Hello everybody,
My name is April and I found this site searching for diet help, and it seems like a great place. I've never joined an online community before...so, please go gentle on me.
I've been overweight my whole life, I have tried to diet a couple of times in the past. One time I was successful, losing over 100 pounds. Then I had a bad accident where I broke my ankles and my leg, and of course I ballooned right back up.
The thing that made me decide to do this diet thing and stick to it is my mother dying. Less than a week before she passed on October 24, 2007 she begged me to lose some weight, made me promise that I would try. She said that I was on the same slippery slope she was on when she was my age. And she didn't want me to end up like her. She was over 400 pounds and a diabetic when she passed, house bound and had to get around in a wheelchair.
I am currently about 330 pounds. I have lost a little since November. I don't believe in scales, so I'm measuring my progress by the fit of my clothes. I started a new excersise program "Walk Slim" two weeks ago and really ago and really like it. I'm not doing the workout everyday, being so tired after work. But I am at least doing the stretching exercises daily. I figure it's better than sitting on the couch watching TV.
I've changed my eating a little bit. But I am a sugar addict and that's the hardest thing for me to control.
Well, I guess that's all. I look forward to hanging around here and getting to know everybody.
!! I just joined 3fc re4cently and was a beginner at everything. all these ladies have been wonderful at giving me great advice. Im sorry to hear about your mother and her passing. I really hope that we can all help you along the weigh to losing weight
April!
April!
Just add a little more at a time, soon you'll have made a habit of it. 
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