Hello!
Hi, all, my name is Elizabeth, but I'll usually sign off as 'Lix,' mostly because I'm usually in too big a hurry to proofread my own name.
I'm 27 years old, and I live in Baltimore, MD, with my 21 year old skinny little size four sister and her cats, and occasionally her on again, off again boyfriend who calls me Mom. I kind of like it, actually. I'll be 28 in March.
I've been in a steady relationship with my guy for six years, which is great. We have no immediate plans to get married or even live together, even though I hate living with my sister's cats (they pee on stuff) and he just moved into a new house. I don't have any kids, but I'd like some one day. I do have a lot of siblings - there are seven of us. We're all halves and steps due to divorces, but we don't like to differentiate. That's how we roll. All of my siblings are emphatically NOT fat, except my older sister.
I am currently without pet. I do live with the aforementioned cats and a rabbit, all of whom belong to my sister. I would dearly love a dog, but I am not in a financial position to get one right now.
I like to: read, write, knit, play around on the internets, listen to and/or make music, and I LOVE movies.
I'm 5'5" and weigh 264 lbs - hey, that's down a pound from when I started (um, pretended to start) and down 11 pounds from my highest weight ever, so I'm not mad. I'd like to get down to 165 by the time I hit 30.
I'm horrible at getting to the gym, even though it's right across the street from my office. I also suck at the whole "willpower" thing.
I'm hopping on the South Beach bandwagon - it's worked for my dad, my step-mother and my sister in the past, plus I do better if you tell me what I CAN have, and what I can't, and it's not all nebulous and open for interpretation. Less "justified" cheating that way.
Usually when I get all gung-ho about losing weight and getting healthy, I make all the plans and lists and get really excited and then . . . . don't do anything. THIS time, I'm not making any plans - I was at the store, I saw the book, and I'm going with it. It's all part of finding my inner Zen.
I'd like to find a buddy - someone around my age with a good amount to lose, who is starting around the same time as me for support. Well, not just support for me, I'd be supportive, too. Together, we'd be like a bra. Um, I guess they'd also have to not be offended by my slightly off-kilter sense of humour. It'd be a plus if they'd think I'm funny.
Looking forward to posting!
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ELIZABETH ~ there's a SOUTH BEACH group in the diet/plan forums that you can join for support and info. You will like it here; very friendly people and supportive place. Hope to see you again ...
ROSEBUD 
.. hope you find a plan that works for you. I cant stick to a you can or you cant .. i go watch me i will lmao... give me rules and i will break them ,tell me i cant and i will take them. Diets you see dont work for me becuase i will cheat and have goodies.. lol..
