HI! New and need motivation and support!

sah414

I just turned 30 in April and am 5"10 and have been on the curvy side it seems like forever, but when I went to college I started to pack on the pounds. I didn't gain the freshman fifteen right away. Being an extremely shy, quite person didn't go over well for me. Living in the dorms the first few months, I actually lost about 20 pounds fairly fast-but that was because I was literally starving myself. My second semester had me moved to a different location that suited my personality better, I got comfortable and then the weight came back and brought some friends! Hectic art class schedules and driving back and forth from class to work and home, I didn't notice the initial weight gain, and I ignored the rest as just "well you don't have a teenager body any more", then I started a new job working nights with lots of over time, sometimes I would leave for work at 12 in the afternoon and not get home until 5 in the morning, and then I would sleep during the day for as long as I could and then get up and do it again the next night. A completely different eating schedule than every one else in the house (and a personal loathing of cooking at the time) had me doing drive thru up to as much as two times a day-sometimes three! Three years of that and I went up multiple sizes! (that's no surprise! But I was an expert at ignoring something starting me in the face). I was depressed about my job and I just didn't care at the time. I never saw anybody outside of work, since no one else I knew worked nights, and there was no one at work when I was there, so what did I care how I looked or how I ate.

Enter the new job that I love, a move to a new area, and a brand new house, and I feel like I just woke up and saw myself in the mirror and I can't figure out how I ignored it for so long! How did I manage to do this to myself? (well I know how... by sitting around and ignoring my health for that long).
I joined b/c I believe that I am ready to do this, instead of others telling me that I should. I have a long way to go to get to where I want to be and I would love to have some support, while helping others if I can. I'm off to a great start and look forward to talking to you all. Being here and joining in has already been kind of like a kick in rear for me saying YES YOU CAN DO THIS!

So long story short-Let's DO this! -and no more drive-thru! :bigsmile:

clobern

Invite sent! Anyone else can add me, too.

It's amazing how you can let yourself go for so long then wake up one day and realize it needs to change. I did the same thing. I wish you the best!