Hi - I'm Beach Patrol, and this is my first post!

I'm happy to be here, and I hope I can get some good support & advice & offer some of my own as well!

Thanks for letting me "on your playground."

WELCOME! You're sure to get good info here plus good friends too! Keep up your good work; I see you've already lost 20! What are you doing? Congrats on your loss

Hello, Beach! Welcome!!! And congrats on the 20 pounds lost

Thanks you all! - I'm not sure "congrats" are in order tho... I have lost/gained/lost 30-40 pounds in my adult life, at least 5 times *gulp!* ... I was 138 last September, now I'm 158... but I was 178 a couple years ago. I would like to lose the weight and KEEP it off.... keeping it off seems to be my problem.

Anyway, I hope to become a regular poster here & hopefully get some good advice/support & offer some of my own.

Thanks for the welcome mat!

As for what I am "doing"... well, I've learned by trial & error that I cannot give up my favorite foods. So I've learned portion control. I've also learned that no matter what I eat or don't eat or how much I eat or don't eat, if I cannot or do not exercise, I will be fat.

I have also learned that the more fresh fruit I eat, the less I crave candy, cookies, cakes, sodas, etc. And the more fresh veggies I eat, the more I like them.

That's what I've learned so far! Hoping to learn how to KEEP the weight off... which is seemingly my biggest obstacle.