Hello Everyone. I thought I would introduce myself.

I am 21 years old and have been fat for fifteen years of it. I've never really committed to trying to loose weight. I have been in a state of perpetual yo-yo for years. I would start exercising and dieting, then I would quit. I actually spent two years doing binge and restrict where I would eat nothing but carrot sticks for three days and then one night eat three MacDonalds extra value meals and raw cookie dough.

Even now, after learning more about diet and nutrition I still have problems, I have tendency to become too involved in a diet, falling back on old restriction habits and then quit when I realize what I'm doing. I also tend to forget to eat if I let myself. I have a short attention span and

Right now though, I'm doing good. I belong to a gym, and am starting Phase 1 of the South Beach diet. I currently weigh 225 lbs, and seeing as I'm short (5'3) there is no way that that is ok. I have decided that this time my diet is going to be about me, for me and I'm going to do it the healthy way. I look forward to meeting new people here and finding the inspiration to loose the needed 85 lbs in both myself and in others.

Hey there, just wanted to welcome you to the boards. I know all too well what you're going through. I'm 22, in college, and I've been FAT for most of my life. I've tried so many things in the past, but this is the first time that I've set it in my mind to lose this weight.

You will succeed! You just have to believe it. Good Luck!

Hey there, I too know very well what it feels like to be over weight. I'm a 20 yr old college student and have been fat basically all my life.

I've done south beach diet and weight watchers and have been going back and forth a lot between the two. Even though I'm not currently following either, right now I've just been trying to watch what I eat but I'm thinking about doing the ww plan all over again. **Trying to get remotivated**

I belong to a gym but I've been enjoying doing denise austin workouts lately on dvd...I feel that it helps to mix things up a lot.

Well that's all for now. Take care and good luck to you all!

welcome to the boards.

I'm a 23 (soon to be 24) yr old college student and I too have been FAT for most of my life. If you need anything just message me. I could always use another buddy.

Hey girls!!! We seem to be all in the same situation!
If you'd like, come check out the "in your 20's with 100+ to lose??" thread, there's a bunch of us working together to get the weight off, and it's a great way to get motivated!!!

where is this thread megan? i cant find it.