Not new, but new to the message boards

So I joined MFP about 8 months ago. I got out of a relationship 1-2 months earlier and I realized that I was eating uncontrollably. I would sit down at the couch, polish off a bag of chips, then get up and get a snack.

I realized that I needed to make a decision, either eat myself to death, or turn myself around; I chose the latter. I started working out on my exercise bike, hiking, and logging my food.

I am now down about 45 lbs and I am training for my first 5k.

I haven't really visited the social side of the site before. I thought I'd check it out and say "Hi".