To describe myself in a nutshell, I was--or still am that odd girl out of a group of people who never gets noticed or taken seriously because of my weight. Well, I am now 22 years old, 5 feet 1, 175 pounds and about to graduate from university in August 2008. I do not want to be that person any longer. 

I've been overweight my whole life. I love food and used it for all sorts of things; comfort, reward, celebration, boredom. I was proud of my philosophy that one can not enjoy life without enjoying food, but now I realize that that may have just been an excuse for my ever gaining weight. My philosophy of food and life has infact made life worse for me physically, emotionally and socially. I personally feel that my weight has been holding me back from truly maximizing all the joys life can bring and fulfilling my potential as a person whose world is her oyster.

This is where CC comes in. I am truly happy that I've found this place and all it has to offer me. With its calorie and burn meters (just to name a few), I am now able to have a better control of my diet. In the past, I've never been one who visits nor participates in forums of any kind but in CC, not participating in the forums would be a mistake. I am better guided by the members here who are knowledgeable, very friendly and most of all, understand that mistakes do happen. Finally I've found people who can relate to my weight struggles and with their support, it makes a world of a difference to my journey in achieving my weight goal of 110 pounds by graduation.

Looking forward to a great experience here on CC. 

**Update: So my graduation came and went this month. I made it all the way to 120lbs, which is not too bad since it's only 10lbs short of my goal. My NEW goal is to lose the remaining 10 pounds by October 23 which happens to be my birthday *wheee!* I'm confident I will be able to do it!