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Hey! My name is Nikki and I'm a snackaholic.

But seriously, I can't wait to get to know everyone on here and make some friends as I learn to eat healthier and lose a bit of weight. I'm fighting Graves Disease and about to have my thyroid killed, so my metabolism is definitely unstable right now, to say the least. It's going to be a couple of interesting months on the weight loss journey, thats for sure.

I'm taking my family to Disney World this November, and I want to be down 30 pounds by then. From 185 to 155. I'm a very muscular girl, so 155 looks pretty darn fabulous on me.

I already know my portions are atrocious and I have a sweet tooth, especially under stress. I'm a constant snacker.... stress and boredom eater. This is what I'm working with. But I'm motivated and ready to get this done!

Also, this cracks me up.

[luckymeeks]

Nikki!

I'm fairly new here as well and am working on my snacking addction. Weekends are horrible, at work I'm pretty structured in my eating but at home, yikes! One thing I found that really helped my cut back on my snacking is keeping a food journal and really writing down every single thing I put in my mouth in it. It's so simple, but really has helped a lot. Now if only I could convince work to get rid of that vending machine with the candy bars in it LOL. Guess that's where will power comes in.

[patchworkpenguin]

Welcome Nikki, Glad to have you join us. My advice is to look for a Support group, Chat, or Challange to join; small groups make it easier to get connected. Most sub-forums have groups covering almost every need, find one that inspires or motivates you and just post to join.