Hi there! I'm pretty much a newbie here so I wanted to introduce myself and hopefully make some new friends!
For starters, my name is Kari and I'm 26 years old. I've been married to my DH now for almost 2 years and we have an awesome labradoodle, no kids.
I've been overweight since childhood and have been on many diets throughout the years. It has been several years now since I've made any kind of an effort to lose weight and I know it's time that I do something.
My highest weight was 320 lbs (in 2006) when I was diagnosed with PCOS. I was started on Metformin daily and I dropped down to 270 lbs without any change to my diet. After about a year I began gaining weight again and have been steadily gaining since then.
I currently weigh 297 lbs, am feeling miserable, and need to make a change. I've always been the type of person who needed a structured type of plan to lose weight (those have always worked for me in the past) so this time I've decided to try Slim Fast Optima shakes. I've never used Slim-Fast before, however it appealed to me after I checked out their website and came to realize that it's not just two shakes and only one meal per day. You are allowed a light lunch with your shake as well as plenty of snacks in between. I think a lot of people have that misconception about Slim-Fast. I know I sure did. So I will be starting my plan tomorrow (01/03/09).
Because I have so much weight to lose, I don't want to make a huge goal that I may not ever see. I would like to lose 20 lbs and get down to 277 lbs and then go from there. I will also be using Fit Day to track my food and exercise to help keep me on track.
So I look forward to starting this year off on the right foot and become a happier, healthier me!
I'm sorry that this introduction ended up being so long. If you made it this far - thanks so much for reading! I truly look forward to making friends here who I can give support to as well!
Thanks again for reading!
- Kari
