Introducing Myself

[Pharinet]

Greetings!
My online alias is Pharinet, and I've finally made the decision to lose weight and keep it off.

I was not always big, but once I turned 22, it seemed it was easier and easier to gain weight, and harder and harder to lose it.

I'm now (almost) 28 years old and bigger than I've ever been. I've tried to lose weight several times. I was successful once or twice, but quickly gained weight back once I fell off the wagon. It's difficult for me to stay on a healthy routine. I live a pretty sedentary lifestyle. On top of that, I've developed a lot of bad eating habits over the years.

I'm getting married in October of 2009, and I'd really like to look as wonderful as my fiance thinks I do. He's a great guy and is never judgemental of my weight. In fact, I don't think he sees me as big as I actually am. I want to be a beautiful bride and a sexy wife for him and for me!!!

I want to feel good about the choices I make.

Obesity does run in my family. My mother is morbidly obese and has always been on the heavy side. My father was obese for a good part of his life. Once diagnosed with Type II Diabetes, he watched what he ate and started to exercise. He took the weight off and no longer requires medicine for his diabetes! My dad was in his mid 60s when he was diagnosed and made this major change. If he can do it, so can I!!!

This got a little wordier than I planned. Basically, I just want to introduce myself, thank the moderators for giving me a place to connect with new people on journeys similar to mine, and say hi to some potential friends!

 

[wishes]

Heya and welcome here, I was really huge too and lost it, im now pretty much at my goal, just maintaining. I can see ill probably have to do it for the rest of my life as i tend to overeat without noticing heh
WHat does Pharinet, mean? anything in particular?

 

[Pharinet]

Heya and welcome here, I was really huge too and lost it, im now pretty much at my goal, just maintaining. I can see ill probably have to do it for the rest of my life as i tend to overeat without noticing heh
WHat does Pharinet, mean? anything in particular?

Thanks for the warm welcome, Wishes!

Congratulations on reaching your goal, and best of luck with maintaining the loss.

Pharinet was originally a character's name from a really cheesy scifi/fantasy book I read by Storm Constantine. I can't even remember the name of the trilogy now! Hehe. Later, I started playing an online game called World of Warcraft (WoW) and it was my character's name. I've come to love the name, and use it often. In fact, I have accidentally referred to myself as "Phar" in conversations with people. LOL It's really silly and dorky, but meh.

I recently quit WoW (after 4 years of playing), partly because I honestly believe it has a lot to do with my weight. Now that I'm not tied to the PC a few hours a night, I (hopefully) won't mindlessly munch on chips and nonsense. Maybe I'll even get up off my computer chair more often!

 

[wishes]

haha i guess tons of birthday and xmas cards saying things like 'best wishes' etc and all things cheesy like that, i feel weirded out by people calling me 'wishes' offline still after years of it. now because ive had the nickname so long im kinda stuck with it (though i have been trying to change i!)

Good luck with the weight loss - getting off the computer is the right step! people dont realize how addictive computers can be.