2nd week here.

Hi all,
I have made the decision to be healthier and fitter and lose weight in the process. Four years ago my life changed dramatically and I lost two stone very easily due to stress, which was good but then for the last two years I plateaued nothing seemed to shift it.I found this frustrating as I was trying so hard, to the point I actually caused injury to myself exercising, it became an obsession of weighing myself and cutting back food then binging , a viscious cycle was born. Exercising had to stop due to my injury and stayed at the same weight until this year. Beginning of Jan I made my decision and paid attention to my portion sizes, following the hairy bikers cookbooks (their diet ones) and for the first time in a long time I lost six pounds. My boss told me about this site and I have been here two weeks and have learnt so much already. The first week was a struggle as I found I was eating under what I was supposed to and I made myself eat the extra calories and hey presto another two pound lost. I feel I am finding my stride now with regards to my diet and feel that it is now a healthier and more balanced diet. I am enjoying logging and keeping track and have managed to include a small amount of exercise in as well with out causing myself too much pain. I am going to start back at my local gym next week and see how I get on. I am determined to keep this change of lifestyle going and feel better about myself. I feel emotionally ready to deal with this now and not beat myself up about any setbacks that I may have. I am enjoying reading the forums and I wish everyone the best of success for their goals.