Hi everyone!

Hi Misti - I'm Jackie from Richmond, VA. I have never had a weight problem - in fact I was always underweight at 5'11" and 98 lbs everyone thought I was anorexic. But, I was healthy as a horse and eating constantly. Well, when I was 23 I had a tumor on my spinal cord removed and wham, the weight came like gangbusters. I was loving life and myself for the first time! Believe it or not, people make fun of you even if you are skinny (and tall - I'm 5'11"). Well the years passed and I will be 52 in February and the weight keeps coming. While many people tell me I am not fat or overweight I beg to differ as I can see it in my face along with every other place and I don't like it. My problem is I never fill full - even eating foods that are supposed to make you feel full; like oatmeal. I usually make at least double the single serving size. I try to take my lunch to work but I am not crazy about sandwiches. I live less than 2 miles from the job, but would rather go out somewhere. So,not only am I gaining weight, I am spending a ton of money. My friend Sharon sent me the link to this site. It's a lot like Weight Watchers (which I've done) but it's free. Today, I logged my first meals and couldn't believe I blew my 1200 calories per day almost entirely on a supposidly healthy salad that came in at over 1000 calories! Hope we can get through this weight loss together!