Starting Again
 

Hi, everyone. I’m new to this board, but not to the dieting game. I’ve been on this ride before, so I know what I need to do, I just have to do it. I’ve been from one extreme to the other; high of 190, low of 125. I’m ready to find that comfortable middle ground. I just really want to be healthy, feel good, have energy and not be ashamed to wear shorts or a bathing suit… I live on the beach for Pete’s sake.

Anyway, I’m 41, 5’6” and 180 pounds right now. I am definitely ready for that FINAL change. I felt so good when I was at a healthy weight, I don’t know how I let myself get back to this point. Well, that’s not entirely true. Life happened. Food is comforting and you don’t exactly feel like going to the gym when your father-in-law is dying, or your mother’s having quadruple bypass surgery or your son is about to join the Marines. Everyone goes through these things- that’s life. I have to learn to let life happen, yet still remember to take care of me.

So that’s where I am and why I’m here. I know what a great tool a supportive community can be, and I’m really excited to get to know everyone.

Welcome! Jump right into a group of accountability partners. There are groups for various weight-loss goals. Of course, I peek into several threads to get tips wherever I can find them. :)

Welcome. It's great to have folks on this list for inspiration and support. We're in about the same category height and weight. I'm several years older than you but I live close to a beach, too, so there's no excuse not to get moving. I've been hovering almost at that 190 mark for almost a year now. So, decided I'd better get serious. In almost four weeks I am down three pounds so far. But like many folks on this list I've been on the diet roller coaster a few times. One thing I have learned is that a lot of changing your body has to do with changing your perception as well as losing actual pounds and inches. I do remember in my early 20s being 118 pounds with 34-23-35 measurements but thinking I was fat. I don't expect to, nor do I want to, get down that far, but I do want to be sure that as I take this journey I stay on a healthy path.

Hey honey, I'm 41 too, and spent most of my 30's either pregnant or breastfeeding, so I know all there is to know about letting yourself go.... Christmas Day '09 I made a commitment to spend a little time every day and a little bit of money once a week on me. And I have no regrets about that. I feel better and look better than I have in YEARS. And a healthy mom makes for a healthy family, so that "me" time for my workout doesn't take a thing away from my children.