Hello everyone,

I found this site randomly this morning when googling if Bitter Lettuce was healthier for you than non-bitter (my romaine has become quite bitter and I'll suffer through it if its healthier lol).
Anyways, its nice to find a community of people who are going through similar things and I am hoping that finding people to build friendships with who share a common goal.

I've never joined a group like this before but am honestly open to giving it a shot and seeing if it helps

As for myself, to be honest its been a while since I've weighed myself. My average weight has always been about 130-135 but the last time I weighed myself I was almost 170 and I've been too afraid to weigh myself since :/ and based on my current body shape, I know i've become even more unhealthy since then...

I have a really bad habit of over eating and eating too often. I dont know why food has become such a constant in my life (more so than normal). And I know that because of my unhealthy habits, I dont feel very good too often. It makes it hard to keep up with exercising regularly when you have a headache or have zero energy or whatever else ails me at the time :P even though I know i feel like poo because I am so unhealthy.

My goal through all of this IS to become more healthy. Losing weight is important to me personally for my own mental health, but I find that I do better when I tell myself that I really just want to be healthy. I want to be able to go up the 3 flights of stairs to my apartment and not feel out of shape. I want to be able to run to save my life if I ever need to. I want to be able to keep up with my boyfriend and give him a challenge, or go for mile(s) long walks and not mentally dread it because of the distance :P I want to be better for myself, and in turn, better for him. But mostly for myself.

I do love myself, but I cant keep going the way that I am. So here's to one more thing that can help! Big hugs everyone <3 Lets become healthier together!

Hi, Starchild89w! I'm new here too, but I feel you on wanting to be healthier. It sounds like you have a great set of goals and motivators laid out. I'm sure that those stairs will get easier plenty quick! Best of luck!

Welcome. I am still pretty new around here myself as well. I can tell you I probably had every bad habit out there. I would stress eat, bored eat, excited lets go out for dinner and eat. Setting schedules for my meals. Drinking lots of water and trying to eat slower. ^.^

As for the going up stairs and being more actived planing a 3x a week workout is great. Step counter and 5k training apps are great tools.

Hello, today is my first day too. I wish you every success. It would be great to keep on a healthy path and shed some pounds along the way. Looking forward to following your journey and also sharing some of mine!

Nice to meet you! I look forward to seeing you around

Hi everyone,
It is my first day too. I hope we all find ourselves successful. It will be better having everyone's company as I diet. My son is getting married next June (2018) so I am hoping to surprise everyone with some serious weight loss. I am currently at 238lbs and have set a goal at 140lbs. So, I have a long road ahead of me.

Pattort You can do it!! Having a goal like your sons wedding is a great motivator. Not only will you surprise everyone, but you'll surprise yourself. Know you can really make a HUGE Leap into this. What are your plans?

Hello!

A little intro...I'm also new, just made my profile to post. I'm a mother of two boys (9 & 10) and happily married to their step-father for almost 2 years. With my 36th birthday coming up in a couple days (Thursday), I'm painfully aware of my weight problem. Ironically, I'm an active duty military member struggling with weight. My boys and I went through years of **** with my ex-husband, all three of us struggle with PTSD, anxiety, and depression which led to me gaining almost 35 lbs in a year. Today was my breaking point. When I got into uniform, my top button on my pants literally tore off. I have been trying to get started for months and as I sit here eating Chick-fil-A, I can't figure out why I can't get started again. Maybe with a little camaraderie and accountability here, I'll be able to finally get my rear back in gear.

I'm currently 164 with a 35"-36" waist depending on the time of day, and I'm close to needing to go up to a 38" bra. My personal goal is that I'd like to get down to about 125 (I'm 5'4"), but it's not about the weight, it's about the inches. My goal is to get back to a 29" waist, 34" bra measurement, and tame the saddlebags.

Hopefully we can motivate each other along this journey!

Steph

Hello everyone, I just joined today as well. I am looking for others on the journey of getting healthy and losing the extra weight permanently. I have spent years yo-yo dieting; however, unfortunately I am a girl that eats my feelings. For many years I have put my family, my career and everything possible before myself. Some days it all feels like I have let myself go to far and other days I have all of the motivation in the world. Looking forward to a new me and connecting with others to give and receive support.

God be with us all!