Hi ladies!

My name is Tricia, I'm 29 years old and I'm new to using forums for support. I've struggled with my weight for as long as I can remember. I've done the up and down yo-yo dieting for WAY too long. This time I want it to stick, but I think I need some help and support from fellow big girls looking to lose. Most of my friends are not as overweight as I am and my husband is a skinny brat! It's hard to get advice and help from them since they haven't had to struggle with weight issues. I've signed up for this forum on a whim after coming back from vacation in Hawaii and realized that all of my pants BARELY fit anymore!! I don't know what my current weight is at the moment, but I already have a mini goal in mind. I have a Las Vegas trip coming up in mid-May and would like to lose 20 pounds before then. I know I can do it because I've done it before. Coming back and getting back on track will be the hard part. I am going to weigh in tomorrow morning and I'll be off on my journey to a healthy weight once again!!!

I look forward to reading and sharing your successes as well as contributing my two cents to your questions. So hello, ladies!!!!

Hi Tricia and welcome to the forum..Hope you find the support you need here..I am sure you can meet your target. I know what you mean about others around not understanding..I feel that alot thats why I came here.. good luck on your journey

Welcome!

I know what it feels like to have skinny friends and a hubby who can eat a horse and not gain a pound. The advice on here is GREAT and it comes from those who actually understand the struggles of weight loss and lifestyle changes. Good luck with everything!

Hey, Tricia, I;m Patricia! Interestingly enough I also am from Olympia! Well, I actually grew up in Graham, Wa, but I lived in Oly for a number of years and my hubby abd I are planning on moving back. (We live in southern Oregon currently) I wish you the best, and I wouldn't mind being a supportive buddy!!! I have to loose 25 pounds minimum before I can do IVF- my husband and I are trying to have a baby, but can't conceive naturally) My actual weight loss goal is 100 pounds. Whew!

Oh, yeah- Candeka: How can I get that wight loss meter that is at the bottom of your post? Nowe that I am loosing the weight, I wanna show it off!

Tricia welcome. I am also new in here and as I keep reading posts I get more hopefull that this time I will succeed. Hope the same for you. I think this is the right place for support and no our relatives or friends. Very very difficult to understand how we feel.

@Patricia: as a new member you have to have about 20 posts and 20 days of membership in order to place a ticker on your posts.

My hubby and I have been trying to have a baby for about 6 years now, so I understand your struggle there. I lost about 40 pounds before my doctor had me taking hormones, but it didn't make a difference. Of course, I've gained it all back over the course of about 3 years. Now I'm seeing a specialist. He hasn't mentioned that losing weight would help, but I know it's coming, so I'm trying to get a jump on him. Good luck with IVF. I'm not ready to jump to that yet, but it could be an option down the road.

Thanks ladies! I'm very hopeful that this will be the time that it sticks!!!