ok thus far....haven't been too hungry, but honestly, it's VERY HARD for me to not just starve myself. I know that I am doing it the "right way" this time through (or at least a better way) But the more expierences that I can read about....The more comfortable and the more motivated I am.....

I don't know if anyone has ever said this, but reading and now writing in this message board is VERY inspiring! I appreciate everyone opening up and sharing because it's given me the comfort and the strength to do the same. I am glad to have found this board as it is helping me with my weight goals.

Congratulations!!

These boards have been very helpful for me also! Just reading about everyone's success is nice. I want you to know that I think you are doing a great thing by deciding to take it slow. 4-5 years ago I lost arond 60 pounds in 6 months just from fad dieting. I have not lost 29 in the last 4 months and haved change my eating habits tremendously and no fad diets. I hope this will help you to get down to your "ideal you" and stay there.

There are a lot of great people here!!