Here I am.
I often am torn between complete shyness (even over the Internet) and running off at the mouth, so I hope I give enough information to be helpful in knowing me, but not so much that everyone thinks "Gawd, will she shut up already!"
Weight loss, for me is scary. At one point, I weighed 380 lbs, and managed to get right below 300 before I stopped with no conscious thought. One day I was exercising and eating right, and the next I wasn't.
That was four years ago.
Since then, obviously, a lot has happened. I kept saying I'd get around to it one day. After this thing or after that thing. It was the same way with smoking. I'd quit after vacation, or after finals, or before I started a new job, etc., etc. And the plan all along was to focus on weight loss after I stopped smoking so I wouldn't have to deal with the dreaded weight gain during that period. Only I realized that I kept putting off the smoking thing (at least partially) because I didn't want to deal with the weight.
I finally came to terms with that (I guess, really started being honest with myself), in addition to some of the reasons I didn't want to or always failed at losing weight.
I quit smoking in January of this year, and already I can feel the difference. But at the same time, I'm very nervous because this means I move to the next phase: an overall healthier lifestyle.
Right now, life is so hectic between work, school, and tons of homework, but I realize that I've been making excuses for far too long...and even if I only manage to lose 1 lb a week, it's still better than I'm doing now.
The last I weighed, it was 335, but that was before I quit smoking. I don't have a scale at the present time, but I plan on getting one as soon as I find my WW materials and start from that weight. It worked wonderfully for me before, and I'm sure it will again.
I am so amazed and inspired by the stories on this site, and am so glad that I found 3FC.
Here goes everything!