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Newbie to site...come join me.

MissSharon2013
MissSharon2013 Posts: 536 Member
edited January 23 in Introduce Yourself
So. I am new to this site. I have battled my weight since I was 11 years old. Literally! I was watching my weight in an era when Twiggy was the ideal. What a mess society has and continues to make of our self-images. When your idea of what is perfect starts at such a young age, it's hard to shake it off. Like many of you, I have lost and gained hundreds of pounds over the years. I have battled breast cancer, tragedies...mom and 11 year old niece killed in car accident. I have diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, chronic urinary tract infections...which is a direct result of my poor (EX eating habits ) eating habits. I need humorous, motivating, positive friends. I truly believe it takes a village! I log every day...the good, the bad and the ugly. This process only works if we are honest. Welcome and let's do this together!

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  • goalss4nika
    goalss4nika Posts: 529 Member
    Hello and welcome :-) I have long weight lost journey as well. Addme :-)
  • SteelySunshine
    SteelySunshine Posts: 1,092 Member
    We have a lot in common. I have high blood pressure, recently diagnose with diabetes, high cholesterol, IBS like symptoms (not so bad now, but back in the day ugg), fibromyalgia, etc...

    But, the better I eat the more those problems get under control. For me it's a life or death thing. And I am guessing it might be for you too. So, it's really critical to have support and keep at this. I have been working on making changes and losing weight since October and I have been on MFP since last month. I log everyday as if my life depends on it.

    I don't know how humorous I am. I do have a somewhat gallows type of humor at times. I also like slap stick and despite all of that I have been known to be subtle. I don't particularly like subtle cuz a lot of times people don't get it or worse they can take it the wrong way and then they pout and I got splainin' to do.
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