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CM9178
CM9178 Posts: 1,251 Member
edited November 2024 in Introduce Yourself
Hi everyone, I am new here and figured I would introduce myself. My name is Cindy and I am 33 years old. I am a lifetime WW member that has recently rejoined the program.

About 10 years ago, I weighed 190 pounds when I joined WW, and I lost 70 pounds. It took a little over a year to lose the weight. I went from a size 16/18 to a size 3 in juniors. The changes were dramatic and I felt SO GOOD. I maintained that weight for about 2 years and then very slowly started slipping back into old bad habits, laziness, etc. Along with a combination of some stressful times in my life (being engaged and having the wedding called off 4 months before the wedding, etc), I let the stress get to me, and started "not caring" as much.

Over the last 10 years, while slowly gaining the weight back, I attempted to start WW again numerous times. Each time, I would lose about 10 or 15 pounds, keep it off for a short time, and then gain it back. I just don't think my heart was into it 100% those times.

As of now, I gained all 70 pounds back, plus another 17 more.
My current weight is 217 pounds and I am 5'2". My original goal weight was 120, but I've set a new (more reasonable goal for my age, lifestyle, etc) to 135 pounds. So that means I have 82 pounds to lose - for good!

My first weigh-in will be this Saturday, and I am 100% dedicated this time to sticking with the program until I reach goal - and then maintaining that goal - especially because I did it once - so I KNOW I can do it, literally.

I recently came across MFP and thought it was a good way of tracking what I eat, how many calories I burn, etc. Plus, I've been using it to determine the nutrition facts for some recipes.

It is nice to come here and read everybody else's stories and know that "I'm not the only one".

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  • questhaven
    questhaven Posts: 109 Member
    Hey girlie - welcome to the site! I've done the same thing with WW - joined, lost 15 pounds, felt great and then slipped back into old habits and gained it all back! I have only been on this site about a month but I've found the people here to be awesome - friendly and encouraging. Feel free to add me! :)

    Michele
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