Hello everyone, my name is Christine and this is the first time I’ve ever joined in any discussion forum whatsoever. ( Just so you know I’m not savvy with this kind of Internet stuff). I started losing weight in January 2013, starting at 183 lbs. and 5’4” and now I weigh 125 lbs. I lost about 10 pounds a month and sometimes I hit plateaus in my weight loss along the way. I feel great now and I want to share with all of you my success story because I realize that in order to maintain my weight it is very helpful to me to help others lose weight as well. This is the same principle that I learned in Alcoholics Anonymous several years ago. By teaching others what works for you, you’re reminded of basic things you must do to maintain sobriety as a member of AA. Personally, I believe that overeating and living to eat, as well as alcoholism is nothing but obsessive compulsive behavior. In the past, I have gained 20 pounds, lost 20 pounds, gained 10 pounds, lost 10 pounds over and over again. The yo-yo dieting started when I was 16 and continued until I couldn’t stand it anymore.
I just had my 46 birthday September 9, and I feel young and sexy again, but there is a tinge of fear that I may gain it all back because every now and then when I get stressed out, I still overeat. That’s why I am here so that I won’t feel that fear anymore. I never had problems losing weight, but I would get down to my goal weight, then go back to my bad habits. This is always what have been afraid of. I never needed to lose this much weight before, I let myself go because I was afraid I was going to gain it all back again if I lost it all.
Since I got back from Key West, a wonderful trip, I might add, I have had nothing but bad luck and I feel very vunerable this time. To make a long story short, I fell and broke my arm and cannot work right now. Stressful times like these I tend to go back into my obsessive compulsive behaviors. With the support of this network, maybe we can help each other. I can help you with recipes, tips, and my experiences losing weight, and you can help me with encouragement and accountability. I think that sounds like a good plan. Don’t you?
I just had my 46 birthday September 9, and I feel young and sexy again, but there is a tinge of fear that I may gain it all back because every now and then when I get stressed out, I still overeat. That’s why I am here so that I won’t feel that fear anymore. I never had problems losing weight, but I would get down to my goal weight, then go back to my bad habits. This is always what have been afraid of. I never needed to lose this much weight before, I let myself go because I was afraid I was going to gain it all back again if I lost it all.
Since I got back from Key West, a wonderful trip, I might add, I have had nothing but bad luck and I feel very vunerable this time. To make a long story short, I fell and broke my arm and cannot work right now. Stressful times like these I tend to go back into my obsessive compulsive behaviors. With the support of this network, maybe we can help each other. I can help you with recipes, tips, and my experiences losing weight, and you can help me with encouragement and accountability. I think that sounds like a good plan. Don’t you?