New to the Community

This is my first post in the community section. 

I have been a member (but on-and-off again practicer) for a while now but I have had mixed success.  When I first joined I lost over 20 pounds (yeah!), but that was two years ago and I have since gained it back.  Since my initial success, I have not been able to get into the grove and stay disciplined more than a week or two.

I am starting to feel really down about myself since I have now gained all of that weight back (plus more) and tipped the scales this morning at 231 pounds.  Being 6 ft tall I had used the excuse that it is around normal weight but in reality, it is my highest weight ever and I know it is not healthy.  I am 28 year old and I feel if I do not change my lifestyle habits now, they may be with me or get worse as I get older.  With a corporate job I am either traveling a lot (thus eating out a bunch) or working at my desk; therefore, I now get less exercise than ever before.    

I guess I am now looking for some support.  I feel as though this may help keep me encouraged and moving forward.  I would like to find some people who would like mutual support to help cheer each other along on our quest of healthy lifestyles.  If you would like, please contact me at anytime. Thank you for reading and good luck with your battle. 

Jesse

Welcome back....it's so easy to get caught up in daily life and for some reason so easy to forget about the really important things like yourself. You clearly have motivation of some sort or you wouldn't be back here.....so that's good yeah....and I'm sure once you get back into it things will start moving for you and you will get all the support you need from CC....you did it before so you can certainly do it again...

Anyway just wanted to say hi and wish you the best of luck

Ann

Hi Ann,

Thank you for the response and the encouragement!  Hi to you as well!

I think most of us on this forum will identify with losing weight and then regaining it. The key thing is not to just focus on losing weight but look longer term and think about the lifestyle and how to change it so that we do not regain the weight.

I remember before I was looking for a way of just losing weight quickly but essentially resuming the same lifestyle after the loss period. The thing is we need to focus on having a healthier more balanced lifestyle.

So my suggestion is think of the long term. Think of the goal you want to reach and how you are going to get there. Then just do it. If you fall off the wagon then you can just get back on and continue. Don't get disheartened and stop.

You have everything to gain by getting to a healthy weight. So good luck with that. I am reaching the end of my journey, it wasn't easy but it wasn't as hard as I feared.

Good luck.

Welcome back! I just joined a week ago and find some of the stories inspiring. I am still trying to learn my way around thoug. I, like you, have been on a rollercoaster of weight loss than gain and around again. I am sick of having two sizes in my closet and putting on the smaller pair one day and they are tight. I have decided to finally get with it and stick to it. I am 28 too so I have been thinking about the long term affect being overweight can make on my life. I have a ton of things I want to do and I don't want anything to stand in my way. My goal weight loss is 20lbs, since I gained that much in the last year! I would love to help motivate you and need some motivation/support as well!

Welcome Jesse.  I've been a member here for over a week and I am totally loving it here.  I have learned so much about dieting, food and everything else from being a member.  The motivation here is unlike any other group I've ever been in.  I think it's what truly keeps me going - to be able to come in here everyday and read other's posts, journals and respond and make friends.  I started out at 250 about a month ago and I'm down to around 235 right now.  I just got tired of being fat and always feel self conscious about myself.  I'm tired of not wanting to go outside because I feel and look to fat lol  I'm done with all that.  I hope by the time I graduate in May 2009, I will be 100 pounds lighter and looking FAB! LOL  Anyhow - I'd love to have you as a friend and support you along your journey.  It's always great to make a new friend and find some support.

I second that...this is my 2nd day here and I'm very excited!  It's been about 5 years since I was at any healthy weight for me...currently I'm 5'5 and 198 LBS.  I too hate going outside, or anywhere public with my kids or boyfriend, because I hate how I look and how I feel.  I'd like to lose 40-50 LBS, and I want to FEEL GOOD about myself!  I'm 26 and I'm really looking forward to meeting friends my age, who are going through the same things as me.  I need lots of support, from people who understand!!!  Good luck to you all, and let's help each other out!!

yup!! it's time to be done with the fat and self conscious me and get outside and enjoy it.  this place is great for support.  good luck on your weight loss journey muriah!!  you can do it.  i added you as a friend if that's cool.