Hiiiiiii all!

I finally built up the courage to register, so thought I would introduce myself.

I am a 24 year old woman from beautiful Australia (Darwin to be exact!).

I am an emotional eater, with enough baggage for all of us here, but I am learning to control that horrible habit day by day. I am lucky enough to have an amazing, supportive husband who is doing this alongside me (although he is a skinny person). He has been so amazing throughout this journey.

I am currently obese - 96.2kgs, or 212 lbs. I am aiming to get to 65kgs, or 143 lbs by the end of the year (my 3 year wedding anniversary!). My hubby has never seen me weigh anything less than 90kgs, so this is a huge thing for us.

I am not doing any 'diet' per say, but I am only eating food where i know exactly what is in it. This means lots of 'whole' foods - no refined grains etc. I am not carb-o-phobic, but this change has made it easier for me to keep those in check. If I do eat things like pasta I will make it from scratch myself. By doing this I have found a love for cooking, but find it also stops me from mindless snacking!

My exercise routine consists of walking in the morning before work (usually about 40 mins), and then a small free weights routine of a night time. To date I have lost 5.1kgs, but need to step that up a bit

So, here is to my journey of weight loss and self discovery!

hi there! fellow aussie gal here

I'm 28 & originally from melbourne but currently in WA travelling around australia - hope to get up to darwin too!

good luck with your weight loss, if you ever need a weight loss/motivation buddy let me know!!

to you!

Coming to this forum is a great place to find friends and fellow travelors on this trip to being healthy. Glad you have joined!

Welcome! Glad to have you join us. You will get the much needed encouragement and motivation here to succeed at your goal. You are so blessed to have such an encouraging husband. My hubby is on board with me this time and it sure does help make the lifestyle change a permanent thing. Blessings, firegirl

Ooooo I would love you to be my buddy! I am a little shy about my weightloss - the only person who knows is my hubby. I am super introverted, so talking about something so personal is tough.

I love that there is such an amazing community feel on here!

Welcome and good luck on your journey!!!