I hate to say that it's been over 2 years of me dieting and losing weight then giving up and gaining some of it back. But that's exactly what keeps happening to me. I get really motivated for a while and I stick to my diet and exercise religiously (lowest weight? 147 lbs). And then I get stressed because of school or family issues and start eating again (highest up I've gone since I started dieting 165).

So I've decided to stop with the excuses and just learn how to deal with the stress. Food is not my friend! I have actual people to be friends with! Lol. I don't need to turn to food when I'm stressed, I need people!

So anyways, I just thought I'd re-introduce myself because there seem to be a lot of new people since I last posted. Hello everyone!! You're all super inspiring! Seeing how well you all are doing really helps me stick to it. I've noticed when I stop coming here I usually stop dieting (I stop coming here because I feel guilty for cheating ).

Anyways I look forward to getting to know you all!

Same here! I am a fairly new member, but this was the exact support that I needed. The internet at work was down and guess what? I couldn't log on and ended up going somewhere bad for lunch! When I start to feel like giving up I come here and read the success stories. Everyone here is so encouraging.

Anyways.. welcome back!

welcome back. i'm in the same situation as you. i've been struggling with my weight for my entire life. i know exactly what it feels like to be on and off that bandwagon. i, as well, need to learn to deal w my stress instead of trying to eat it. so welcome back!!

Thanks ladies! I've been reading all the posts and it's nice to know I'm not alone. I have a lot of friends who are naturally skinny, as in they've never bought a pair of pants with two numbers on the tag. They just don't get it. They'll try to give me advice and they always say, "oh don't diet, that's just a waste. Just eat normally!" well normally to them and normally to me are two different things entirely.

So I love to come here and see the questions (which I can often relate to) and the advice everyone gives (because I can take something away from it). I'm excited to get to know everyone again!