It was horrible, the day that shocked me in to seriously working on losing weight.  I knew I was obese, and that I looked terrible for it.  Triple chin, spare tyres and wasn't overly fit at all.  I weighed myself and found that I was 15 stone 5 pounds, or 215 lbs.  I could barely believe it.  I was a size 18 (UK sizes) and went around wearing the baggiest things I could to try and camoflage my body. I was extremely self-concious, never had a boyfriend (they were repulsed by me perhaps?) and was a bit of an outsider.

It was then that I knew it was time to do something before I ended up like my sister, mother, aunt, etc...  So, I started doing more exercise and cutting down my portions when I could.  The weight began to fall off, but it stopped when I reached 13 stone 7 lbs, or 189 lbs and nothing I did would budge the weight.  So, I went online and came across Calorie Count.  I had never calorie counted before, so this was new to me.  But I tried it, and with the initial allowance of 1550, I saw the weight begin to fall off once more.

And now, after a lot of work and ups and downs, weight stalls, etc.. I am nearing my goal weight of 9 stone 6 lbs, or 132 lbs.  It has taken a lot of work, but every bit of encouragement helps, especially now that my family and friends have started worrying about my health.  They fear I may be showing signs developing and eating disorder.  So, all the advice I can get and give, is great.  Don't anyone get an eating disorder, I know i'm going to try not to.

Looking to meet like-minded people on my Journey of Weight-loss. 

I'm an open-minded individual that enjoys writing, reading, playing computer games.

I can definitely say, I'm an avid gamer.  I have a large collection over over 120 PC games, plus a growing collection of PS2, Wii, Gameboy and now DSLite games.

Aside from that, ask me.  :D