New Here

Hi everyone!

My name is Sarah and I am brand new to this site. I have been struggling to lose weight my entire life, but I'm now at my tipping point. My three and a half year relationship with my boyfriend ended this summer (no sadness... its definitely a good thing) and I realized that I had gained a good 25 pounds while in the relationship. I don't know how I didn't see it happening... when buying bigger clothes I guess I just figured I liked shopping more.

When I went for my physical this year my doctor said something too me about my weight because I had complained that my back is always hurting. She said that if I lost weight, it wouldn't hurt so much. For some reason that didn't phase me.

I love running, and this fall I was training for a half marathon... until I tore a muscle and got some really bad shin splints. I went to the doctor again (a different doctor this time) and he pretty much said that if I want to continue running without injury I need to lose some weight. That really hit home for me because running is the best way for me to de-stress.

So, here I am. Hoping to lose all the extra weight and get back into shape so that someday I can run again! I've tried many different diets and websites and nothing has worked so far, so I'm hoping this is it!