Hello.

I'm very new to all of this. The site and the dieting. My story: About 9 months ago I left my moms (at 137 lbs and 5 ft 9 1/2 in) and moved in with my dad. It wasn't my choice. I've only just recently turned 18. Within the first month I gained 10 lbs. Every month after I gained 10 lbs or more until I finally reached 186 lbs. The odd thing is even though I've grown out my clothes I hardly look like I've gained weight. I mean you can tell, but I don't look like I've put on near as much as I have. So when I ask my peers for help to lose weight they just tell me I don't need to. My dad says he's worried about me although he doesn't help me much (not that I expect him to). My brother constantly cracks fat jokes about me until I finally cracked myself. I joined a boxing class a couple months after I got here (when I started to notice the weight gain) and even though it's very intense I haven't lost any weight and it isn't any easier to exercise than it was my first day. I've decided that exercise alone isn't helping. I've got to diet and probably exercise even more. That's why I'm here. Because I can't do it alone and I don't have much support here. One problem I do have using this site though is I'm not able to access the internet very often, so I'm hoping that won't hurt my weight loss chances.