Hi everyone I'm excited to be a new member and start my weightloss journey.
A bit about myself I grew up a skinny child and teenager. As I got older I realized for some reason I always gain weight in relationships (still not totally sure why). I was in a relationship from the age of 15-25 and went from 120lbs to 230lbs when the relationship ended. After that I lost alot of weight through eating better and exercise and reached my goal weight of 135lbs. I remained at that weight for three years when I got into another relationship. Once again that weight I swore would never return did. I have been with my current partner for 3 years and currently weight 232lbs. I'm an overeater, make bad food choices, feel lazy all the time, and depressed because I allowed my self to put the weight back on. BUT: I'm ready to reclaim my skinny self back and try to understand why I let myself go everytime I'm in a relationship.

I think it is because as women, we tend to nurture and focus on our significant other....at least that is what is going on for me.

My husband is actually working out of town for the week, so that has given me a good start to my diet without any outside influences. I am nervous that I will not be able to keep up my motivation and drive once he comes back home. So, I am going to have to just cross that bridge when I come to it. But so far I have been taking FULL advantage of the week and have lost 6.5 lbs! I know that is mostly water weight, but I will take it!!

Good luck getting started and keep us posted