I'm a Newb!

BansheeBabe

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Hey Everyone!

Like most people, I have been poking around this site for awhile, checking out people's progress and getting advice for weight loss.

My short story:
The first 19 years of my life, I was thin, too thin to the point where people thought I was anorexic. Boy were they wrong... I was very athletic and played accelerated softball and played on my high school team. I decided not to try for college and immediately started working. Well, as you can guess, my hard workouts stopped and I continued to eat like crazy and gained 45 pounds within the first 6 months of graduating and have been fighting it for the past 4 1/2 years. I didn't really care or notice that I gained weight because I was still playing softball on leagues and they were big girls too. Nobody in my family said anything because they were all overweight themselves. AND, my husband now (we dated since we were 16) never noticed because he was gaining weight right along with me.

Fast forward to 2008:
I finally decided to get serious, workout and watch my eating habits. I started this FINAL journey in Oct. 2008 and haven't looked back since. I lost 15 pounds in the first 3 months and STALLED for 7-8 weeks until only now, have I finally started losing again.

I'm going to start a diary on this site in hopes that it keeps me accountable still and continue to get inspiration from everyone on here! Good Luck to everyone!!
 
Welcome to the site! My story is similar to yours in that I was very thin in college and as soon as I hit the 'real world' I quickly gained weight.

Congrats on making the decision to lose the weight, for most that is the hardest step. I look forward to reading your diary!
 
Welcome!!! stick with and you will do great!! Lots to read here! Make sure to keep everyone updated on your progress!
 
Hello there and welcome to the forum.

Don't you hate that? I was active in school as well and then all hell broke lose when I let myself go after all the extra-curricular activities ended. Ugh! Well, we're back on our way now to the healthier version of us. At least we what are bodies are capable of looking like. :D

I'm glad to see you're here and have made a committment to yourself!!
 
Thanks everyone!

dwwise83: Thanks so much for the encouragement and I'm glad I'm not the only one who let myself go....

matthigh31: Thanks so much! And I started my Diary last week and will be posting the weekend very soon.... also, I want to post some pics but don't want them stolen...

Michelley85: I know right! Yay us! By the way, my name is Michelle too and I was born in 1985.. I'm not sure if that's what your screen name means, but crazy!!
 
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