I'm one week old

Hi everyone. I am one week old today. I started with you last Monday and after the support I received, following the death of my dog, I decided this was the place for me.

I'm going to introduce myself, finally. I'm a 50 year old special education teacher, mother of two and grandmother of 1. I also have two step-grandchildren, (sort of). I have a husband who has never had to worry about his weight, but I see that he too, has put on a few pounds.

Anyway...I have been overweight, off and on, throughout my whole life. I hit the 245 lb. mark last August and couldn't take it anymore. I'm only 5'3". I decided that what I would do is not worry about the food, but exercise every day. After about 3 months of that and a loss of 20 lbs. I started saying the only thing I was going to do is never have seconds and only eat fruit, veges, or popcorn after dinner. I would eat yogurt for breakfast and as big of a vegetable salad as I wanted. By my 50th bd I had lost 50 lbs. Then I hit the wall. I haven't budged since, but have now decided it's time to count the calories. I hate doing that, because it seems to focus me on the food all day long.

When I found the calorie counter and exercise log here, I decided to try. Then my dog passed and I lost it, but I'm back again and my tactic is to try to write down what I am going to eat, before I eat it. If I can do it in the morning, that will be best, but I will always write before I eat.

Well that's enough about me. I'm going to find out how to add that cool weight guage to my posts. I think it's a great way for me to keep track of my success.
AB