Hi, new to the site

[txsqlchick]

My fiance moved out 3 weeks ago and dumped me tonight.

I've lost 10 pounds since he moved out through stress and going to the gym, but now I'm really motivated to get healthy and slim both to feel better about myself and to find a new (better) man.

Happy to be here.

 

[txsqlchick]

OK, a little more about myself:

I'm 33 (just had a birthday), I live in Texas, and I'm a database programmer. Due to my very sedentary job and weakness for snacks, I ballooned up.

I lost some weight my last year in England, but when I came back to the US I tried to give myself a break and stay in "maintenance mode" for as long as it took me to get used to all the lovely snack and junk foods I hadn't seen in so many years. Took a while!

Due to my relationship breaking down, I'm under a lot of stress and stress like this has always caused me to drop weight. This time I am trying to use the momentum to get serious about finally dropping this excess weight. At age 17 I was a size 2-4 and I weighed about 100 lbs. French people thought I looked skinny. How did I turn from that into this? No idea, but I want to turn back into that. I'll never get my 17 year-old body back, but I can look and feel a heck of a lot better than I currently do.


I'm hoping to make friends here who will cheer me on and keep me honest, and I offer the same support to others here. And hey, if anyone in north Dallas doesn't want to hit the gym alone, ask me!

 

[funshine]

welcome to the forums. I've been around for a while but more recently started posting more and it's a wonderful place!

Looks like we are right around the same weight and same goal. How tall are you?

sorry to hear about the fiance leaving you and I can imagine the stress that you are under. Really use all those emotions to get yourself psyched to make your life better!

 

[txsqlchick]

welcome to the forums. I've been around for a while but more recently started posting more and it's a wonderful place!

Looks like we are right around the same weight and same goal. How tall are you?

sorry to hear about the fiance leaving you and I can imagine the stress that you are under. Really use all those emotions to get yourself psyched to make your life better!

It wasn't an abrupt breakup; I could see it coming for months, I think both of us were just waiting for the other to pull the trigger. Since I just got divorced last year I wasn't anxious to lose another relationship but the more I think about it the more I think it was for the best. I actually had a lunch date yesterday. Yeah, maybe it's a little fast...but I'm 33 and not getting any younger.

I'm 5'6" btw.