I am here with the goal of finally dealing with my food and weight issues. I have always had problems in those areas, but I've spent the last few years taking care of my sister and my parents, and I've spent less and less time taking care of myself. My father was diagnosed with Alzheimer's more than three years ago, and as he got worse, I spent less time at the gym, then quit going all together. I tried to keep up with walking, but I stopped any pretense of trying to do that last summer when my mother was diagnosed with cancer. I spent three weeks with her, nearly around the clock. It went that quickly, but I haven't been able to motivate myself to get back into my fitness routine. I've gotten to the point where I come up with excuses not to walk three or four times a week. I have always used food as a way of self-medicating my emotions, and losing my sister, father and mother within 18 months has just made it more difficult to control that behavior. I've been gaining more and more weight, and just need to get myself back into fitness mode. I know I'm killing myself with food. My doctor and I have set a goal for me to get down to 150. I know I need help to reach it, and there isn't a local Overeaters Anonymous group that I've been able to find. I did an internet search, and found this forum. Thanks for being here!

I wish you the best of success. I love your avatar btw