Getting to know you....

[crazyfrog]

This is my first time on WW, but I tried a few other diets along the way. I've always been what they called chubby. When I graduated high school I wore size 12/14 and wasn't unhappy with myself even though if you asked me I'd say I wanted to lose weight. I think it was just the response I always had-that I should be wanting to lose weight since I was a little on the heavier side. Anyway, I gained and lost during college and ended college about where I ended high school. I moved to Minnesota to go to grad school and was fine until I started writing my thesis. Life sucked so much I just wanted to make myself feel as comfortable as I could so I wallowed in food. I gained about 10 pounds or so in just a few months. Then I met DH and he helped me realize that weight loss was something I could actually do and maintain. He had problems with weight too but he just stopped eating when he wanted to lose weight. So together we followed WW from instructions his mom had given us (She lost 20 pounds with WW and is still a Lifetime member). Being that we were both grad students we couldn't afford to go to meetings so I never really made lifetime but I hit my goal weight just before Christmas 2004. I've maintained within about 10 pounds of my goal weight (always within the healthy range for my height) for the past (nearly) four years.

So I'm 30 years old, have been with DH for 6 years, no kids-just the wet kind (fishies). We got married in August 25, 2006 on the beach in Oregon. Right now I work for the federal government in research agriculture and my DH is finishing a PhD at Purdue University. We actually work in the same building! Soon we'll be moving to Iowa where he has a new job. He starts in January. I'm applying for jobs and hoping to work at the same company. We like to brew our own beer, go camping and fishing and I like to sew, crochet, and collect houseplants. I've recently taken up running and weight lifting in addition to other cardio that got me here.

[marie925]

HI!
I am Erin, from Fort Wayne, Indiana. I am currently a stay-at-home mom. My daughter, Abbie, is 7 months old. I enjoy being outside, spending time with my family, and am TRYING REALLY HARD to enjoy beginning weight watchers. As I am sure others feel or have felt the same, I have been frustrated with the slow progress I am making. I did WW 3 years ago, and I lost 5 pounds in my first week and about 2 pounds each week after. I just started back up again because I need to lose my pregnancy fat :) I started about 3 weeks ago, and I have only lost 2 pounds so far. I guess that is better than gaining.
I just joined this WW support site this morning, and I am loving it! I would definitely like to get to know a few different people that I can email and chat with often about successes, failures, and feelings we have at these times. Encouragement and positive words absolutely help me!!

[linbein]

Hey everyone!

I have been overweight my entire life. It's just always something that I've struggled with. When I first went away to college, I lost about 25 pounds, just by walking around campus, and I guess not having access to as much junk food. ate meals, and that was about it. I went from a size 14 to wearing a size 11 shorts that summer after Freshman year. I felt GREAT! People couldn't believe how good I looked. Granted, a size 11 is not small, but for me you might as well have said I was a size 4!! See, I just skipped all those sizes in high school. I went from like kids sizes in elementary, to a 13, straight up to a 16. Not cool. And I was active. I played volleyball, and was in dancing, I guess fast food and SODAS were part of my daily life.

So, anyways, after my sophomore year of college I got married. Got happy, got FAT! I gained 30 pounds. During a routine doc appointment that fall, I discovered I was only a few pounds away from 200. I FREAKED!! And I crash dieted. I went on Slim Fast. Yeah, it worked. But I was also going to the gym twice a day. I had no life then, it was pretty easy to go. My husband was in the military and I was just going to school, so I had time in the morning, then went back in the evening with him. I loved it, I was addicted to seeing the pounds drop.

But, after time, I started working more, got busy, stopped going to the gym, and boom, the 30 pounds I lost, came back again. In 2003 I got pregnant with my daughter. My first pre-natal appointment I was shocked to see that the scale was topping out at 198. I was sickened really. There wasn't much I could do about it at that point. I was pregnant afterall. Luckily I only gained about 23 pounds with Kiley, and lost 30 within 3 weeks after she was born. That still put me near the 200 mark. I joined Jenny Craig, and was doing well with the program, I lost about 15 pounds. But it was just too expensive. I had to quite, and the weight crept back.

Last year I saw that my friend was having success with WW, so I tried doing it online from home. It worked for a while, I kinda lost that 15 again, but it became easy to just not bother to log on, and then I just quit.

So here I am again, a year later, now hanging around 185. I'm 28 years old, only 5'5", should weigh alot less. I want to be able to have the energy to keep up with my daughter. I want my husband to always find me sexy. I want to losdt 50 pounds! I'm at the beginning right now, going to my first meeting next week, but have the support right now of a very good friend, who has lost 50 pounds. I look at her, and I want to be her.

I know it's going to be hard, but I know I can do it. In fact, I used the tread mill last night. :workout:

That's me!
Linette!

HW: not pregnant (205)
CW: 185
GW: 135 (seems so far away)

[Baybee]

Hi - my name is Michele and I am a weight watchers-aholic...
Just kidding!

I have been on WW for 5 weeks now and am feeling awesome. I have tried everything else before. I lost about 25 pounds last year before my wedding doing Atkins and I hated life. The day of my wedding I was so deprived, I just eat WHATEVER I wanted and didn't stop until about 4 months later when I had gained 30 pounds!!
But, now I am in control - for the first time in my life I am working out regularly. I say regularly b/c I used to go in spurts where I'd be hard-core work-out queen for a week and then be so sore I'd quit. But I started slow this time and now am up to 35 minutes on the elliptical machine.
I am happily married (for 6 months now!) and we just bought an amazing house only 5 minutes from where I work as a sales assistant for a technology company. We have one baby - our cat Pookie!
That's enough of me rambling, you'll hear more as the days go on...

Oh, and if you're wondering, my avatar is Gavin DeGraw, my absolute favorite singer in the world. If you don't have his Chariot CD, you are missing out!!

[hle82]

[re-editing my post 9/30...time for an update]

I am a 23 year old single femme living in New York. I was mostly thin until college, where I just let loose at the buffet-style dining halls. I didn't know the concept of "full" and always felt deprived of food because when I lived at home, money was always tight and I never got the chance to eat and eat and eat...

Add in two breakups, one of which really put me over the edge... I ballooned up until I graduated. I joined WW for the first time in June '04 but stupidly quit barely a month after. So this would make it the 2nd time on WW... the "click" is here now though. No way can I ever imagine quitting!

I am only 5'1, so my personal goal weight is low .. but instead of focusing on that, I only aim for the next few pounds in my journey. In fact, I still haven't even set a WW goal because it still feels too far away.

Visit my WW website for more info about me and daily updates!
www.gnouh.com/ww

[Iris77]

Hi Everyone:

I'm Iris. I am 27 (well, on tuesday it will be 28!), from Edgewater, NJ. Ive been married for almost 3 years. I was never a thin girl, but never chubby--nice and average. In high school, I weighed 130 lbs for 4 years straight (Im only 5'1), but i was very athletic and played volleyball and softball, and marching band. After graduation, I joined a local drum corps (its like a marching band on drugs, it was pretty hardcore), and gained 5 lbs (mostly muscle I am sure). Then I started college: First, I commuted to Rutgers, and was completely misearable, so i compensated the best way i know: eating. So, then i transfered to the Univ of Minnesota. I was so happy there that i couldnt STOP eating, especially junk. So, i went up to 145. I came back to NJ, then fast forward 2 years, I weighed 165. Six months before my wedding, I went on WW, and lost about 10 lbs, but then as my wedding day came closer, things just go so hectic and i became so stressed, that I lost another 7 lbs on my own. I got married at 148 lbs and looked great! THen, I gained it all back, plus 3 more.
So, as you can see, this is becoming an OLD problem, with NEW consequences. Im starting to gain weight in places that i had not gained weight before, and after seeing my friend lose 50 lbs on WW, I got motivated again. So here I am.
So that the story with the weight. Im now married, no kids yet. I work full time as a medical assistant at a pediatric cardiology practice by day, and Im a full time nursing student by night. I do my clinical rotations from 5:30 to 10:30, 2-3 times per week, the other 2 nights Im in the classroom. I havent begun to exercise, but Im on my feet for so many hours a day, I get plenty of walking done.
I sometimes feel like an absentee wife, but my hubby is great, he's very supportive. I look for inspiration at my friend, Rebecca, who used to be the same weight as me, and has taken it all off....
Ladies, success looks great!
That's all!

[bigsmile1982]

So, anyways, after my sophomore year of college I got married. Got happy, got FAT!
Hello everyone
Well, that quote by Linette fits me perfect. I started dating my husband at age 14 (9th grade),we never broke up, and are now married for 2 1/2 years. I am 22 and he is 24. During high school I did all sports offered:volleyball, basketball, softball, track, tennis. I went to the gym 3-4 times a week and swam. I was also in the band until 10th grade. I was in every club there was, all on top of being in advanced classes and graduating with honors. I also was doing pagents and a little modeling my senior year. I was working out like crazy. I graduated at 5'7" and 118 pounds on a heavy day. I guess I had so much to do that food was the last thing on my mind. Then I went to college and gained up to about 125 and stayed there for a while. Then came the quote. After my sophomore year my husband poped the question. We got married and the day we got back from our honeymoon was the day we started traveling for his job. We have been traveling ever since. We traveled to different place in California, New York, and Texas several times. We are now in Cali. and may be leaving in 2 weeks for a job in another part of Texas.
My husband was getting into body building (and I was working out) before we started traveling.. then we had to stop because of all the traveling. Getting this opportunity to go and travel for what he does was something we could not pass up. I gave up college and everything to go, which meant alot. Most of the guys that he works with is an average of about 45 years old, most are no younger than 40 and some in their 30's. Getting started this early will help him advance up quicker.
We had no activity in our life the last 2 years and we both gained weight. I am 140 which is not bad. But I have literally not did any activity to speak of for the past 2 years. SO, the past few months we started to slowly workout (now we are getting at it hard). But when we first started we could not even run on the treadmill for no longer than 10 minutes with out feelikng like we were about to die. So, we started Weight Watchers a few weeks ago and it has already made a difference. The working out has also made a major difference. Also, traveling we have did nothing but eat fast food or restraunt food for the past 2 years. So we are just trying to get our life back on a healthy track. I just want to get down to about 128-130 and get in very good physical shape. Or as one lady said, dont focus too much on weight, but on clothing size. So when ever I feel good I guess.

[webblarsk]

Hey everyone! My name is Sarah. I am a 26 year old mother of three. Happily married for 6 years. I have always battled my weight. Growing up it was never more than 15 to 20 pounds that I was battling. After highschool my bf (now husband) moved in together and I just went crazy. I had my children within 4 years and never lost the weight before getting pregnant again. Last year I did Atkins, lost 45 pounds. But like someone else said I was miserable the entire time. So I went off Atkins and lost complete control. I gained the 45 pounds back plus another 50. Which brings me to my current and highest weight of 300 pounds.


I am a hospice RN and deal with death and dying on a daily basis. Which makes me deal with my own mortality. I want to be fit and healthy and be around for my family for a long time. So I have made a vow to myself to lose the weight and change my lifestyle.

Anyways, nice to meet everyone!:)

[Rasha]

Hmm I don't think I ever introduced myself on this board...Anyhow, I'm MaryBeth, 27, originally a Jersey girl but now a long island transplant. I've always battled with my weight but it really started when I was 11 and was diagnoised with lymes disease. i was one of the first people in my area to have it so they kept me home from school (didn't know if it was contagious at the time or not) I couldn't run around or go outside (I had a catheder in my arm and my folks were petrified I'd rip it out somehow) so I ended up becoming a couch potato. The only thing they allowed me to do was sit and watch tv and eat or sit and read and it. It became habit easily...I've tried a lot of fab diets and the pills and the shots and nothing worked long term. I think it was really due to a state of mind. I wasn't ready to lose it yet. Although it's been slow going for me now I think I'm more ready to lose it. I don't mind going to the gym as much and I've really cut back on the amount that I eat. it would be nice if the boyfriend helped me cook so we didn't have to get take out so often, but I think once we move into our new house with a dishwasher (moan!!) I'll be more into cooking since clean up will be sooooo much easier: )
Hmm anything else interesting about me? I work full time, school part time. My major is comparative lit and languages. I'm obsessed with any and all things asian. My biggest accomplishment so far? Learning to speak Japanese. Ok..so I'm not fluent yet but I amaze myself sometimes with how much i've learned already :) I'm crafty, love music and reading. I'm into photography too...i just wish it wasn't such a expensive hobby. Shrug. I think that's about it :) Any questions feel free to ask! :)

MB

[jonquiliris]

Hi,

My name is Deborah and I am a 21 year old college student. I can never remember a day where I was the "skinny" person. I have been overweight my whole life. I remember getting teased all through school for being the fat kid. I have tried many diets and weight loss pills and nothing really worked.

When I went away to college (if you can call a dormitory 15 minutes from home away) I promised myself I would not gain any weight. I told everyone at my work I was going to come back weighing less than when I went in. I slowly began exercising four and five times a week and banished all but the occasional junk food splurge from my diet. It worked! By the time I went home for summer vacation I had lost 15 pounds.


Summer was hectic, I worked two jobs and led a very active social life. I managed to maintain my weight loss and my diet the entire time I was home and the first month or so back at college.

Then my boyfriend (now fiance) and I decided to get our own apartment. And like many others, once I felt happy and secure I gained every bit of my weight back and then some. I began feeling miserable and was unable to wear a lot of the clothing I had purchased in the early fall.

The low point in my life came at the doctor's office in Spring of 2004. My doctor basically berated me for putting on so much weight and made me feel even more miserable than I did on my own. I knew I had to do something but put it off for another 4 months.

My mother has done WW for almost two years. At a family reunion in the summer I remember all of the relatives gushing about how great she looked with all of the weight lost and then skipping over weight comments about me (which I had gotten the year before for losing so much) and go straight to school questions. I talked to my mom and began attending meetings with her.

I have currently lost 38.8 pounds and have another 50 or so to go for an ideal weight on my 5' frame. It has been hard but it all seems worth it, especially when I officially weighed less than my drivers license says I do and bought a size 12 last week (a size I have not been able to squeeze into since 8th grade or so).

[going2lose]

Hmmm....

I'm Amy - 20 year old from Alabama. Now living in Tennessee with my new husband. We got married in February. I had my dream wedding with lots of people, candlelight, lots of food, and lots of PINK and BLACK! oh yeah, and the man of my dreams, along with LOTS OF STRESS! AAH - I didnt gain weight during the planning, but I didn't lose it either.

I've never been slim. well, once I was down to a size 10 but it was cause of bulimia. I lost lots of weight on WW before, got down to 150 lbs. however that summer I had a boyfriend that was abusive, and when I broke up with him he stalked me. Literally. During that time I unfortunately turned to food, hence the extra 30-40 lbs. I carry now. I think my highest since then is 185, but after the wedding I chose to be a stay at home wife. No, we don't have children, but especially since I moved out of state I'm staying at home. I used to have a desk job, where if we got up at all we got yelled at, so now I'm SO much more active and almost as soon as we got married I lost about 5 lbs. Now I'm back on WW and trying my best to lose this weight! I'm currently at my lowest weight in 3 years, and oh so excited to be there!

That's pretty much me! I love to decorate, be crafty, cook, iron *yes, I love it* and oh so much more! My DH and I love to bike - in fact we just got back from a 2 mile ride around town. :) That's ME! :-)

Amy

[Nosila0553]

Hi everyone,

I've introduced myself before, but there has been A LOT of people joining, so here's me again in a nutshell:

My name is Alison, I'm 24 years old and work as an Employment Development Officer at a Career Resource Centre (basically I help people that are facing barriers finding work). I live with my DB of 7 years and our cat, Lucy. Currently, we are saving for our first house - scouting out a good piece of land (as we are planning on building), which is quite stressful.

My weight story is not all that exciting. I grew up with 5 brothers and sisters (very close in age), so meal time was always an adventure. Not that we didn't have enough food, but we "fought" over the good stuff - and so I grew up eating fast so I could eat more (I didn't mention that I'm very competitive....) That didn't matter then, because I was involved with competitive swimming - I swam 8 times a week, for 1.5 each time - so anything that I did put in my stomach I burned off quickly. When I graduated highschool I was 115 (all muscle). Then University came, I lived at home and travelled to school. I took on more hours with my part time job (I actually had 3 part time jobs!) to pay for school, and gave up swimming (I was allergic to chorline anyways....). I was still eating like someone was going to steal my plate away from me at any moment, and I put on 5lbs per year, every year, leaving me at 140 last November. I went to my annual doctors appointment and she made me feel bad about my weight gain (she's not a very pleasant doctor, but I'm glad she let me know then, as opposed to later).

Since then, I've settled into my new job, got into a gym routine and started eating healther. I didn't mention that my DB has a metobolism like no other and never gains weight. I LOVE food and he thinks eating is a hassle. He told me the other day that he wishes he could wear a backpack with food and a tube going in his stomach so he wouldn't have to eat. So I still eat quite a bit (within points), but make a lot healthier choices.

Right now I'm training for a triathlon, so I train 9-10 times a week (yes, I go twice a day some days!), and eating so much better. I have only lost about 6-7 pounds so far, but I'm measuring my results on how I look and feel.

Wow - long post- hopefully not too boring!!!!

Alison

[Radcliffe]

Hello. My name is Laura, I'm 28 years old and have been happily married to my husband Jason for 8 years this coming September. I have gone up and down many times with my weight in the past, but after I got married I went up and stayed there. My highest weight was 210 and I am now at 199, so I've lost 11 pounds and still going strong!! DH is doing WW with me so that helps a lot and he's also lost 10 pounds. Every other diet I have ever tried has lost the weight rapidly, only to see it come back just as quickly. I just know that WW is going to do it for me this time and I'm going to keep it off! This BCB board is my lifeline and I appreciate each and every one of you here so much. I couldn't do this without you! We do not have children and as of now do not plan on having any, although we'd love to get a dog one of these days. We live in downtown St. Paul in an apartment complex that used to be a rubber company. The building is 100 years old and it's gorgeous!! We're looking to buy a home in the next 3-5 years, but will most likely stay in the St. Paul area. I love scrapbooking and cross-stitch, but my real passion in life is hockey!! DH and I have season tickets to the Minnesota Wild, but we are considering getting rid of them this year for $$ reasons. We also get "Center Ice" on cable every year so we can watch every single NHL game - if they would only start playing again. I look forward to hearing more about my other buddies!

Laura

[suzie_lightning]

Suzie checking in here. I am 26 years old and live in Michigan with DB and 2 DKs (darling kitties). I have been overweight/obese pretty much since puberty. I put on extra weight in college, of course, and then even more in graduate school. I tried WW on-and-off in college, and then on-and-off in graduate school. In the summer of 2003, I hit my all-time high weight which was probably over 200 pounds, although I didn't weigh myself for a few weeks until I started "dieting," so my official start weight was 198. I have been with WW and BCB since then (with ups and downs of course). I lost 60 pounds and was at goal last summer, but this year have put on about 10-15, and am working on getting that off so I can get back to my WW goal and personal goal as well. I did not have a healthy relationship with food and am working to change that.

Along the way, I have picked up an interest in healthy, whole organic foods and cooking. I have also become a fitness enthusiast and newbie runner. I ran a 10K a few years ago and am running another in June, with plans to run a 1/2 marathon in September. My lifestyle has changed along with my weight loss.

I am working on my Ph.D. in sociology and am planning (hoping!) to finish by the end of the summer. I have a two-year job lined up in Chicago, so I'll be moving there in September without DB and DKs, so that is the next big thing coming up for me. DB needs to stay here to finish his Ph.D. in biomedical science. Luckily Michigan is only a 4 hour drive so I'll be going back and forth a lot. In my free time, I love hiking, traveling, reading (everything!), baking and cooking, exploring the city, and talking politics.

[Kait617]

My turn! Hi, I'm Kaitlin! I am 22 and in San Francisco currently, although I am originally from New York (outside of the city) and went to school in the Philly area. Right now, I am doing a one-year volunteer program similar to Americorps, and I coordinate a legal services clinic for low-income clients. I love my job, and am planning on going back to law school next year. Most likely in DC, which is conveniently where DB is located.

I have been a little overweight my whole life, always in 10-12s but usually not higher than that. There is not a time in my life when I can remember saying that I didn't want to lose weight, although I grew up pretty happy with my body anyway. The summer before college, I did WW and lost some weight, and kept it off for most of the year, actually. Then, sophomore year I gained big time and hit my all time highest, probably between 195-200 (although I wasn't weighing in regularly). The summer after that I did WW again and lost, and looked and felt great. I was down to my skinniest I could remember when I started school again and I maintained through the first sememster. Second semester I went to Spain and gained some back. Senior year of college I did WW but not very well, and I would lose a few, gain a few, net loss of maybe 10lbs all year. Then I moved to SF, started gaining again (new place, new people, not a lot of money for things like Smart Ones) but I caught myself before it got out of control. I have been on WW consistently and well since October and lost 22 lbs to date and still going. I am at my skinniest I have ever been in my life, and am about 6lbs away from my WW goal. I have been enjoying it a lot this time around, cooking and experimenting with new food and flavors and trying to eat more naturally.

I love to read (mostly contemporary fiction, some non-fiction,too), cook, travel, try new restaurants, have good conversations with friends.

Nice to meet you all!

(sorry this is long)

Nice to meet you all!

[jlschulz2]

Hi buddies,

Here's my story. I'm 23 years old and live in Madison, Wisconsin. I work for an advertising agency and have a boyfriend who I've been dating for a year and a half. I currently live with my rail skinny roommate and have had body issues my whole darn life. I am 5'4'' and weigh 130 pounds. I've pretty much been at this weight since I was 13, with the exception of Freshman year of college, when I went all the way up to 140 and felt absolutely terrible. I started working out pretty hard sophomore year and got down to about 133. Then I dated an extreme workout freak and got down to 130 by doing the stair stepper for 50 minutes 5 times per week (it was hell).

I decided to join WW because I slowly felt the scale start to creep up after graduating from college last May. I wasn't working out as much and I was eating out more often (more money= more money to go out to eat). I was hoping to lose about 10 pounds on WW, but I haven't had much success. I am going to stay on the program (going to meetings for another 4 weeks, but then I'm just going to do it from home). Hopefully I'll reach my goal weight of 120 by watching my portions and eating more fruits and vegetables- we'll see. I'm not feeling very motivated right now, so I'm sorry if this is kind of a downer.

[tazluvr]

Hello!
I am Nicci. I live in Alabama with my husband of two years. I am 5'5" and probably weighed (on average) 150 pounds throughout college, which was good with me.....size 10, I was active, healthy, fine.

I get married and weigh myself about a year later 170....holy!!! So, back to the gym and I joined Weight Watchers just a couple weeks ago at 164. My sister in law has lost 33 pounds with WW, so I thought I would give it a shot. So, here I am.

I work in Public Relations....I will start my masters degree in the fall part time...we have two shelties (Jackson and Sydney)....and that's about all!

[nunezbabygirl]

:) Hello girls... I'm Cecilia from Los Angeles... 24 and fabulous.....
Started WW about a month ago, and so far so good, I love it!!! I'm getting results and I'm sticking to it... The best thing is, I got my friends to join, so we have movie or poker night, and we all help make a healthy dinner, or go to Subway and top it off with some FF snacks and diet soda... They make it so fun, and it keeps me going... Same with you girls, you give the support I need... I feel like finally, for once in my life, I am healthy... And this time, I will actually lose and keep the weight off...

Sports fanatic, bookworm, and loves to Travel... This time, I'm packing the bikini.... LOL

[Sara_Smile]

Hey girls!

I just posted in the Newbie forum, but I'm looking forward to getting to know some people, so I'll repeat myself a bit... :D

I started WW yesterday with an extra set of books my aunt had. (She had multiples from being on-again off-again for a few years.) I'm 5'4", 153 right now, with a GW of 130.

DF and I are getting married next March, so hopefully I've given myself plenty of time to reach my goal. I ordered my dress in a size 10, which I hope to have taken in! LOL We started going to the gym 3 times a week together :buddysmoo a month ago, and the support he gives me is outstanding. We live in Georgia right now, but plan to move back to Ohio (where the family and friends are) next year.

That's about all for tonight I think... so glad I found this site!

~Sara
:workout: :work_out:

[monkeywriter]

Hello everyone,

I'm brand new today, started WW a week ago last Tuesday.

I'm 23, married, no kids, graduating college in 2 weeks and hoping to find a position at a local newspaper.

I've always been a skinny though curvaceous girl throughout my life, and been able to eat anything I liked and never exercise and never gained a pound. I was blessed with a fast metabolism like most of my siblings, and unlike most of them I was unfortunately injured in a car wreck and became sedentary from a back injury. Over the following four years I gained 50 lbs slowly, especially in the last 18 months.

Well I knew I wanted to lose the weight but had no experience or point of reference for previously trying to sacrifice regarding food. I was scared that I couldn't do it and would feel worse if I failed, but after finding a stretch mark on my stomach from a sudden weight gain due to a busy lifestyle (fulltime school + a fulltime internship + a fulltime life) I had reached the bottom of the barrel.

I joined WW and found that by the end of the first meeting I liked it, and though I only lost 1/2 a pound this last week (due to hubby's birthday and a friend coming over to dinner and overdoing it a little) I came away from the second meeting with more commitment. I hope I will lose much more this week.

I could use the encouragement of others, so feel free to pitch some positive stuff my way. I may only be 170 lbs but I still have a long way to go!

Glad this is here, and all of you are here to chat with me.
:water1:

[aussierosco]

Hi everyone...I'm Melinda, 27, and from Northern Virginia. This isn't my first time on Weight Watchers. I graduated from HS 9 years ago weighing somewhere around 215lbs. After graduation I slowly started changing my eating habits and exercising (walking) more. I lost about 30lbs on my own in a year, hit a plateau, and decided to join Weight Watchers. Over the next few years I lost about 50lbs, getting down to 135. I started going through a lot of stress at that time, and instead of dealing with it in a healthy way, I turned to most of my old/bad eating and not exercising habits. I ended up regaining about 65 of the 80lbs that I lost, which is where I'm at now. My husband and I are wanting to start a family, and I'm determined to lose 15-20lbs before we start. But my main goal is to get into better shape and get healthier.

So for now it's just me and DH. We also have a few furbabies though :) Rosco is our Australian cattle dog, but might as well be our child :p We also have 3 kitties, Tasha, Bailey and Jesse.

[IrishLuv]

Hi! I'm Heather. I'm a senior at Florida State University - I will be graduating at the beginning of August (woohoo!) So...my story...I was always very thin as a young child, but when I hit puberty the battle with my weight began. In middle school I was not overweight, but the summer between middle and high school, my weight shot up. I yo-yo dieted all through high school and started college at about 155 (I'm 5'6") My freshman year I met my DB and got too comfortable. Over the course of my college career I've put on like 65lbs. UGH! My DB is the sweetest and has always said that he loves me no matter what and that I look good to him - but he's never had to struggle with weight! I have learned that I cannot eat like him - his metabolism is sooo much faster than mine and I'm learning to be okay with that...I don't NEED the pizza, beer, cheeseburger, or whatever. I have always used diet pills and what not in the past to lose weight fast, but as the story goes...easy off, easy back on. In February I had to have my gallbladder taken out (gallbladder attacks are PAINFUL!) - the Dr. said that the causes in my case were probably family history (grandparents, etc. have had their gallbladders removed), birth control, being female, fair skin, being overweight, and yo-yo dieting - hmm...cards were stacked against me, no? Well, I've never had surgery before so this scared me to death. As soon as I recovered completely from surgery, I immediately joined WW (this is my first time) and promised myself that I would lose the weight the right way this time and not put my body through anymore hell. Anyway, I've been on WW for 8 weeks and I'm absolutely *loving* it - I've even convinced my sister to join and now she's doing fabulous on WW too!

[Rachelle]

My name is Rachelle, I am 25 and live with my dog Thor (he is a shih tzu). We live in my condo apartment which I bought 2 years ago. I have a BF and we have been together 3 years now. I am a Human Resources Analyst for a large Canadian Oil and Gas company based out of Calgary.

I have always been a bigger girl - even as a child. I remember visiting the dr when I was in grade 7 -9 and the dr telling my mother that if I kept it up I would be 180. Well I surpassed that number no problem. All through hs I was around 195 - that was my highest in hs. Then I went to University and the weight just kept creeping.

During Uni I was in 2 car accidents and had to stop exercising completely in order to get better. This resulted in a 50 pound weight gain - m y max was 252.8 when I first started WW. I found the program was awesome because I could still maintain my active socail life and loose weight. The lowest I got to was 165 and I was a size 10 for the first time in my adult life. It was awesome.

At 165 I was looking really good - I am 5'7 and I have a large frame so this was about 6 pounds from the top of my range and my ww goal. However I started working full time while going to school full time and I gained the weight back. I went back up to about 240 when I got scared and made myself get back to it. It has taken me a full year to get to where I am right now and during that year I was on WW, Jenny Craig, LA weight loss, South Beach and Atkins. Now I am back on ww again and I am much happier. The one difference I notice now is that I don't eat as many processed foods - which is much better then the last time. However I do drink a lot more now then I did then (all counted for of course). I am not sure which is worse.

Right now I am sitting at 197 so I am down 10 pounds since I rejoined ww about 2 months ago. Slow and steady (not like last time). I have an injury in my foot which restricts the amount of exercise I can do but I walk to and from work (20 mins each way) and I lay soccer (2 practices a week + 1 game). I can't wait for the day that my foot feels better and I can get back into the gym - I love to run.

Okay - well I have written a book - I guess the only thing that is missing is my goal - 159 for now and we will see what I feel like when I get there.

Rachelle.

[bookgirl99]

Hey buddies-

I'm Kris, 28. I live in Denver, CO with my partner and our fuzzy kids (2 dogs and 2 cats). I'm originally from RI, moved here three years ago. DP and I are celebrating our first wedding anniversary on Saturday.

This is my second go around with WW. I did the program before my move to CO. I've always had poor body image, though I never battled my weight until college. In junior high and high school, I danced 14 hours a week and while I wasn't overweight, I felt like I was because I was dancing with flat chested teeny tiny girls. Eating my way through a bad relationship in college added 20 lbs, and then grad school and work and living alone added another 40 over the past 5 years. I started WW at home (and BCB) last June when DP and I got back from our wedding trip, and lost 17 lbs. Started back to meetings in August, and have been going round and round with the same 8 lbs ever since. I was in a super groove last summer, and have been having alot of trouble getting back into it. The past two weeks especially have been hard... DP had carpal tunnel surgery, and my boss (I work at a day care center with my boss and one other girl) was suddenly diagnosed with and began treatment for breast cancer. Her prognosis is good, but I've been working 10 hour days picking up hours that the other girl and the substitute can't work. Leaving home at 6:30 am and not getting home till almost 6 at night.

But, I have new motivation. DP and I were watching the Ironman triathalon over the weekend, and I thought about the Danskin sprint triathalon that they run here (and in other places). I'm not in shape to do it this year, but my goal is to do it next year. To do it, I need to get in shape. I need to eat right. I need to stop feeling lazy and get my butt in gear. I started today, back POP. Today was a good day. I'm already planning tomorrow. I need to get back to OMOHOD. Eventually, I'll be able to think more long term, more than one OP week at a time.

It's so great to see so many new people posting. I'll be back as time allows.

-Kris

[kim01]

Hi everyone!


I am an on again off again weight watchers member. Because I am a student (actually was a student, I just finished a four year teaching degree this month :work_out: ), I tend to do the program on my own to save money. Because if this, I find I lack the support I need to succeed on the program. I found this support group about a month ago, and have really found the stories and message boards to be helpful. I decided if I actually started posting messages, I would feel even more motivated. So I saw this 20's group and thought it sounded like a perfect way to introduce myself. Oh, btw, I'm twenty three and from Montreal, Canada.

I've been a little chubby at times starting in the third grade. Ever since, I feel like I've been totally obsessed with food, either trying desperately to lose weight or eating everything in sight. While I've tried many of the mainstream diets that exist, I always find flex points to be the most livable program. My problem is actually sticking to it. I don't have that much weight to lose, only about twenty pounds. but I've been trying to get the weight off for years. I'll lose a little, and then gain it all back. When I start feeling good about myself, I tell myself that eating "normally" and exercising regularly is sufficient. But I've come to realize that I'm not really able to do that. For now, I need a plan to stick to. And that plan has to be weight watcher for me. I feel like it has been a long road, but that I am at a point that I can do it, however long it may take.

Other than food (which takes up alot of my time, I'm sure many of you can relate), I love kids, and am now an elementary school teacher. I also love camping, swimming, and my large, extended family

SW: 145 CW: 137 GW: 120 ish

Kim

[candyb_21]

Well this is my story



My name is Candace I live in New Brunswick, Canada and I am 21. When I was 17 I went on weight watchers, I started at 210 pounds my heaviest I have ever been. By the time I graduated in 2002 when I was 18 I weighted in at 145. I was so happy to lose that weight. Even though I was that much smaller I always still felt like that fat little girl. I have always been over weight ever since I was little. I just think it’s hard to get rid of the thought in my head “Hey wait a minute I’m not fat”. The next year I started University, and all I can say is holly crap. The weight started coming on like wild fire. I don’t deal with stress very well and like a lot of you know there’s enough of it in university. I have come back again to loose this weight because my mom is also on it and she has been on it for 3 years and she is almost close to her goal weight. I also know that being female our metabolisms slows down and like my mom it takes forever to loose weight. Not that I’m in any rush I figured I will do this now. I know this time around I will never left myself get heavy again.



Candy:kiss:

[jil23]

Hey all!


Well where do I start? Been big most of my life......I like to eat!:D Cant blame it on anyone but myself. I had my son 7 months ago, and I realize that I dont want him to go through the shame I have went through my whole life as being the "fat" kid. I am his role model. I must be a positive reinforcement in his life, not an out-of-control, overwieght overeater!! So that said, I am 22 live in sunnie, bikini wearing California and I have 200 pounds on my medium 5'0 frame.
I've done WW once before and I lost 10 pouns in a month....it works. I just need to stick with it. So here I am again, but this time I'm not giving up.:work_out:

Good Luck to everyone!

[werforpsu]

Hey all, i will post again here so that they are all together.

My Name is Meghan. I am 22, 5ft3in and curvy italian. I met my DH when I was 18 and a freshman at Penn State University. my DH, Jake, is 2 years older than me and he graduated in may 04 from Penn State with a degree in Mechanical engineering. he commuted about 2 hours to and from work everyday becasue the job he got was that far away. we got married in august 04, i graduated in december 04, and moved to join him in january 05. our goal as far as living arangements is to move out of this small town, and back to his hometown, also small, but cozy with his family and friends. we do not have any kids yet though my degree is in child development, and i worked in daycare centers through college, i miss "my kids" terribly and can;t wait to become a mother.

Now for weight loss....

i do not want to become pregnant before my body can handle it and right now i fear that it can't. i was a very skinny child, then i hit puberty and have been chubby ever since. i went from 88lbs in 6th grade to 130 in 7th grade. while i developed and got talled durring that time, i reached the weight that i should be at now many years too early. i ate like crap theough HS and graduated in the 150 range. i went to college gained 25 lbs my freshman and sophmore years and went on weight watchers as a present from my dad for my 20th birthday. i did it for 3 months got down to 160 and stopped saying that "i knew all i needed to know and that the rest would happen on its own. almost 2 years later i was back up to 175, and took my sisters advice and did the south beach diet. it worked for her, but after 2 awful weeks, i had no soul left to continue, i had only lost 5 lbs instead of their proclaimed 8-13. i stopped and it only took a few weeks to get back that 5 and 5 more. i started WW last week as a birthday present to myself. and i am down to 175. i want to go to 125.

so far this web site has been the support i needed, that my husband could not give me, as someone who is actually 5 lbs below normal and can eat anything.

sorry this is so long but that's me!!!!!! and i am, for the first time in my life, proud of me!:headover:

[sheeri]

So, let's see....I'm 26, and live in the greater Boston, MA USA area.

As a child I was really skinny. Until I hit puberty. I never really had a lot of friends, because my family moved around a few times (not a lot, they just made poor financial decisions, so we'd move from a good neighborhood to a rich one and then back). So I turned to food, when I started being aware of the fact that I had no friends. Also, food alleviated boredom.

I've always been athletic, though overweight. I'm 5'4" and my highest weight was 187.6, in Feb. 2001 when I started WW. My home scale was over 190, and that was too close to 200 for me.

Anyway, I'd always wanted to do something about my weight, and my mother always told me to lose weight (even though we were the same size, and she'd done WW before) in very negative ways. I was happy, my clothes fit me, and I was healthy -- my blood pressure was great, cholesterol good, etc. Probably because I was so athletic -- never on a sports team, but I biked everywhere in college, and even did a Boston->New York AIDS ride (260 miles in 3 days).

But then one of those factors changed -- my clothes started getting tight. In Jan 2001, after getting my yearly physical, I told my doctor I wanted to lose weight, and should I go to a nutritionist or what -- my health care would have covered a few visits. (My doctor, btw, never advocated that I lose weight because I was healthy.) He said, "If you really want to lose weight, go to Weight Watchers -- a lot of my patients have had success with it." Basically, he said a nutritionist would tell me what I already know -- eat lots of veggies, don't eat fatty foods or sugary foods, etc. I don't have any dietary restrictions, and I know the food pyramid, so why bother with a nutritionist.

So I went, and in Jan. 2004, almost three years later (I started feb. 2001) I hit goal, 142. Now I'm back up 10 pounds from goal, but I'm back and working on it. 152 is still a long way from 187.6, and even though I've gained 10 pounds, nobody can tell, because they still think I look skinny, comparatively.

Even at 142 I had a tummy I wanted to get rid of, so I'm not happy I stopped there.

Currently, my life is upside-down. My work is stable, so that's good (well, I'm a database administrator for a startup, so it's stable for a year or so, which is enough for me). I don't see my friends a lot, but I'm going to change that -- I need the companionship and support.

I just got engaged april 9th, and Tony and I are moving in together. This weekend. So, yah, a bit stressful. Next week he has alumni stuff at his college, so we're doing that (memorial day weekend). I'm missing my yearly biking trip to Martha's Vineyard and I'm sad about that. . .and then the weekend after that is my brother's 30th birthday party (surprise) in Atlantic City, so that will be "on the road", and money for a hotel room, and blah blah blah.

We want to get married in March 2006, but haven't started looking for halls yet. We figure we'll move in first, and then in a month or so start looking (we're thinking of renting a VFW hall, basically).

So there's a lot going on, but I need to get back into the habit of being OP. I'm really good with water!

yah. I think that's it.

[DmBnL137]

So I hope this doesn't turn out to be that long but here goes...

Hi! I'm Courtney, a 23 year old graduate student in Marine Science as is my DF (engaged this past Valentine's Day after being together for 5 years). We live at home...with my parents...that's right...STRESSOR!! Recently my family has been incredibly disfunctional...that's all I know to say about that...just know it's a major cause of stress. Since we are both students there won't be a wedding till probably 2007 (we like to plan ahead :D ). College added the weight and lots of it. I had a friend lose over 70 lbs on WW and we have been friends forever. She even stayed OP when her dad died...she's truly and inspiration. I've been on and off WW since 2003 and since have lost 27 lbs...hoping for lots more before I get married. So I am trying to juggle WW, my parents, classes, research for my thesis (with one of the meanest people I've ever met for an advisor), and a part-time job to pay for my education. So I'm a little stressed ALL of the time. So when I post all stressed out, now you will all know where it is coming from. I am excited I will have people here to pick me up when I am down and hope I can in some small way help some of you as well!!

[lynsey78]

I"m a long time lurker and now posting....

I'm Lynsey, 26, born,raised and currently living in the East bay area of San Francisco. I started WW 4/10/04 and have lost 30 lbs, reaching my goal during fall 2004 after having a long pleateau during summer (beer and not counting on weekends did that to me). I was interested in losing weight but wasn't motivated enough to do it. My little sis (3 yrs younger than me) mentioned she started WW last year and how the program worked. I researched a bit on it and gave it a go. Once I started seeing results on the scale, I was motivated and it has stuck since! I weighed 160 when I started WW, it was my last semester of college and I believe I gained 10 lbs during the 3 years I was there. I ate fruits and veggies but my portions were out of control and so was my sweet tooth. Now I'm eating much healthier, making sure I workout 4-6 times a week, making healthy choices when eating out and not letting one slip do me over for the rest of the day. I've been maintaining since I reached my goal but that's a struggle in itself sometimes!

Look forward to posting on here and getting to everyone!

Lynsey

[AngieCatLVR]

Hello All!!! I curled up next to my computer with a bowl of light popcorn and read all the "getting to know you's", it was so fun!

My name is Angela (Angie) and I'm 21 and live in San Jose, CA with my DB and BF. DB and I have been together for 2 years and have plans to get married in a few years. (I'll let you all know when he turns from DB to DF, should be soon, hehe). We have two cats, 4 frogs and a huge fish tank.

I started WW after I was diagnosed with nocturnal sleep-related eating disorder (NS-RED) and as part of my therapy, WW helps me document for all my eating WHILE helping me lose the weight I gained over the years because of the NSRED. When I was about 16 years old, my sister would tell me stories about how I woke up in the middle of the night and made grilled cheese sandwiches, pasta, strawberry shortcake, ect and ATE it all! The stories she would tell me about waking up and finding me in the kitchen cooking at 4am sounded so insane but she was dead serious. I started waking up in the morning with dishes piled high and food on my face and in my hair, but would have no memory of ANYTHING. When I tured 18 I moved out with some roommates, and they would tell me the same thing. Stories of how they would wake up to get a glass of water and I would be cooking and eating meals and they would try asking me what I was doing, but I was just out of it. We just thought it was really funny. It just became a joke. "So what did Angela cook last night? Ha ha ha." But after doing some research I found out that what I was doing was NOT normal, ( I thought people ate meals in the middle of the night all the time) and I found out what I was doing was actually a disorder.

After moving in with DB, I finally have been able to get some help, and now my struggle is losing all the weight I gained over the years from NSRED and since I've started WW he has only seen me night-eating twice.

My goal is to get to GW by October so that I can be a NURSE for Halloween! I know it sounds really random, but I've always wanted to be a nurse for Halloween and they don't make super sexy latex XL nurse outifts, and if they do, I'm sure it doesn't look too great.

Well thanks for reading my "getting to know you" and if you have any questions you can always IM or email me!!

http://www.talkaboutsleep.com/sleep-disorders/archives/parasomnias_sleepeating.htm



~~Update~~

Well today is 11/28/05 and a couple months ago DB *DID* turn into DF! We're getting married next year July 8th 2006.

A couple other things about me that I left out before :

I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE sacry movies!!!! I'm a huge scary movie fan. DF and I's first date ever was actually seeing Texas Chainsaw Masacre (the new one, my choice). I love other scary movies : Wrong Turn, House of 1000 Corpses, The Devils Rejects, Saw 2 and the list goes on. The grosser the better.

Some music I like : I LOVE LOVE Tool and A Perfect Circle and NIN.

Some of my favorite TV shows: FAMILY GUY is #1 ! ! ! (Im actually watching it right now) South Park, Auqa Teen Hunger Force, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, The Brak Show, Ultimate Fighting, Roseanne and Cops.

My pets : I LOVE CATS! I have my two kitties Andy and Ally, my froggies (I have four), my lizards Harry and Stinky and my birds Max and Meena. I have pics in the "Show Off Your Pets" thread in T-20's.

I LOVE TO SHOP!!!!! Im a true Cali girl and shop whenever possible. And I'm darn good at it :)

[Panther]

Hey, I'm Eron from Texas (you say it just like Erin...), and I've just started WW last week (lost 2 pounds!!!) My story is a lot like linbein's just on a shorter time frame.My time has been really consumed with school, but I'm single, so I don't have a DH or DB to blame:crazy: ... I guess the biggest problem I'm facing is that there aren't any gyms out here for me to join and I don't have the money to buy any equipment to exercise with, so maybe y'all could give me some ideas on workouts that are effective. I would normally complain about not having time but, 1) the complaining is over:exercise2 and 2) this is summer (well, almost), which frees up some of my time....

anyway, any help would be so appreciated. thanx y'all:headover:P.S. What does OP stand for? On Plan? Operational? Obsessively panicky? Overboard planner? Orange potpourri?

[Chief]

Hi. I was a long time T20s poster for many years. I have been on and off WW since I was in the 10th grade. Now I am excited to say that I actually am 20! At one point my mother decided that WW was going to give me an eating disorder and any mention of WW would send her off the handle. It wasn't, but thats my mom. All I really wanted to know was what we were having for dinner a day in advance so that I knew what to pack for lunch for school w/o going over my pts by the end of the day. Was that too much to ask? Well now my mother has been put on medication that has caused her to blow up. Pants she bought in April already do not fit. So I have convinced her to go on the core plan (she refuses to write anything down) while I go back on flex. She refuses to go to meetings though, or to have a scale in the house (I commute to school). The only info we have on core is an 11 page xerox of the foodlist from a friend of hers who is doing flex. My mom says we are starting today, but knowing my mother, who knows. Last I weighed myself I was only 2# above my GW, so I am starting on maintence.

[Addlee9942]

Hi everyone. I am Amanda from Tennessee. I just started today after watching my BF's parents stay on plan all weekend while visiting us and they were never deprived. I have always been a bit overweight myself. I started Atkins about 2 years ago and actualy got under 120 lbs. I am 5'1. As soon as I went off plan, I gained it all back and am now back at 143. I am looking forward to starting back up and want to thank everyone that has already given me great advice.
I'm sooo excited to start this.

Amanda Beth

[werforpsu]

we got lots of new people---so i bumped this so they could go if they haven't yet

[Steph1383]

I have written in here a couple times but never actually introduced myself.
I am Stephanie. I live in Eureka, CA and I'm 21. I'm getting married in July. SO my story goes that I never had a weight problem my whole life. But I also was very heavy into drugs in high scool. I've been clear for a year and a half now. So of course I gained back an initial 25 pounds. But I looked healthy instead of drugged out. Not a big deal. But then last January I went on Depo. I gained probably about 10-15 pounds and since then I have just kept gaining. It probably doesn't help that my fiance and I live above my parents house and my Italian mother loves to cook lots of food. I also just recently started really enjoying food. I never liked it that much before. Sooo...the story goes that I am now 162 pounds, I've lost 5 pounds so far. My real inspiration besides having cottage cheese thighs at age 21, is the fact that in October I fit in my wedding dress and now I don't. So the rush is on. I've been sort of up and down so far and I've been really trying to stay on track. I would really like to get to my 10% goal by the wedding, but it doesn't look good right now. So that's me and my story!

[Iris77]

Hey girls..were all in here! Bumping so more can join.....

[jenniew21]

I had a nice long post for this when the thread first started, but it got deleted before I posted it and I was annoyed and never came back. Here goes attempt number 2!

I'm Jennie, from Massachusetts, a little north of Boston. I'm 24, working full time in an office job while going for my Master's Degree in Music Education. I am 5'2" tall, so I've always blamed being short on my being a little overweight. My weight has always been at the back of my mind, but it was never a big issue for me. I just accepted it. My mother and sister decided to join WW, and I just tagged along... so here I am.... 4 and a half months later, and 22lbs lighter. My mother has since dropped the program, but my sister and I are doing great. It's nice to have someone close by to look to for support. Our mother is still trying to eat healthier, but she trys to get us to eat "the bad stuff" when she does. It's a lot easier to refuse when there are two of us!

So far, i am loving the program. I've had some difficult days, but have managed to stay OP the entire time. I think it's something like 140 consecutive days... yay for me!!! I love that I don't have to give anything up. I still have chocolate- I switched to dark because less of it satisfies me, and ice cream- the LF variety, or frozen yogurt, and chips- Light Ruffles are great! I have learned to speak up at restaurants to get when I want, and that I can have a good time out with friends without drinking all the time! This lifestyle change totally fits for me, and it's something I will be doing for a long time.

I'm still struggling with getting my exercise in, but I know it will become habit if I keep it up. BCB has been an anchor for me. The buddies here are all very supportive, and give some great advice!

[mlbhokie]

Hi everyone. I'm Michele, 26, and super cranky about gaining a good 15 lbs this year. I work and live in Manhattan and at my previous job I was able to walk to work, therefore holding steady at about 140, 5'4". Now that I've been commuting to my new job for about a year, I've put on a quick 15 lbs. Everything is tight, I feel awful and my stomach is upset all time. I'm a sugar addict, which hasn't helped my high cholesterol or my weight lost attempts. I love to box at the gym and I do it on a regular basis, just not enough to work off everything I eat. Gross!! I did WW after I graduated college about 5 years ago, and I lost about 10 lbs, but now I'm back. Unfortunately, this time, unlike my first attempt, I can't stay OP for more than 3-4 days. It seems like the weekends kill me and before I know it, all my FP are gone and I'm still eating!! Anyway, I've been reading the BDB boards for a few weeks and I've gotten some great inspiration from it. I thought I'd sign up and hopefully stay OP with the support of the BCB. Thanks for being here!


Michele

[jdchrys]

Hello all,

My name is Chrystal (I go by Chrys). I am 27 years old, have 4 beautiful children 7,5,3 and 1. I have been married to my husband for 6 1/2 yrs now. I did not have a weight problem until after I had my oldest. See I am 5'9" and only weighed 165-170 which is on the high side of the weight range, but not over. During pregnancy I got to 200 lbs, I had her and went right back down to prepregnancy weight. Then at 6 wks post partum I got the depo shot (birth control) and in 3 months I went from 175-245 and have not taken it off since. During that 3 months of gain I had doctor after doctor testing me to find out why I was gaining so much weight. I was exercising and starving myself (literally). No one could find anything.. one doctor prescribed Meridia (diet pill) but that didn't help much either. To make a long story short.. I did not get my shot renewed at the 3 month mark like I was supposed to and that's when the weight started coming off. Then I ended up preg (sorta planned). :)

So now I am done having children and it's time to take this weight off. My only weakness is chocolate and burgerking. I am sick and tired of crying myself to sleep at night because my big rear bumped somebody, or crying on my way to work because the slacks I have to wear are too snug. My husband doesn't understand why I'm so angry about my weight, but that's only because he's never seen me thin.. I was 2 months preg when we met. I guess the good part to that is.. he can't judge me as he doesn't know better.. LOL :)

Well Good luck to all on their journeys and I hope you all the best!

Chrys

[LosingGracie]

Hi,
My name is Amy and I am 24, from Massachusetts. This is my second time on WW, the first was halted by some medical issues, surgeries, etc. But now I am back OP and ready to do whatever it takes to get these extra pounds off!

I am getting married on September 24th of this year and hope to make my 10% goal by then. DF and I will be going to Disney World for our honeymoon, he has never been out of New England so it should be a blast! He is also trying to lose weight with me so we have both been very supportive of each other. He has lost much faster than me, but I've learned that it is normal for men to lose faster.

We just got new mountain bikes so we should be going out and getting some good exercise on the new 14 mile bike path that starts a few towns over from here! It was really nice to meet all of you and I can't wait to talk to you all soon!

:)

[caitietee]

Hi, I am Caitlin, just turned 22. I'm from SE Massachusetts.

Starting in 3rd grade, I have always been the tall big girl. I have never been super fat because I have always been active, but I have been as heavy as 190 lbs (I am 5'10"). I have always experienced guilt from eating bad foods. When I was a sophomore in college, after a huge break up, I turned to Tae Bo and weight control and got down to 135 lbs. I looked great, but I still had severe issues with food intake (I would eat 10WW points/day and burn off 7-10 them through Tae Bo and running.)

I got injured last spring and had to take a few weeks off from Tae Bo. With the rest came over eating and lack of control, and I stopped being dedicated to my working out. Last summer my workout regimen was walking and pilates. Now I weigh in at 168 lbs, which is healthy for my height, but I would like to lose 15-20 lbs because I have not been in control of my eating. I started WW at home last week and my birthday was yesterday! I currently do Tae Bo 5-6 days a week and lift 3 times.

I love this board!

[CrissyBoop]

Hey everybody I honestly don't know if I have posted my "bio" yet maybe I did on Newbie guidence, but I have been posting here in the 20's for a week or so, but here goes:

My name is Crystal (aka Crissy) I am 24 years old and currently living in Boise, ID. Yeah, Potato Country!!!! I grew up in Southern NH and went to college in Vermont. I grauated in 2001 with my AS of Science-Radiology! Fresh outta college I started my job as an Xray tech, that fall I met my fabulous DF Rob!!! After a year or so I trained to become and MRI tech and then DF got laid off from his job. SO, he was offered a great job in Boise, ID and he asked me to come along. After 3 1/4 years together he finally proposed at my Mom's house in NH on Xmas day & we are getting married on October 14, 2006!!! Life is great with Rob!! He is so supportive of whatever I do, from WW to school and my career he is always there for me! About a year and a half ago I made the decision to go back to school to get my BS in Science and a certificate degree in MRI. I graduated May 14, 2005 and on June first I started my new job at a local hospital and I am currently stressed out by it haha!!

Now my weight issues...I don't think I was ever really "fat" but I never felt good about myself. To most I was tiny, thru HS I weighed about 115 and am 5 feet tall, but I always thought I was fat. Then college came my first year I stayed home and commuted to a local college in NH, but weekends were spent partying it up on campus. I probably gained 5 lbs that year...not bad! Then in 1999 I went away to college in VT, 2 monthes later my Dad passed away due to cancer. I became very depressed and lonely living on campus, not to mention very stressed b/c I was in a very intense program. I had to live on campus the following summer and ate "convenience" food b/c the cafeteria was closed. I graduated in 2001 and weighed in at 132 my first job physical and was SHOCKED!!! I knew I gained, b/c nothing fit anymore! That fall I met Rob and became "comfy" as they say. After the move I have become very sedentary and have hit my all time high of 155. This is my second time on WW and I find the program to be easy to follow and the most healthy of all of em'. Weight loss is coming slow b/c I stopped journaling for a while, but I am BACK AND READY TO LOSE!! TIA for all the support you all give and good luck too!!! Sorry this post was so long!!!!!

[jillie555]

Hey all,

Well my name is Jill and I'm 20 years old and I joined weight watchers in March of this year. I spent my whole life being the "Fat Kid" and just finally got sick of it. I have tried hundreds of diets before, probably since I was about 10 years old. This is finally something that I feel is working, and it's not as hard as I thought it would be. Of course some days are worse than others, but all in all the weight loss has been consistent and I haven't made myself crazy (yet!). I would have to say the hardest part is working out. Eating well isn't too bad because I'm a pretty disciplined person, but I often find it difficult to get myself motivated to work out. I'm trying to fix that though, so we'll see. Anyway I just wanted to introduce myself.

[Nurse_ Jen]

Hi Everyone! My name is Jen and I'm 22. I just graduated college and I'm starting my job as an ER Nurse on June 13th. I've always been chubby. During the summers I would go to drum corps and drop 30 pounds and then I'd come home and gain it all back. I decided to join weight watchers b/c I'm a vegetarian of 2 years and over the last two years I've just been gaining weight. I can't stay away from bread and cheese (I'm a lacto-ovo). Last tuesday was my first WI and I was 164lbs. Tomorrow I weight in and hopefully I'll have lost. We'll see. My personal goal is 130lbs. I'm not married and I don't have any kids, but I do have a boyfriend. He eats whatever he wants and never gains weight. That about kills me. I've been doing pretty good this week. I'll feel a lot better after tomorrow. That's it for me right now:-) Take care everyone!

[perpetua]

Hey everyone, I'm a 29 year old single mom in Ontario. I did WW in the past - about 2 years ago. It worked but of course I didn't follow through and gained it all back and then some. I have been doing atkins since the start of this year, went from 285.5 to 253.5 but got tired of the huge limitations and lack of choices. I just signed up for WW again last thursday. It was funny to see how elated I was after joining, all the new food options that opened up for me.

This time I plan to stick to it until I meet my goal weight. I'm not quite sure what my goal weight will be (hence 150?). It is going to depend on what looks 'right' on me. We'll see when I get down there! Right now my first not-so-mini goal (outside of the 10% goal) is to get down into the 100's for the first time in ... I don't even want to think about how long.

[Fiery_Fly]

Hi, its nice to meet everyone, very interesting stories so far!

My name is Lisa, I'm 26 and I live in California with my husband and our two children, ages 9 and 5. I began WW with my mom and a good friend in Oct of 2004. Since then my mom has reached Lifetime and my friend moved away so I don't know how she's done. I've been at my current loss(43lbs) for about a year now and I'm ready to commit to getting the rest off before I reach my 2yr membership anniversary!

I have always been on the heavy side since childhood. I remember weighing 100lbs in 4th grade when we did a class project where we had to weigh ourselves. I didn't start to bother me until the dreaded middle school years. I started high school at 180, and then dropped to 165 after getting heavily involved in sports and stayed that weight until I became pregnant w/my son. After his birth I was able to lose weight easily and was at my lowest of 145, until I moved in w/my now DH. I steadily gained weight until I was hovering around 200-210. I tried to take control of my eating, but parenting, school and other daily commitments made it tough. It wasn't until my mom started to make caring comments to me about getting active "like I used to be" and offering to pay for whatever costs I needed to do that. Then in the summer of 2004 she was put on medication for weight related health problems, so she started dieting. She offered to sign my sisters and I up for WW with her, and I finally took her up on it in OCt(yes i waited that long!).

Since then I have put myself and my healthy first so that i can take care of myself. My life has changed dramatically since joining WW and losing weight, I never thought it would matter so much. Thanks for reading!

[MoreOrLess]

I'm Janie. 27 years old. Mother of two of the cutest, sweetest smartest baby girls in all the world, in my biased opinion ;) Ella is 2 next month and Julia is almost 3.5.

I'm married to Jim, 38, who has been losing weight on WW right along with me. He's down 47 pounds & I'm SO proud of him. He's a rare guy -- you just won't find a better, more loving, more patient, more tender hearted husband anywhere. He's my rock and my world and I would be nowhere if I hadn't been blessed enough to know his love.

Life's good but not perfect, of course LOL I'm a stay-at-home mom who eBays for extra money and Jim works at a pretty low paying bank job while going to school to get his RN. So money's an issue & we therefore do WW "unofficially."

We live in South Mississippi & wish we didn't. My family is here and Jim moved down here to be with me. We met online! Guess it was the only way God had of getting us together. In a couple of years, we hope to live out west...we're thinking El Paso.

I've gone through years of Atkins (which was good for at the time and I never felt unhealthy...quite the contrary...it's just not right for me anymore, as I developed a sweet tooth after my last pregnancy). Before that, I used to just starve myself for time periods and then binge for time periods. I destroyed my metabolism. And destroyed my ability to believe I could ever be a normal, healthy weight AND nourish myself. After Atkins but before Weight Watcher's, I tried eDiets - hated it. I'm very, very, VERY content with WW though & feel it's the exact right blend of flexiblity verus structure for me. I even enjoy counting points! :D

[DevinD]

HI! I just joined here. My name is Devin and Im a SAHM of 2 little boys. THe oldest is 2 and the younger one is 2 months. I joined Weight Watchers on May 27, 2005.. So far I have lost 4.2 pounds. I have never really had a weight problem persay... I have always been really little.. Every year or so I would gain 15-20 pounds but lose it with in a month or so with out really trying. Well when I got pg with my first son, I thought woo-hoo time to eat!!!!! And that I did. I gained about 60 pounds with him. He was only 7 pounds when he was born. SO I hemmed and hawwed after he was born about losing weight. Finally when he was 13 monthes old I got serious and joined a gym. I worked out sometime twice a day for 2 hours at a time. I dropped about 30 pounds and was 20 away from where I wanted to be when I got pg again! (BCP do not work for me). I was really careful with this pg and gained right at 40 pounds. Still a bit too much but I lost almost 15 in the delivery room. Now after losing 4.2 I am 40 pounds from my goal. I rejoined my gym and I hope to have a majority of it off by mid-august. I love this program so far. my mom and sister(who also joined this board) are doing the flex points also. I look forward to meeting you !!!!

[Ness]

Hi,


My name is Vanessa and I actually come from Cairns, in Far North Queensland, Australia. I haven't seen anyone from outside North America in here yet!

My story sounds similar to a lot of others. I have never been heavily overweight, just always felt a little on the tubby side of average. I got married in November 2003 and since then put on a bit of weight as I hear so many people do just after they get married. It finally got to the stage where I had to put a stop to it, as my husband and I want to start trying to have kids in the next couple of months and I thought that if I failed to do something about it now, then I may end up way bigger than I would like by the time I have a child. So I wanted to be totally healthy and fit for the future, and it is working well so far.

I have been lucky that two other ladies have been trying WW as well at work, so we share horror stories and recipes everyday. Without their support I don't know that I would have continued. I have done WW once before, in my last year of high school, though I wasn't hugely overweight. So I knew the regime/programme fairly well, but knew that I wouldn't get anywhere unless I went along to meetings, which has turned out to be oh so true. I have been fairly consistent in weight loss and so many people have commented already about the change in me. I have lost just over 15 pounds so far, with another few to go before reaching goal weight. My ultimate goal is 120, but will be happy as soon as I am under the 130 mark.

Ciao, and good luck to everyone!:headover:

[ahsaki59]

HELLO EVERYONE,

My name is Desiree, from California. I'm 24 years old, married 2yrs. Well I’ve always been a full figured girl. However in my senior year of High school I lost some weight and I was pretty happy with my appearance 180lbs. To some 180lbs may seem like a lot but for me being 5'9/5'10 and evenly proportioned. I looked pretty good!!. After graduation I began to gain weight over the years. When I became pregnant with my daughter I was already at an all time high of 215lbs. After having my daughter I was about 245lbs. Over the last 3 years I’ve gotten to my all time high of 258. :ugh: Even then I didn't seem to have enough will power to commit to loosing weight. I would eat well for a week or two, then go back to my regular eating habits. :help:

Recently I’ve made a few choices to eat better, do better, and live better in all aspects of my life. Eating the wrong things, not excersing is a choice. I have to choose to eat well live well and know the end result is extremely hard but worth it. I'm learning not to look at how much I want to loose all together (75lbs). But take it one sec. one min. one day at a time. I also need to remember if I slip up, don't continue to slip up. Stay on program. This site is really helpful during hard times and its great seeing everyone's progress. It let's me know it's possible. One thing I have to do is commit to working out at least 2-4 times a week. :work_out: :exercise2 :jumprope: As of now I’m not working out. But I made a commitment to myself that I will wake up early in the morning at least on Wed., and Sunday for starters (I'll increase my days) and work out before I have to go to work/church WHO's WORTH IT???? I AM>!!! I'm determined to accomplish this goal. I WILL EXERCISE TOMMORROW.

[mel-melt]

Hi everyone!


I'm 25 and from Missouri. I've been posting here and there for a couple weeks and thought i'd finally introduce myself. Like Kim, I am an on again off again weight watchers member. I am a college student and I tend to do the program on my own to save money. I've adopted the BCB as a support system since I'm not regularly attending meetings at this time (I'm trying to get through the summer living off of left-over financial aid from this past academic year and a very meager wage from a summer part-time internship.) Oh, and I definitely do not lose weight quickly, so you can also find me on the message board for slow losers (I actually enjoy having more time to adjust to the change both in habits and in appearance.)

Like many on this board, I've been chubby most of my life. I also have a history of unhealthy relationships with food which began my freshman year of high school when I went of a very restrictive diet with a friend of mine. I love the flex points plan because I that it is healthy and it's something I can live with for a lifetime.

Within the past year, I've really come to terms with the fact that my weight loss journey will probably take a while. I've developed a great deal of patience and am currently working on enjoying my body as it is today. Not only has this helped me keep my focus on health, but has also helped me to reduce occurances of emotional eating.

I look very forward to getting to know each of your and and proud to be a BCB member!!! The BCB boards have already instilled me with encouragement and motivation. You all are truely a terrific bunch!!

Melinda
SW: 166 CW: 158 GW: 130

[TranquilOne]

Hello everyone. My name is Samantha and I'm a single, 25yo University Recruiter. I'm from New Orleans..."The Big Easy" and "Fat City" so you can imagine what living here is like. The food here is great!!! I've been overweight my whole life but recently I've had the shock of my life...my weight!!! As a Recruiter, we are constantly on the road. In this past year I've been working, I just blew up!!! One of the receptionists in our office is doing WW Online and she's been really successful, so I decided to get on board. I'm very guilty of overeating when I'm stressed or unhappy, so this will be a constant challenge. I'm also guilty of loving SWEETS!!! More importantly, I want to be healthy and happy. I'm interested in learning as much as I can in order to change my lifestyle FOREVER!!!

[LosingGracie]

Bumping this up to share with all of the newbies...:)

[starla000]

Hi guys..well it's my turn!

I'm Jennifer and a young 26 years old...I live in Joiet, IL with my two roomies. I am a graphic design instructor for a collegiate technical school. I like so many others have been overweight my whole life..or for as long as I can remember. In high school I managed to loose some weight but shortly after breaking up with my high school boyfriend I gained all of it back and then some during college. I let myself get up to 270! Through a series of diets I managed to get down to 200 and keep that pesky 70 pounds off for awhile.

For the next 4 years I've yo-yo'd between 185-230...It has been a constant up and down battle. Then I met the love of my life..my DB. This is actually what prompted me to join WW. Now, he has made it perfectly clear that he loves me for who I am just the way I am...but I want to be healthy so that we can grow old and grey together. I want us to be able to spend all the time that we possibly can together, and I have witnessed first hand how obesity can significantly shorten someones lifespan.

Not to mention I don't want to go through the rest of my life knowing that even at 26 I've never been happy with my body. That's sad...so why would I deprive myself of that happiness!! So now I am on my journey to enlightenment with the goal of being 100% happy with my body in a year...that's how long I have given myself. Plus..DB and I do plan on getting married once he gets done with school and gets himself secure so...I want to be without a doubt my most beautiful on my wedding day.. With WW I know all of this will be a reality shortly!

[wwirishprincess]

Hi girls!

Im only 19 but ill be 20 on august 16:) I live in Macomb Twp, Mi about an hr from Detroit. I currentyl go to Lawrence Technological University where im studying architecture and interior archtecture. I am joining for the 2nd time, because when i moved back home i hit 200 lbs (im 5'3) and freeked! im determed to make goal and be a lifetime member! im currently single, and looking... but im enjoying it for now. I work at a weather proofing consluting company and things remembered. Im pretty busy most of the time but I would love to chat with anyone that has a quesiton or wants a buddy :)

:crazy:

[linbein]

Bumping up for the newbies!

[purtyflowr]

I already posted a little about myself, but then I saw this thread, so I thought I would give my full story. My name is Julia. I am from Canton, Ohio, and I'm 23. There is not a time where I can remember not being self consious about myself while I was growing. I wasn't even overweight, just a little chubby, but I went to a very small school and all the other girls were very skinny and obsessed with being skinny. So, I blame all my obsessions and disorders on my environment while growing up. :) I started to lose weight in high school. Probably got down to about 145. I don't remember a time when I was under 165, although I'm sure I wasn't born at that. I remember praying every night for God to help me lose weight. I was always on some crazy diet. Then I started to exercise a lot in high school and, as I said before, dropped down to about 145. I stayed here through about my junior year of college before I went back up to 165. I joined weight watchers and through about a two year period got down to 145 again. I went to New York City for an exchange semester and became a vegetarian. When I got home, I still watched what I ate. A couple years passed and my weight flucuated, but I stayed around 145. My senior year of college is when I got SUPER obsessed with my eating and started running 6 miles a day. While running and pretty much starving myself, I got down to 134. I was at a size 4 or 6 and the happiest I had ever been in my life. Hungry, but happy. I went to London last summer for school and that is when I was at my thinnest. I was on top of the world. I could wear whatever I wanted and went out and met so many adorable foreign men. I snatched myself a London boyfriend and just had the most confidence I could ever have. Then things went downhill. I figured I was on vacation so I should enjoy myself. So I went home about 10 pounds heavier. But I still looked good, even though at the time, I thought I was a heffer. Last August, I moved to New York City to do an advertising internship and with moving and a new job and everything, I was sooooo stressed out. So I ate. And ate. And ate. I just moved home two weeks ago cause I just got sick of the stress and not having any money. I went to join weight watchers today and weighed in at 175. How did this happen? It makes me sick. But I know I can get it off. I have done it before. I will do it again and for good. I have to do it for my confidence and self esteem. You will be seeing a lot of me around here. I need a lot of support.
Jules

[kimmibear]

HI!

I'm Kimmi and I'm new to the boards. I'm 23 and I'm from Western Maryland. I am a chemical engineer and just graduated from college last year. I joined WW because I realized how out of control I have gotten with my weight, especially once I started living on my own. Anyway when I joined, I was 268.6 which shocked me...like seriously. I never thought I was so big! Anyway seeing that number along with the fact that I refuse to buy clothes bigger than my current size meant I had to get real serious real fast. Anyway I love to work out and do 3-5 days a week. My problem was that I was eating like a pig so the working out didn't really do much. Anyway I'm hoping that if I can get my eating together I will get this weight off and get back to my hot self:exercise2

[shrinky]

I don't think I ever posted here before so I might as well now!

I'm Gillian and I'll be 25 in August. I live near Boston, MA, but am originally from NY. I've been chubby forever, but it wasn't a problem in high school as I was active and a vegetarian so I did a decent job of keeping the pounds off. In college, however, laziness and junk food got the best of me, and I gained a LOT of weight. At 5'4", I went from 155 lbs and a size 12 to 225 and a size 20 by the time I graduated.

I kept telling myself that once I was settled with a job and an apartment with a real kitchen I'd be able to lose weight no problem. Easier said than done right? I have to say I am pretty "settled" right now - have been working for a media company for a few years now and have been living with my DB and our 2 cats for 2 years. We just moved into a gorgeous roomy apartment with a kitchen 3x the size of our old one so I have no excuse not to cook except I really don't feel like it after working all day.

I joined WW for the first time in June 2003 at 220 lbs and over the course of 2003 lost 15 lbs. In 2004 I lost another 10-15 and got kind of stuck there. In 2005, floundering, depression, and excuses helped me gain it back.

So...here I am at 220 again. I'd give a long drawn out story about how I gained it back, but I am sure you can use your imagination. At any rate, as of today I realize that I can't get to where I want to be without structure, planning, and constant monitoring. So, WW combined with my new gym membership are going to get me to where I want to be.

[abby1212]

Just discovered this site and for ages I have been searching the web trying to find people in their 20's losing weight and here it is! My name is Abby and I am from New Zealand, so a long way from most of you by the looks of things! I am 20 years old and am currently at Univerisity doing a degree in marketing. Not sure how many years I have to go because I keep changing my mind about what I want to do and I'm yearning to go travelling after spending last summer in Surfers Paradise, Australia! Anyway, a bit about myself. I have been overweight for as long as I can remember. I can just always remember being bigger than everyone else in childhood and definatly noticibly bigger than other girls from when I was around 13. I can remember going straight into size 14/16 adult clothing when I was around 14 or 15 and its gone up from there. My parents have always put pressure on me to lose weight and it has caused lost of issues between me and my mother. I think that throughout high school food became an addiction for me, like I would think about it all the time and eat what I could when I could and never really think about the concequences. Also my problem has always been that I have had heaps of friends and a very active social life that I was never willing to put on hold (at all) for the sake of losing weight.

I have come to a time in my life now, however, that is has finally become a priority. I have been so concerned with going out and eating out and drinking and socialising and not missing out for the lst 5 years that eating and exercising has just never been a major issue. And the problem is also, that generally I am very happy with my life, I haver great friends, a great supportive family, I'm doing really well at Uni etc, and everything has always come easily to me, I've never had to work really really hard at anything before, and losing weight is the one major challenge that I am now ready to face!

So I turn 21 on the 12 of December which is nearly exactly 24 weeks from now. I would like to lose 20kg's over that period of time.

My starting weight - 187.61 pounds (85.1kg)
My current weight (6 wks on program) -180.5
My goal weight ideal - 116-134 pounds
Goal weight loss by 12 December 2005 - 44 pounds.

Well nice to meet you all. I'd love to hear from anyone who is in a similar situation to me!

Abby

[Iris77]

BUMPING UP!...so nice to see so many people....

[Erin C]

My name is Erin and I'm 23 years old from Bloomington, Indiana. I am currently pursuing a master's degree from Indiana University in Student Affairs. This degree will allow me to work at a college or university advising international students and scholars. I have one year left of my program and I hope to begin working next May!

I am 5'5" and my highest weight was 175 (June 2003). Throughout high school and college, I was always in the 165-175 lb range. However, in July 2003 I started WW and lost 25 pounds. I kept it off for a while but gained 15 pounds back after getting married in June 2004. I started WW again this April at 165 lb and have lost 7 lb since attending meetings. As compared with before, I've been losing at a much slower pace (.5 lb/week)... BUT I'm losing! This time I'm making the lifestyle change and I'm losing it all!

It's great to hear about all of you!

[tama2037]

Hi,
My name is Tama, from NY. I am 5'3" 26 yrs old and weighed 147 Tuesday my start day! I was heavy from 4th gd-7th gd. I ended up slightly Anarexic in my 7th to 8th gd summer. I did go from 155 to 133 mighty quickly though! I basically ate 1 yogurt a day cause my friend forced me to. Once at 133 I backed off the starvation a bit. I ate a little more, but tended to eat 1 day then not for 2 days. I tryed every crash diet, Then one summer it was hot I only at sherbert cause I was to hot to eat. I got to 120 then back to crash diets and stuff but stayed 120 w/ the help of diet pills and caffine pills laxitives. But I was eatting again more normally! I finished 2 yrs college w/ an associates in Paralegal and started a State Job. A sitting job, I gained 20 lbs the first year. Then since another 7. I have done every diet known to man. Atkins worked about 2 weeks then stopped. I decided I needed to just get it off and decided WW is healthy so why not! My friend Carol introduced me to it a while back, but I didnt commit I wanted a quick fix. Didnt find one, but wasted lots of time! Now I am ready!

[newmom10/25]

My name is Joy. I am a graduate student at Emory University. I am studying to be a nurse practitioner and I have found that patients take you more seriously when giving health advice if you are to be healthy yourself.

I had a baby eight months ago and I am still trying to lose the baby weight My little girl is wonderful and my hubby is very supportive.

I am a runner and I was training for a half marathon before i got pregnant. The hills in Atlanta are crazy and this Florida girl is sucking wind but trying to get back in the swing of things.

SW 158
CW 152
WWGW 135
PGW 130

[Bean3696]

Hey everyone, my name is Emily and I am 25 year old middle school teacher. I am a newly-wed (well... 6 months in) to my high school sweet heart who is super supportive of all I do.
My story is similiar to some on here. I never had a weight problem until college. I have a twin sister and like most twins, we were always rather small. I am 5'2'' and I lived the majority of my life as a "thin girl", so I know what it was like on the other side. Weight was never an issue for us (still isnt for her) and it was shocking when the weight (like it is a seperate entity right?) started to roll on.
To be honest I kind of turned a blind eye. It was curious when I started being treated differently but I thought it was because I was getting older or something. Not until my first year of teaching when I went in for a general check up and I saw a doctor I hadn't been to since I was in high schoo. He asked me if I was pregnant because I was so big and everythingsort of clicked. I was the target of a joke and that is how people saw me. My husband (to be at the time), god bless him, never had said a word, but then after a long discussion I learned he was indeed worried about me. I started to exercise like mad and I started on Meridia. I know this support group is anti-drug use and I am in favor of that now after some of the effects I experienced. I dropped 40 lbs and I kept them off for about 1.5 years until after our wedding in December 2004.
For the past half a year its been creeping back. I had never reached my goal prior but I feel now that I am on the right track!
Thanks for letting me share.

[magdelina]

Hey!!
This is such a great site! I need this motivation and help to get back on track!
When I first joined weight watchers in Nov. of 2004, i was so good at it! I lost 20 lbs by feb and it was just great. Then i moved across the country and now im practically back to where i was before. I need some motivation and help to get back on track. Its amazing how totally mental weight loss is.
Hopefully i can get the help i need from reading all your stories and all your advice. Here goes nothing!
Maggie

[bbnono66]

Hi. I am a 23 year old college student and a full-time legal assistant in St. Petersburg, Florida. I have been dieting for as long as I can remember. In July of 2002, I was at 186 and decided to start Slim-fast. It worked! I lost 30 lbs in a matter of months. So I was down to about 160 and felt great. I liked being at that weight, and was in no hurry to lose any more weight. Well, I started slacking off and eating what I wanted. Last November, right before Thanksgiving, I really started eating a lot. I went up to 175! When I realized I was almost back to my starting point, I knew I had to do something. So in May of this year I joined Curves. I love it! But at my first monthly weigh-in last month, I hadn't lost a single pound, I will still at 169 and had actually gained inches! I know that I gained muscle, but I still want to see a loss. So last week I started researching WW and decided to do it. I am doing it at home and I have already lost 3 lbs. I really like it, don't feel like I am depriving myself, and I can still drink my Slimfast :) I hope to get to know everyone better and hope we can help eachother with our goals! :exercise:

[LLKoolK]

Here's my "Get to Know Me" Post... It is the same as my intro post, but I wanted to share it here so new people can see my story without having to repeat myself :headover:

Hello all you crazy kids. My name is Kyle, I'm 22 and live in Indiana. I graduated from Indiana University in December, got a job in a new town in February and bought a house in March... Lots of changes in the past 7 months and I figure this is as good of a time as any to change my eating and excersise habits.

I joined WW Saturday with a friend of mine and I am very excited to get going. I have always been a big guy, yet been pretty active throughout my life. I played offensive line in football in HS so being big was always a plus... I weighed about 280-320 throughout HS, yet worked out for 2-3 hours every day year round...

Once I got to college and stopped constantly working out (and doing college things ;)) I went up to 350+. I still stayed fairly active throughotu school and played basketball and tennis at least a couple times a week most of the time. I have been on some diets before and lost weight a couple times, but always put it back on because I never really devoted myself to eating healthy.

In my last semester of college (about 10 months ago) I was playing basketball with my brother and basically messed up my back pretty bad... went to the hospital and didn't really leave the house in about a month. I somehow got through the semester, but just in the last couple months have I started feeling the same. Because I wasn't at all active for so long, my weight really ballooned and with all the stresses of getting a new job, moving, etc. it has stayed up there. Plus, since I am a webmaster, I spend a lot of time behind a desk and in front of a computer, which only seems to work out my "very fit fingers" :crazy:

I just joined WW Saturday and about died when I saw I was 403.6 lbs. If I wasn't motived enough already, that was a big kick in the butt. I joined with a friend of mine which will definitely help, but she is not very overweight and is diong WW more to learn how to eat right then to lose a bunch of weight. That is why I wanted to join here... I know I need to get a support group that I can depend on, especially since I am not sure how long she will be dedicated. Because I have a LOOOONG way to go and it won't happen overnight.

Sorry about the long post, but after lurking her for awhile this looks like the norm :-P. I will say that one of the main reasons I "officially" joined WW was because of this forum... I was looking up some stuff for my friends when I found this place and saw that I might not want to "do it on my own" like I planned. Plus there are like 300/1 girls to guys ration... and that's good odds :D

Anyway, I look forward to meeting all of you and losing some weight together.

Kyle

[PinkGlttr]

Okay, still haven't hopped on this thread so here goes...

I am a 20 year old college senior (May 06 graduation) in Texas. I have done WW before in high school with my Mom. We both lost, I regained (I think it was only 8 pounds) when we went on vacation with my dance team. I didn't really know the full fundamentals and had only done WW to lose a little extra. Now, it is more so about learning to control myself. It is a lot easier living alone... none of my dad's chips and chocolate cookies lurking!!!

This is my second official join, although there have been times that I counted my points in a day, just never followed through with the whole program. I am really committed now to doing this for life. I don't have much to lose, and I want to nip this in the bud before it gets out of hand.

I'm not a girl who really obsesses with body image either, I just want to be fit and comfortable. I am pretty cozy in my skin, but I want the energy and flat tummy that goes along with the health. You will see me around. I hop all over the boards, but really don't post much in the daily thread because of my chaotic school schedule (doing 11 hours this summer, and 17 in the fall and spring!- more than full time) Anyway, thanks to everyone in advance for their support:bcbsalute

~Below is the most recent pic of me in June:kiss: ~

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a355/PinkGlttr/meorange22.jpg

[shrinky]

We've had a bunch of new folks join us in the past week - please post a little bit about yourselves so we can all get to know you better, and you can read our stories here to get to know us a little better too!

[GypsyPrincess]

Well i've only be on this website for two days...but get to know me anyway! I joined WW on 4/5/05...for a total of 12 WW weeks (i was on vacation for two weeks, they were on vacation for two weeks...so i got some time off!) i've lost 28 lbs so far.

my sisters inspired me to join. they are the most beautiful girls i've ever seen and i love them more than life itself. around easter, i overheard one of my cousins make a snide remark about the three of us...and our buxom builds to another cousin. granted, we're all a little chubby (thankfully we got boobs out of the deal!), but i'll be blunt - we're all pretty girls, and pretty striking looking. we all have super dark hair and light blue or green eyes (italian princesses), but we also have some extra pasta built up in the butt area! lol anyway, after i heard her say that, i told my sisters, because we all knew we had to do something. so while we're in NO WAY doing this for anyone but ourselves, this the final nudge that got us all to join. its been fun to do it with them. we go to different meetings, because i live on the other side of town from them in my own home, but we call eachother for updates and tips and workouts and stuff like that. its awesome.

as far as my childhood...i was a normal kid, danced, played sports, the whole thing, but somewhere along the line, i got chubby.
the one thing that set me apart though in highschool and college, is that i've always appeared to be very self confident. but there's the key word...appeared! my attitude, my love of life and my friends, and my enthusiasm for pretty much anything, can mask really awful self-consciousness. i'll go out for a totally fun night, but in the back of my head, i am CONSTANTLY thinking - "do i look chubby dancing like this?" "do i look fat sitting this way?" and tons of other crazy things that lots of girls will never even bother thinking of. no one has ever made me feel self concious...i've always had boyfriends, and tons of guy friends, and i've received plenty of attention from the oppisite sex. i was the only one feeling and thinking these things about myself.

so long story short.....that cousin of mine is sure gonna need shoehorn to get that foot out of her mouth when my sisters and i strut in to grandma's for christmas this year!

oh....one last note...i dated a boy for 3 years or so...we broke up and weeks later he met someone. they were engaged within 8 months. ew. they're wedding is in november. he thought i was sexy before? all im saying is that someone better clear a path for my ego at that wedding! (ps...the new girl...yuck!)

hope my lengthy post was amusing to read...because i giggled the whole time i typed! i look forward to chatting more w/you girls (and guys) and i promise...it wont be as lengthy next time!

xoxoxox

[marie26]

I've been on this site for over a week now, so I guess it's time I post my story.

I'm 26 and have been married for two years. No kids yet, but we have a husky/shepherd mix. I just finished my masters degree and I teach 4th grade.

In 5th grade I started gaining wait. Not a lot I just wasn't stick then anymore. In 8th grade I developed an eating disorder. Luckily, I was able to get my disorder under control. Throughout high school I weighed in the 130's. During college my weight spiked. During sophomore year I broke up with a long term boyfriend and also lost one of my good friends to cancer. I hit 160 that year. By the end of college my weight was back under control and I was in the 140's. The past 5 years I've slowly crept up to the 150's.

I'm a stress and boredom eater. So I've decided since now that I am done with school and don't have any thing too stressful in my life, its the perfect time to get my my weight back down to a healthier number.

[Iris77]

bumping for the newbies......

[kimcooks]

Hi,

My name is Kim I am 23 years old and happily married to a wonderful medical student. I joined WW in April and have been with the program for 16 weeks. I graduated high school at 110 lbs. which really is underweight for my height of 5' 5" I started dating my husband and I put on a little bit of weight I was probably about 118. Well 2 years later when we got married I weighed 125 lbs which is ideal weight for me. I love to cook and now with the freedom of my own choices I topped the scale at 149 lbs. I was devastated that in 2 years I could have gained almost 25 lbs. My family has a history of obesity so this kind of got me thinking and really woke me up that if I didn't nip this in the bud now. I could end up very overweight. So I joined weight watchers. I am now down to 144 lbs. and tommorrow I weigh in and i feel like this is going to be an awesome week. I want to get back to 125 before we start to try to have children. I know that it will be harder to lose after I have children so I want to take care of this now.

I am so excited that I have found this site. Just reading your posts has given me real inspiration.

Kim

[tintinm]

Hi everyone -

I posted yesterday to introduce myself but left out any fun details. I am Kristin - I am 25 and live in Atlanta, GA. I currently am getting my MBA in marketing and I am just moving in with my wonderful BF of 1 year who is in the MBA program with me. We have three fish (I want a dog, but grad school schedule doesn't allow it yet).

I have become known around my grad school as an excellent cook - I'm sure you all can see why this is a terrible problem - everyone wants to come over for dinner - and its hard to keep up a reputation as a wonderful cook if you cant cook with cups of oil or sticks of butter anymore. With all these dinners, this has been the worst year yet in terms of weight gain.

I have steadily been gaining weight since college and have yet to actually do something about it. The real kicker that brought me to the 197 pounds I weigh today was quitting smoking. Now that that is over with, I'm ready to take control and do something about it - so I'm excited to have you all as buddies along the way! I went to my very first WW meeting last night!

Nice to meet you all,

Kristin

:crazy:
Height: 5'5"
CW/SW: 197
GW:140

[Kait617]

To the top for the newbies! Post your stories here!

[KMD250]

Hello! My name is Kristen (Krissy for short) and I joined WW about 3 weeks ago. Before I graduated hs I was always in pretty good shape since I was dancing about 4 days a week. I graduated hs at 142 and I was a size 7, and I loved it. Ever since then I've been slowly gaining weight, losing some, gaining more........ I've tried almost every crash diet ther is out there in an attempt to get back to at least what I was when I graduated.
I'm 22 yrs old a I'm currently in school for American Sign Language Interpretation (I already have a certification in dance education). I have a bf (Josh) that I've been with for 5 years now. He's seen me go up and down and sometimes doesn't understand the struggle, he always thought losing weight was easy and never understood why I was having such a hard time...until now. He's begun to gain weight (including a small "beer gut") and has been walking and trying to eat better to lose weight (about 25-30lbs). I've asked him if he wants to come with me to WW, but he doesn't think he needs it. He thinks he can do it on his own. We'll see how long it takes him to start going with me. ;)

[Gizmo21]

I've been posting here a while, but never gave my bio, so here goes. My name is Ashley, and I'm from Tennessee. I am a nursing student at Tenn. Tech. I live at home for half the week and with my DB Matt for the other half. I have 4 brothers and 1 sister, so there is always something going on there! :crazy: I have been with Matt for 2 years, best time of my life so far!! He graduated in Dec. with a civil engineering degree and now he's back in grad. school. He is soooo supportive of me doing WW-that really helps. We have a dog named Gizmo-he's a rat terrier mix. He's our kid-and ugh, I could talk for days about him, but enough! I was always very active as a child. I played basketball until the 10th grade, and would have gotten a scholarship to play for Pat Sumit at UT, but I tore my ACL and some ligaments in my ankle and it never fully healed. So much for that. After that, I got pretty lazy. My first yr. in college I lived in the dorms, even though it's in my hometown. I lived like 30 min. away plus there was no way I would get any studying done. Well, it was a lonely time, and I gained almost 30 pounds. I met Matt while I was like this and he still fell in love with me, that has to say something! So, a while ago I just looked through all of my journals and saw how depressed I was about being heavy and feeling unattractive and gross. I talked to my mom and she suggested I try WW. Matt was really supportive-he just wants me to feel good about myself, so I joined. I lost 10 lbs. so far and I am doing great! :strong: I am glad I found this site b/c I would have given up without all the support and advice you guys have given me. Thanks a bunch!

[hle82]

Bumping up ... I'm seeing new faces and I'd like to know their stories!

[susanac]

Hi I'm Susan... I'm 22 and this is my second time doing WW. I did it last year for about 4 months and lost 17 pounds. Then, I graduated college and moved home for 1 month (during Christmas time), moved to a new city, started work, and managed to pack back on 16 pounds. I know, I'm a talented girl!! :embarrass

Anyhow, now I'm back on track again and trying to make some permanent lifestyle changes. I'm excited to learn how to eat healthy and keep my weight in control so I can enjoy the rest of my life at a healthy weight!

I'm working as an engineer in Seattle and just about everyone I work with is male and over 40 years old. So, I'm still in the process of trying to make more friends nearby. I have a wonderful boyfriend who is super supportive and a fat lazy cat who enjoys life by sleeping the days away!

Okay, well I'm eager to get to know the rest of y'all a little bit better!

[LLKoolK]

ANNNNND... Bump

[Tiger Campbell]

HI All,

I'm 26 years young and am married to a wonderful man! I gained most of my weight in university when I moved away from my parents home cooking. Although, I've never ever been a skinny mini gal. But I was 150lbs when I finished high school and would at least love to get back down to that weight but for now I'm just taking it all in tiny steps! It seems to work best for me!! I really hope to get down to 140lbs by the end of this, if it ever does really end! Never seems to eh? Well, this is my third time around and I always find myself making excuses as to why I should stop but not this time! I'm tired of having my husband listen to me complain about my weight! Enough is enough!! Finally! I have the will and determination this time around! Wish me luck all!

- Tiger

[coolguac]

bumping for newbies

[coolguac]

bumping for all of our new friends.

[tinsleyast]

Hello everyone! I may be repeating some things but here goes....
I am 26 and live outside of Roanoke, VA with my boyfriend, Gary. I am 5'7. I joined WW in 2002 and went from 190lbs to 150lbs in a little over a year and achieved Lifetime. :D Since then I have checked in faithfully every month. Gradually I put on 5lbs and then in the last few months I put on another 5lbs so I figured I'd better start going back weekly and sticking to the program. I weigh in tonight after my first dedicated week so I hope I did well :confused:. I don't want to get discouraged. I know I need to drink more water. I am going to start going to the gym at least 3 times a week this week so I can get some exercise too. :jumprope: I am pretty excited about it. I know 10lbs doesn't seem like a lot to lose but I am finding it harder than I thought it would be to get back on the program and be motivated. My mom has been a Lifetime member since the 80s so she is a great support too!
Thanks everyone for your word of encouragement! I am enjoying getting to know everyone!
Kristin

[baby-girl]

Hello All

Tara here and I am a 24 year old girl that gained all my weight from my having my baby girl that is 13 months almost 14 months old. Now that I am going to be living with my husband and daughter in our own house then I get to cook vegetables and eat prepared from scratch food rather that already prepared foods that I ate before.

But I am from Ontario Canada, and my goal is below and I want to achieve it this time....not just for me but also for my husband because he is very helpful and does alot for me.

Well that's me in a nut shell and hope to chat with most if not all of yeah soon

[Amanda92380]

Hi, My name is Amanda. I am so excited to have found this board. I am going to be 25 this week.

I, Like many other people, have done WW before and had success but for one reason or another I let the weight come back. After my blood pressure spiked to stroke level 6 months ago I finally decided to jump back on the wagon. I am having an awesome first week I just hope it shows on the scale.

I am working as an administrative assistant at a software company right now and I am planning to go on to grad school to study Occupational therapy. It feels so good to finally know where I want to go with my life. I was in a job that pretty much became my whole life. I worked about 80hrs/week, which you can imagine left little time to take care of myself. My boss at that job was downright mean to me. I am out of there now and I am moving on with my life the way I want to and the biggest part of that is taking care of myself. It is really inspiring to read everyones stories, its nice to know I am not alone.

Thanks for the help and support in advance :)

Amanda

[mandyw]

Hi all, I just decided to give this support group thing a try.

I am 28, have been married for 5 years, and have a four month old son.

As I have always struggled with my weight I came to an all time high of 208lbs. when I was pregnant by gaining around 35 pounds. Yes, he is worth it but now I need to do something about the weight once and for all.

I am currently taking a year off of teaching (second grade for 3 years, first grade for 1) to spend time with my son. It is great, but I am home with more and more food temptations. So as I look to you for support, hopefully I can reach a weight I haven't seen since about middle school???

Mandy

HW 206/CW 193.5/GW 145

[Aimee001]

Hi, my name is Aimee.. I'm 23 years old and born and raised in Oregon. I have recently graduated college with a bachelor's degree in psychology and health. I work for the city as an administrative assistant, I love my job!! I feel so fortunate to be able to say that. :)

I started WW about a month ago and have had good weight loss results so far. I love the program, it's great! I love to still be able to have a treat now and then (Ok.. everyday! :D ) without having to feel guilty about it. As long as I write it down, it's ok!

I decided it was time to take control over my body and have this be the LAST FAT SUMMER. I'm so tired, and emotionally drained, over having to come up with excuses as to why I don't want to go swimming or rafting with my boyfriend, the way I look in a swimming suit has brought tears to my eyes. I want to make lifetime and have an awesome Summer next year. I want to be comfortable in a swimming suit, heck not just comfortable.. I want to be lookin' hot in one! :D

This site is great, I know with the support from the BCB's and the WW program that I will reach my weight loss goals. I can't wait!!

[tasha_c]

Hi & hello everybody :)

I'm a newly-turned 26 year old who has decided to put her health first & foremost in her life. I joined weight watchers back in April, but sadly went off the program after I resigned from my job. I tried my best to stay on track, but the lack of accountability really took it's toll.

I have a great new job now & will be heading back onto the WW bandwagon in the next couple weeks (trying to find a group that's close to work & fits in with my schedule).

Anyways, enough of me lurking...time for me to start posting :D

ps. if anyone could please help me out with my avatar, that would be much appreciated. Thanks :)

[MingThePanda]

Hi everyone!

My name is Kristen and I am a 20 year old college student. I live in Lake Mary, FL and attend the University of Central Florida with hopes to graduate with a master's degree in education. :) I live with my boyfriend Tony, and work part time as a server in a bar and brewery type resturant. I really enjoy anime, am obsessed with Gwen Stefani, and spend way to much time on my computer.

I just started WW today and went to my first meeting a few hours ago! I followed the program for 2 weeks with a book I borrowed from my mom before I finally went to a meeting. I'm planning to go to meetings with her and support her the way she's supporting me. :) I have already lost 4 pounds "unofficially." I am really excited to have found a community that wants to support each other in this journey. Can't wait to start with everyone!

[Schwartzie]

TRUE STORY!

Thank god for this website...

My name is Melissa, and I've been on some form of Weight Watchers since 1994. I have been overweight my whole life, and grew up in a house with a mother who was constatly worried about weight (hers and mine) and a VERY skinny father and sister. I spent most of my life hearing that I had a pretty face, and constantly binging on anything I could get my hands on REGARDLESS of mood, circumstance or level of appropriateness (no Melissa, do not eat an entire bag of choclate chips while sitting on the toilet).

In college, I thought Phen-Fen was the best drug I had ever found. And got myself down to 145 pounds after a year on it. 3 months after it was taken off the market, I was up to 180 pounds. A year later I was happy, engaged and weighing 230 pounds. When I was single again I realized that I had forgotten about any level of personal responsibility.

Somewhere around 240 pounds my will broke. I gave up the idea of ever getting control over my life. And then I bought a treadmill on a whim. And started walking on it 3 days a week. Then 4. Then 5. For some reason, it worked for the first time. A series of bad relationships turned into motivation to workout. And we all lived happily...

Not so much. I am thinner than I have ever been, and still screwed up in the head. My brain has not caught up with my body. And so at 150 pounds, having reached goal, I am still struggling to cope with daily journaling and points counting, and trying to convince myself that the hunger pains will pass.

Very grateful to be 28 and having found a website like this. Thank you all!

[Momof2pugz]

Hello,

I'm Jenny. I'm 26 and married to my wonderful husband, Joshua, for 3 years now. We have two pugs, Petey (pug/poodle mix) and Pikacha (fawn pug). I am currently a full time biochem student and part time salad bar prep cook. We live just outside of St. Louis, Missouri in a spacious apartment.

Lately, I have suffered from situational depression and have found myself gorging on food for comfort. I quit my full time job in May to go to school an downsizing financially has put a strain on my life. We cannot enjoy the small luxuries anymore. No more cable, or organic foods. This has been a terrible adjustment, but yesterday while in the shower I looked down at my thighs and didn't recognize them. I evaluated my habits and decided that I was most successful with the support of BBB and WW. I was a previous member under this name and another. Here I am again.

For fun, I read, frequent the dog park, listen to love songs and jazz, occasionally watch reruns on television, and sip lattes at our local coffee shop while surfing the net.

I look forward to being an active participant and it is so nice to meet you.

[KerryBerry]

Hello!
My name is Kerry from Toronto, Ontario, Canada and I am 24 years old. I am in my last year of college taking Social Work and I am going to be graduating in May 2006. I am engaged to the love of my life and we are planning a Christmas 2006 wedding!
I joined Weight Watchers for the 3rd time 3 weeks ago and so far I have lost 8.2lbs. When joining I was at my highest weight ever and I am determined to never weigh this much again!! I have about 85lbs. to go, but I am motivated and I know this is the time in my life to make so many positive changes. I have a whole new life ahead of me, so why not a new look?

[IlliniGirl4Life]

Hi, I'm Katie from Chicago and I have learned so much from reading all of your posts that I thought I would stop lurking and start posting :)

[modswag]

My name is Erin, I'm 20 years old and go to college in Virginia. I'm a Modern Studies (English) major. I also work part time at my university's tech support help desk. I have a DB, Daniel, who goes to school in New Hampshire, but he's very supportive and I see him about once a month.

I was tall and skinny until I hit puberty; I didn't lead a very active lifestyle and my entire family is overweight and has problems with portion control.

My sister joined WW and has lost 75 pounds, and my mom has joined multiple times, so she had extra booklets and materials, so I took her materials and started in May 2005. I didn't/don't attend meetings because I was living in rural western NY this summer, but I've stuck OP and am proud of my success.

I really enjoy theatre (attending, performing and tech), concerts, stand-up comedy, movies, reading (mostly non-fiction), stained glass, and cooking.

I'm really glad I've found BCB.

[Luba76]

Hello -

My name is Erin and I joined Ww on 9-8-05 and this site on 9/22/05. I have found great support here so I decided to give you guys a little inside information on me so that you guys can get to know me like I have gotten to know you.

Like most of you I have struggled with my weight my entire life, as a child I was referred to as solid or chunky and that has stuck with me through my entire life. In my teenage years I became obcessed about my weight and thanks to over the counter diet pills and a mentally abusive boyfiend I soon found my self at around 100 lbs. After meeting my dh at the age of 16 (we are high school sweethearts) I became more confident about myself and my body image. When I became pregnant with my daughter I weighed about 155lbs (not too bad I am only 5'3" but I am big boned and breasted) during the pregnancy I gained the recommended 30 lbs and lost it pretty quickly (6-8 weeks) however I slowly began gaining all thirty pounds back and of course I tried all the diet pill (perscription and over the counter), and all of the fad diets and of course always gained the weight back. Fastforward seven years... I became pregnant with my son at the weight of 185 lbs and decided to get healthy so I ate better and exercised for the first few months and lost about 20 lbs (your thinking good job) but of course as the pregnancy went along here came those 20 lbs and an additional 15 for a grand total of 220 lbs. I did loose my pregnancy weight but as you can guess I started slowly gaining it back and after 18 mnths I was creeping back up to that 220 lb mark. I come from a family where most of the women are overweight especially on my fathers side and most of them have medical problems due to their weight issues. I have made the decision that I do not want to be overweight, not only for myself but for my family.

So like you I have started the WW journey to a new life style, and I think we are all capable of continuing this journey as long as we have great support like this site.

[nymalu]

Hi everyone! :) My name is Jennifer (but most people call me Jen)and i'm 22 yrs old. I was born and raised in NY but have plans to move to Texas in January (for grad school and also to be closer to DB:buddysmoo who recently moved there) I just graduated with my Bachelor's in Childhood Education but have not had any luck yet finding a job :( I spend most of my time lately working on grad school applications and job hunting! I never had any serious weight issues until i got to college...once i left home though i gained an extra 25 lbs!! which brought me to my highest weight of 145 (i'm just under 5'3) i joined WW last summer and lost about 14 lbs but oncei went back to school i stopped WW and gained all the weight back. Once i graduated i started getting more active and lost about 5 lbs then rejoined WW and lost about 4 more! woohoo! i'm a pretty slow when it comes to losing weight...usually its like less than a pound a week but this time around i'm doing more excercise and realy trying to stick with the 8 guidelines so the weight seems to be coming off a litte easier so i'm excited! I have a definite sweet tooth and just love good food in general :o But WW is helping my find healthier foods that taste yummy. I know the difference this time around is going to be BCB and all the support+advice from you guys!! I'm so glad to have this group to turn to. I just read through all your profiles -- you guys seem awesome and i can't wait to get to know you better! Lol sorry this is like a novel
~Jen :p

[Emma115]

Hello everyone!
My name is Emily and I am a 26 year old special education teacher who lives in Minneapolis with my wonderful husband of 8 years and our sweet baby boy, our pug Jack. I decided to join WW in September after losing about 15 pounds from January to May and just staying the same all summer. I would like to lose about 30 more pounds. I gained a little weight slowly the first 4 years of marriage. I went from 125 to 150 during those years as I was a busy new wife and college student. Since graduating, I have gained another 35 pounds (eek!) as a new teacher with a lot of treats in the teachers lounge and as a graduate student. Well, I am done with grad school and in my 5th year teaching and I want to focus on becoming healthy and fit. I have a husband who is very slim with a huge appetite and in the past I have eaten with him and also when I am tired. I really want to stay OP and do this. All of the support from this site is so awesome!

[melli04]

Hi everyone,

My name is Melissa and I joined weight watchers with a group of people about three weeks ago. I used to be normal weight until I became pregnant my senior year in highschool, I balloned from 170-180 to about 310lb in 9 months! (It did not help that I have a disorder where basically my body cannot handle pregnancy very well.) I lost some weight after and weighed about 260-280 and I tried very hard to lose it. I have always been very active. I met my fiancee about 4 1/2 years ago and we became pregnant. Of course it happened again, I gained alot and ended up being about 315 lbs. ( please keep in mind I am 5ft 11inches tall) MY second son was born about three years ago and no matter what I do I cannot keep the weight down. I have never gained more than 315 but I would yo-yo all of the time. So I am excited because my first week I lost 5lbs and I missed a week of weigh in because of work, bur I can't wait until I weigh in again!!

I am 25 years old, I have 4 children, 2 are mine and 2 are his from a previous marriage.I go to school for my associates degree in Human services and I work part time in a group home for mentally ill residents. I joined, like I said above, with a group of people. This group consists of my close friends and some of their family members. I am excited to join this group and look forward to talking to you all in the future. Thanks! Melissa

[TracyE]

Hello everyone!

My name is Tracy and I'm 29 years old. I've been married for almost 4 years and I have a wonderful son who is 2 years old. I'm a stay at home mom and I love every minute of it!! I was on WW last year and did really well with it. I'm back now and plan to reach my goal!! I still have some extra weight from being pregnant that I would love to lose. My goal is to lose around 20lbs and to get myself into shape!

I can't wait to meet new people on here and hear some of the great tips everyone has!!:exercise:

[mitchee]

Hello to you all. My name is Michelle, I joined WW for the upteenth time on September 24/05. I'm 42, 5'8" and have hit my highest weight of 179lbs! I live in Edmonton, Alberta,Canada (Hey to all you other Canadians!), have an absolutely wonderful DB (he treats me like a princess), a beautiful 21 year old son who's just moved to Vancouver and my two very fun and energetic dogs - Marley (after Bob), a rat terrier who just turned two; and Strummer (after Joe) our newest addition, a schnauzer-****-a-poo cross who just turned 6 months. I have a corn snake and some pond goldfish also! I'm a Financial Officer with our provincial government, I work with some wonderful people in a very old beautiful historic building on the University campus. I was never an overweight child, or teenager; actually the total opposite. I was always tall and very very skinny, my stomach never stuck out, it always sunk in, I was very athletic, and always liked the way I looked and felt. It's only been within the last 10 years or so that my weight has slowly been creeping up and up and up!! In the last four years I have lost and regained probably close to 75 lbs! I have finally decided to get it together though, stick with it and finally lose it for good! and Keep it off. It seems that when I hit 40, I really started worrying about health issues (I have high BP, Low Thyroid, aches and pains), and I'm tired of feeling sick and tired. So here I am, back on WW, checking out this website as often as I can (it's awesome!), and hoping to be successful and on my way to a healthier life! That pretty much sums it up! Nice to meet all of you and it's really interesting reading everyone's stories.

[mitchee]

OOPS!!! Well I guess you can tell I'm new around here!!:embarrass I just realized I posted this in the terrific 20's! lol. I was wondering where all us 'older' people were when was reading these! Oh well, I guess I was a terrific 20 once... (long ago)....nice to read all your stories anyways!
Take Care.

[Cassandra]

Hi. My name is Cassandra and I am a 24 year old ESL teacher in New Mexico. I have never really been thin. As I look back at old pictures I guess I was never really that overweight but I always felt like I was. Now I am 240 pounds the highest I have ever been. I graduated from college a year and a half and became a bit depressed just because of the reality of the "real world." I have made a decision to make a change for ME and me only. I am glad I found this website to make friends and share and receive tips for reaching a healthy weight.

[Cassie0624]

Hey all!!

My name is Cassie and I am a 27 year old SAHM. I have 2 beautiful and slightly dramatic girls. Mikaela Ann is 5 and Olivia Noel is 3. I have been with my DH for 7 years and have been married for 5. I am currenly doing at home courses for home remodeling. My goal is to be on TLC and work with Andrew Dan Jumbo, SO HOT!!! JK! Anyway, we are in the Army and it is a tough life but we have become accustomed to it and love it.
I LOVE WW, it is the perfect life change for me and I am so proud of myself for the results so far and my determination to stick with it. When I start a diet I quit it in a matter of hours lol. Now I can't picture myself not counting points and not looking forward to eating healthier.

Have a great day BCB's!!

Cassie

[kaprixosa]

Hello Everyone !!!!!!


Just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Erica i'm 25 been married for a year. Well growing up i was a skinny kid very underweight (so underweight CPS was so concerned they contacted my parents). In high school i was about a size 7 or so up until my junior year i started the year a 7 but ended up a 10-12 or so:confused: .. and my senior year i graduated a 13.. but then again i started working at mcdonalds my jr year. sooooo thats what started it all:rage: .. fastfood eating and working late... well through college i gained the dreded freshman 15 went to a size 16. I managed to stay there for a couple of years. Met my DH got married last year.. with in this last year i have managed to get very comfortable and let my self go. 3 months ago i realized i was a size 18 (fitting very snug:( ) and my heighest weight ever 212lbs:sobbing: ..
tried to cut back on the late night eating.. did fairly well.. Started WW :o 09-01-2005 at 202 lbs. I'm very determined to REINVENT myself. :workout:

[YoYoNoMore]

Hello everyone. My name is Jamie, and I am a 22 year old, newlywed accountant from PA. I am doing WW at home...not going to meetings since I found this site for support. I have three female co-workers who offered to do my weigh-in each week for accountability. One of them recently lost 30 lbs with WW. Through my mother in law and her I got the idea to follow the diet. I was not overweight all of my life. In high school, up until I met my husband, I was very thin. As soon as I met my DH, my weight gradually started climbing...I guess happiness and a man who loved me unconditionally did that to me! I've been able to lose the weight now and then. As you see by my logon name, I am a pattern yo yo dieter trying desperately to break the cycle. I lose weight for special events: my senior prom, while my DH was at Marine bootcamp, twice while my DH was deployed in Iraq, and for my wedding two months ago. Once the special event is over, my bad eating habits return. I recognize I have bad habits and make no excuses for myself. No one puts the food in my mouth but me. I have always recognized most of my had habits, but I dont think I ever TRULY wanted to change them until now. I LOVE food...and I know if I ate the way I wanted, I'd be the "morbidly obese" person my BMI claims I am <-- I HATE the BMI. I am 5'6" and was 177 lbs when I started WW this past monday. At a size 12/14, I hardly consider myself "morbidly obese." I do recognize I am overweight...the recommended WW weight for my height is 124 to 142 lbs...I have set a goal for myself of 140 lbs by my 23rd birthday on 4/11/06. I havent been that weight since high school. When my DH came home from Iraq this last time, I was 160 and very happy in a size 10. I know 37 lbs is a lot of weight...I've lost 30 lbs twice before...the difference this time is the second goal....not gaining the weight back! I want to be the me in the mirror when I'm sucking my stomach in...I'm happy for a brief moment, but when I exhale my happiness falls flat! :mad:

[Hollykins23]

Hello to everyone,

First of all, just let me say how happy and excited I am to have found this site. I have been having a hard time losing the weight by myself and I truely believe that this site is what I have been looking for. I will be doing WW at home as soon as my materials get here(hopefully today or tomorrow)!! I have been cutting back and I did manage to lose 2 pounds this last week.
Anyway, here is some of my history: I am 29 and 5'6" tall. In high school did not have too much of a weight problem. I think I usually stayed around 145 or so. Since I am very athletic most of the extra poundage was usually muscle. Then after I got married the first time (WAYYYYYY too early) I gained a good 35 pounds (yuck) - and yes, being unhappy does contribute to weight gain! After I decided to join the military, I dieted (read:starved) and exercised my way down to 150 and stayed around 155-160 while in the Army. To make a long story short, I've been out of the service for 5 years, I've had a baby (2 1/2 years ago) and I've remarried, all of which, through no other fault than my own, has landed me at a weight of 180 pounds. Ugh.
So now here I am. We currently live in Texas and I am now ready to get serious about losing weight. I look forward to "talking" with all of you and wish you all the best!!!

[AWfoc4g]

Hello, I'm a newly married 24 year old living in Maryland with my DH and two puppies. I am a special education teacher working with 1st, 4th, and 5th graders. I love my job. I am here because I have struggled with my weight for a long time. At this point in my life I am committed to make that forever change to be a healthier person, and for me that means losing the weight. In a few years my husband and I want to have a family and honestly I do not want to think of being bigger than I am right now. It would be so much better for me and my future babies to lose the weight now. I also want to be a good role model and pass on the "right" habits and not my overweight ones. I am lucky my husband is super supportive and although he says he would love me even if I was 500 lbs. he will bike ride, walk with me, and give me encouraging words when I feel I'm at the end of my rope. He is my reality check when he says "What I do is up to me and I can do anything I put my mind to." With that said I think support is so important when losing weight and I am VERY happy to be here with all of you. We CAN do this!!!

[infinitereverie]

Hello everyone, this is my second main stint on WW... I'm a 19-year-old college student from the Syracuse, NY area. I have always been a little heavy for my age. During my senior year of high school I lost about 35 lbs by exercising and changing eating habits, but over the past two years of college I have continued to gain and gain and right now I am up to an embarassing 180 lbs. I am very frustrated with my weight. Over the summer I did WW with my mother and I lost about 12 lbs.. then fell off the wagon and gained everything back, plus about an extra 10. Right now I am so tired of being overweight. I am just fed up with it and I am totally committed to losing. I was also on the boards earlier in the summer when I had lost some weight, so some of you may remember me.

-Christine

[Stefnee]

Welcome to T20's and to BCB! Post some more so we can get to know you all!
*smiles*

[Stgrmeistr]

Hello all!
My name is Crystal, I am 29 and I live in Allentown, PA with my DF. This will be my 4th time joining WW and am so glad that I have found this website. It's perfect!

I am a scheduling coordinator for a family medicine residency for a local area hospital and absolutely love the challenges it brings on a daily basis. That's the way I am looking at my new way of eating (i.e. - diet) - this is a challenge. I look at the WW meetings as mini evaluations and after I step on the scale and see what I have accomplished, I can get advice from my leader as to what I should do more or less of. Kind of like when you get evaluated at work.

My DF and I are getting married on 05/20/06 and I absolutely CANNOT wait!!! I am so excited! He is very supportive of me joining WW again and will help me out in any way he can.

I look forward to reading all of your posts and getting advice and support from all of you!

[glamogrl]

Hi, Beautiful People!!

I'm Nicole and I just discovered this website about 2 weeks ago. A wonderful lady in my WW meeting told me about it. I've been exploring - I think it's great!! I started WW in March of this year. Like others here, I too have struggled with my weight ALL of my life. Growing up in New Orleans with aunts that should have thier own restaurants DID NOT HELP MATTERS!! I lost a lot of weight for the first time in college, through a diet change and exercise. Well, went back to my old habits, slowed way down, and here comes all the pounds I lost and about 15 more. :help: I've made attempts to do what I did back in college to lose the weight, but consistency has NOT been my strong suit. Besides, I had no car - I HAD to walk. :work_out:

I love to exercise, but decadent foods have been my weakness. UNTIL NOW!! WW is helping me re-program my food thought, and be more consistent with exercise. I love the support I get from others and that I give to others. I'm looking forward to reaching my goal! I'm looking forward to KNOWING my heart is in great shape and my BUTT too!!!:D

[ScrapperJess]

I'm copying and pasting this from a separate "getting to know you" thread now that I've found the 20 somethings board.

My name is Jessica, Jess to my friends, which I hope will include all of you. I'm 27, but I'll be having a birthday Nov. 26th. Yup, I get the joy of that awful "I'm getting older" feeling combined with Thanksgiving food overload every year. I'm a Christian SAHM of two girls, Danya age 5, and Gloria who will be 4 on Oct. 28th. My DH, Daniel, and I have been married 9 years. He's attempting to share the weight loss program with me, but he's not enrolled in WW. He's incredibly supportive, and was stunned when he weighed himself this week. I can't feel bad for him, though, because he's still 10lbs. less than me.

I was always the skinny one in my family, until I graduated high school and immediately married my dh. For the first time in my life there was always food in the house and I could afford to eat out all I wanted because my dh and I were both working. Growing up it was never certain wether there would be anything to eat at my house and I frequently only had one meal a day, dinner. I think now I eat out of boredom, and as a reward. Ex: "I got alot done today, let's go out to eat.", "It's payday, let's go out to eat". Then there's the "I'm much too lazy to cook, let's go out to eat."

Just as a warning, I think this website will fit me very well. I don't like to whine about what I ate, and I'd rather someone be direct with me because I'm blunt to a fault, myself.

I'm hoping we do some group challenges and mini-goals of some sort, because competition and deadlines motivate me. I like to be somewhat active, so I'm going to up the frequency of my favorite activites, bike riding, tennis, and swimming. Luckily there's a nearby indoor pool and tennis courts that I can use during the winter. And I just got a treadmill at a garage sale for $10 and have been using it.

And then there's also the challenge Christine issued me on Oct 11. We're going to see if we can reach our first 10% goal by or before Christmas! Don't think I've forgotten, Christine!!

Jess

[kekka90]

I just realized that i had not posted here yet. I lurked here for several months, and really just started posting regularly recently.
My name is Kelly and I'm currently residing in Glen Burnie Md (just south of baltimore). I started WW on recommendation from my MIL who has a freind at work who lost over 100 lbs on it. After having my twins in January 04, I was 194 and I breastfed for 6 months, so thought that I could eat whatever I wanted during that time, and the for 6 more months i tried several fad diets for a few days here and there. Finally the day after the twins first birthday i started WW. I had always been a fairly fit, muscular person ( competitive dancer) but considered by BMI standards a little heavy for my height, so I guess I figured that I could only play the "I just had the babies" card for so long. WW has been amazing so far, and although I'm going through a major plateau right now, i'm not getting discouraged. i only have 18 lbs to go to get to my goal, so I'm plugging along, and love knowing that you all are here too. Look forward to talking with you all!!

[Creampuff]

It's about time I gave myself proper introduction-

Hi everyone,

My name is Denise and i'm a 23 year old Graphic Designer in Central NC.I'm married to a wonderful husband(who is also on this journey, but who hates forums), and we have 3 furry meowing babies. Recently, I put those guys on a diet because certain members of my purry family were getting tubby, and I "didn't want to be the fat woman with the fat cats". Apparently I thought it was okay to be the fat woman with the thin cats....

I've been heavy all my life and grew up with everyone in my family being that way. My mom had a strange "eat what I put on your plate, but don't be fat" mentality, and well.. I DID eat whatever was on my plate, and that's just the problem. The same things that were making my mom and dad fat, they made me fat too. Now, my father is now a Type I (adult onset) diabetic, and my mom has high cholesterol and hypertension, and projects it onto me - she was thin until she had me, you see. And I have high cholesterol, and that's why she does (in reality, my cholesterol is low, and has been since I stopped eating with my parents.)

My Husband came form the same kind of situation as I do, an obese person in an obese family, and you know what? His mother and father are our inspiration to lose the weight and be healthy. His mom has been a plus size since before plus sizes existed, and his father has also always been larger.

Jason's dad recently lost his leg, out of stubbornness and neglect on his own part, Lymphedema compounded with Diabetes and septic arthritis. His mom has lost 75 lbs (she's about halfway through her journey, really) in the past year and is starting to put me to shame! We're so proud of her, but we can see how much it hurts her that her husband never, and still doesn't, after losing a leg, take better care of himself.

I don't want to have diabetes. I don't want to be insulin dependant for the rest of my life, and at this rate, it's gonna happen. i don't want to lose my husband, or for him to lose me, just because we didn't care enough about ourselves. We want to get old and grey together, without having to own a pharmacy to get by, and with all our limbs in tact.

In the past Month and a half, I've lost 23 lbs (it's starting to taper) and i've been working out 3 days a week and eating right, and I feel so much better about myself, already. I'm already smaller than I was last year when we got married (well 11 months ago)- and we get along better too, now that we're both beginning to like ourselves more. We're hoping that we'll be fit (maybe not trim, but at least fit) by this time next year.

I'm sorry the story is so long!

[Roboto5]

My name is Kim and I am a 25 year old school psychologist from Minneapolis, MN. I have stuggled with my weight since my senior year of high school. I put on the Freshman 15 in college (plus about 20 more). By the end of my senior year I weighed 182. Then I started two years of intense graduate school, and added another 20 to my total weight. Over the last year I also gained another 10, bringing my highest weight to 209. I started WW on Sept 12, and am loving every minute of it. I love this site and all the mini goals and motivation from everyone. I have been married a little over a year and hope to have kids in a couple years. The thought of gaining 30 or more pounds from where I am right now is scary. I just need to be healthy for me! I have also signed up for the Breast Cancer 3 day in the Twin Cities this summer, so I will be walking a 60 mile walk. This has been motivation to get out walking! It so great to read everyone's profiles and see that many others struggle with their weight.

[KjR]

:wave:Hello!
I'm excited to be here! My name is Kelly and I live in Minnesota. I just joined WW in an attempt to not gain more weight and take off the weight I've put on the last 5 years. I am only 5'2" and weight 135. I have gained 20 lbs in the last 5 years and would like to drop it before the new year. In high school I was in gymnastics, and never really had to watch what I ate.:headover: Well, it's all catching up with me now. My biggest challenge... planning.

Thank you all for sharing your stories, they have inspired me to commit to this and join you in the quest to live healthy! I look forward to meeting you all and hopefully one day I'll be able to share my story and be an inspiration to someone else.

Kelly :workout:

SW- 137.6
CW-135.2
GW- 120

[wwabigail]

Hi.
I've been poaching your Terrific 20s thread over the past week getting the courage to join your group -- I need the accountability it looks like your group provides. My goal in the next couple of days is to begin posting in the accountability threads for my daily exercise and points.

A little about myself. I'm 28, married, no kids but we have a dog. We live in Colorado. I'm a nurse and a full time grad student, a bit overscehduled.

I'm 5'7" and presently weigh 151.2lb. My goal is to weigh about 138lb and to be able to run 5mi. I've presently gone from couch to the 5k distance and feel pretty good about it except that I've lost NO weight. So, that's why I'm going to become a regular in this forum (though I can't imagine that I'll be able to keep up with all the postings you guys do =))

I've always found my weight loss challenges to be embarrassing, and consequently have kept them quiet. Weighing in at WW mtgs. has been incredibly tough especially considering the scale has not gone down over the last month that I've been attending. I have not been honest with myself -- Ihave not been journaling and frankly the meeting that I attend are pretty horrific -- that's why I need this...

So thanks for your support ahead of time

abby

[cookiemonster]

Hi everyone! I'm a 22 year old living in California. I joined WW for the first time a week ago. It's been a challenge for me to change my habits but so far I've stuck to it. I was always a little "fluffy" growing up and after I moved in to the dorms my freshman year of college I gained 20lbs super quick. It's always been a touchy issure for me because I grew up with a size 2 sister, everyone told me if you just dont eat so much you could look just like her. What they thought was encouragment really just brought me down. I've been on rollercoaster with my weight for the last 2 years and couldnt find something I could stick with. One of my close friends joined about 3 weeks ago and when I went to visit her I could already see a difference, and she hadnt even been to the gym at all! I was amazed and decided I'm going to do and do it right this time. I found a meeting I can go to on my lunch break and am so excited because one of my co-workers decided to join with me. I'm so thankful to have found this site for the support and look forward to seeing a skinier me in the mirror soon!

Colleen

[pantherchild]

~Hey ya'll!

~My mom was always a big believer in Weight Watchers. And when I say big, I mean BIG. :-) She's managed to drop something like 40lbs on the plan. Regained some of it when she fell off the wagon, but never that much agian.

~Anyway, it'd never happen to me. You know, I'm the cute little one. The one who the doctors always worried about because I was underweight. Mostly because I was hyperactive. I ate like a HORSE.

~After I came to NCSU (Go Wolfpack!), I started walking from my dorm to the chow hall then to class. I'd pick the "healthier" options--the veggie dishes, a big salad, not-the-icky-pizza...and follow it all up with a big ice cream. >_<

~I figured that between the walking and the 'healthy eating', I'd be fine. My roommate (a Marine) always laughed at me becasue I'd refuse to go running with her.

~Of course, I was a poor, car-less college student, so I didn't really notice that I'd been buying pants in steadily increasing sizes. I was never particularly interested in boys (I preferred my computers!) despite the fact that a few showed interest.

~It took me a while to figure out why my jeans weren't really buttoning. (I'm a slow learner. ;-) ) And when I did, I just denied it. After all, I was exersizing...wasn't I? And that made everything ok...didn't it?

~Finally, I moved out of the dorms and got an additional roommate. Both were Marines and GORGEOUS. They had BEAUTIFUL bodies. Scuplted and toned. I felt embarassed and started to wear slightly baggy clothing. They both started WW to keep themselves in shape and to the weight requirments of the Corps. My original roomie would tease me and try to get me to join in. I resisted, saying that I was already tired of WW. (They had all the food in the house marked with a Points value! Plus a big board where they recorded everything.)

~When I moved agian and changed roommates, I decided it was time to address my bulging belly. My best friend (Anisa, who I moved in with) was also concerned about her weight and we decided that doing WW together would make it easier. We committed to keeping only good foods in the house, joking that we'd order our pantry by Points value.

~I start WW with a vengence July 14th. In addition, I convinced another friend to lose weight with me. Together, we started a LiveJournal community called twothingirls (http://livejournal.com/community/twothingirls) and started journalling our progress. Since then, the community has grown to seven girls. Remind me not to hardcode constants ever agian. :-P

~My goal was to drop from a rotund 160 to a trim 140. I also wanted to drop from a 11/12 to a 9. My private shame--I couldn't EVER remember getting anything but nines. Also, I wanted my breasts to return to their orignal b-cup. I feel topheavy. :-(

~Of course, a few weeks into the program, I had to have foot surgery and was given the mandate not to walk for 6 weeks. Six weeks on crutches has been followed by three weeks in a cumbersome walking cast and now a week of hobbling.

~Despite all that, I watched what I ate and faithfully journaled. I encouraged other members, have been thinking up recipies and menus, and doing all I can to help the other girls.

~In the process, I've dropped my goal of 20lbs (although my body is still untoned because I have not been exersizing), and have dropped down to a size six. w00t! I'm no longer ashamed of my body (as you may notice!) and even plan on dressing as a stripper for Halloween. This is a far cry from last year's demure Chii (of Chobbits).

~My current goal is to help the other girls in "my" community (I'm really only a co-founder), and to tone my stomach. And get my right leg (surgery was on the right foot) back up to par with the left!

~Oh man, that was long.

~I only have one more thing to say, if you've followed along this far.

~Being a bunch of college students, I've found I and my friends tend to drink alot. This stressed me out for a while because I just hate to consume something without atleast having an IDEA of the Points value. And booze? Yeah, that's just empty Points. You really can't make a case for it otherwise unless you have some kind of milk-based cocktail.

~So, to help with this, I've started a small website called The Alcoholic Watcher (http://blackberrywings.net/weightwatchers). It lists lots of beer and booze and the points value. Most of this is stuff I've not independantly verified. I have verified enough from each source to trust the values. I'm working on fleshing out the differnt things.

~What I find coolest is that sortable tables. I picked the code up from the internet and have made the tables of items sortable on name and Points value and calories. Cool, huh?

~I'm always adding to it, and plan to add a list of cocktails sometime soon!~

[Sunshower]

Can I join in too??

My name is Marla I'm 27 married 5 years on Friday with a almost 2 year old. Common story with most of you. Got happy and comfy - got fat. Lost a lot after I had my daughter but gained it back plus some. I started this year at 227 and an now about 197 because I can't seem to get past that number.

I lurk a lot and decided I needed to join in so here I am!!!

[Bozgirl]

My name is Heather. I am so sick of people saying "you look good, your'e just a big girl" or "at least you gain it evenly". Soooo....I figured I would do something about it.

I have never been a small girl. The largest I got was 183. Well that totally freaked me out so I decided to start working out. I did really well and started eating better. So I lost 30lbs and was a size 8 and kept that off for about 1½ years. I felt fantastic! Then for some stupid reason I thought I could add chips and beer back into my DAILY life AND stop working out. Silly me! Now I am 175 and feel terrible. All my nice clothes I bought when I had lost weight are tucked away at the back of the closet. So now I am on a mission to get down to 145 and bring out all those nice ‘small’ clothes AND have to buy new smaller clothes!

I didn’t think I would like joining an online thing but I like seeing how everyone else is sticking it out and attaining their goals.



I am not really a WW member, I just have all the books because my mom had them. I started following the points plan on Monday. My first goal is to loose 5lbs by November 5th.



Age: 28

Height: 5’9

HW: 183



SW: 175

1st GW: 170 (by Nov 5th)

GW: 145 (by April 1st 2006)

[AngieCatLVR]

Bumping for you lurkers!!

[american pie]

I joined the site this morning and posted some info in the newbie thread.

Here i am again though, b/c I have been reading all day and I want to make the terrific 20's area of the forum my "home" thread.

I'm 22, soon to be 23, and I feel like life is going by entirely too quickly, and since I'm fat I'm having a hard time keeping up. Although it would be great to fit into a one digit sized pant, I'm more looking forward to FEELING healthier. I love doing stuff outdoors, but I've allowed myself to balloon to this huge weight where I just feel like I can't keep up anymore. So not only do I need this site to help me keep OP w/ food options, but I also am looking for a swift kick in the butt that will motivate me to stop being lazy and go WORK OUT.

My biggest problem right now is that I'm young, and single, which means I find myself in a bar almost weekly. I'm not gonna lie, I love beer. And everyone knows that you can't drink on an empty stomach. So, my biggest challenge will be to plan for those long nights of drinking. Although some of you probably would tell me it is better to give that up, I'm gonna say that most realistic thing I can do is workout more during the week so that my happy hour beers during the week and occasional all out drunk fest on the weekend doesn't completely sabotage my weight loss. I'm assuming since we are all in our 20's that everyone here will understand.

Anyways, here i am. I appreciate everyone here and am looking forward to becoming quite the post *****:)

[cookiemonster]

WELCOME!! It's great you're hear. I too can relate to the beer drinking life style, not that I'm a lush or anything:kiss: . As for the empty stomach issue, I've found tons of meals for like 2-3 points! It's definately possible to do, just stay as healthy with your choices during the week and you'll be golden:D

[Wigglesj]

Hello fellow WWer’s! My sister found this site a few days ago and e-mailed me the link. I am so impressed! So a little about me...

My name is Jessee and I live in Muncie, Indiana. I’m a 24 year old single mom that works full-time. My son and I live with my parents. God bless them! My son, Kaden, is 4 months old. Life is crazy hectic, but I’m not letting that be an excuse to continue my unhealthy lifestyle.

In high school I was extremely small and active. I’m 5’4” and I weighed 98 lbs. when I graduated. I continued to dance in college and for semi-professional basketball for a couple of years. After that was over, I got engaged and moved. At that point I began gaining slowly. About a year later my fiancé and I broke up and it was all downhill from there.

My sister is getting married next September so her, our side of the family and her fiancé’s family are all on WW. I go to meetings and WI every week with my mom so I have a great support system. It’s nice to have everyone in the household on the same page so that temptation at home is minimized.

When I started WW at the end of September I weighed in at 200.8 lbs. I had gained over 100 lbs. in 6 years. I’ve never like veggies or fruits but have been trying my darnedest to meet all of my requirements each day. I also NEVER drank water, and I been chugging it all day now! I’ve been OP for a month now and have lost 9 lbs.! That is a huge victory to me. I’m doing this for my health, my son, and I’ll admit that I also want to look good again. As a single mom, some day I plan on entering the dating scene again. I think the way I will look most attractive is with confidence!

So that’s about all there is to know. I look forward to meeting people and forming a support network here. Please feel free to drop me a message anytime!

[heather3879]

Hi everyone! I'm starting WW for my second time...I did the program last year for about 7 months and lost 30 pounds, but unfortunately I decided to try another diet and went off the program, never to return...until now! I just went back last night, and I'm so excited to get back on track! I managed to keep off 20 of the 30 pounds I originally lost, so at least I'm not starting ALL over. I'm glad I found this message board for some additional support!

Some personal info...I'm 26, married, and work as a speech-language pathologist on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. I love my job and my marriage, and I have a pretty non-stressful life. No kids yet...I want to get down to my goal weight first so I don't end up superhuge!

That's all for now! Looking forward to chatting!

[~Poppy~]

Hi fellow WWers. Just a quick intro from me ... I'm Poppy, I'm 27 and work full time as an occupational therapist in a community health centre. I'm married to a gorgeous guy who is tall and thin like a string bean (and does absolutely NO exercise).

I've done WW 3 times before, but I now have motivation that I've never had before ... I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome last week, in the search for an answer as to why DH and I have been unable to conceive. My specialist recommended that I lose weight, and all my research tells me that I am more likely to start ovulating (and fall pregnant) if I can lose at least 10% of my body weight. So my goal isn't a number ... my goal is losing enough to start ovulating again, and to fall pregnant ... which is a huge motivator for me.

I've joined a gym, and have been doing a combination of weights, cardio, and stretching, although not nearly as frequently as I should be :embarrass I love WW - the philosophy suits me perfectly, and I love that it's nutritionally sound and is a lifestyle change.

Anyway, that's me in a nutshell. I look forward to chatting with everyone further.

[Peach'z]

Hello all! This is my first post (obviously) and I wanted to introduce myself. I am not a WW'er yet, but plan to be shortly. I just have to find a location and join up first! However, I made a pact with myself to start doing better for myself TODAY and am not going to let a little thing like that get in the way.

I am 28 years old, 5'6" and am at my highest weight that I have ever been at 170 lbs. Most of my life I have been in pretty good shape. I used to love working out, and eating right. Then I met my husband and seems like I let myself go right away. We moved away from my gym, I changed jobs and never watched what I ate. He has bad eating habits (late night pizzas, etc) and I seem to have adapted to those. Now I am trying to change what the last four years has done.

I am also hoping to join a gym here in the near future. I used to work out, hard, religiously and I loved it. But trying to get home in time to spend some time with my hubby and our dogs has kept me pretty inactive in recent times. Plus I live in the lovely rainy, dreary state of Oregon! LOL

I do not expect miracles to happen over night but hope that by joining this group before I am actually able to join WW, it will at least give me a start. I appreciate any feedback and advice that ya'll can give. I am hoping to find somewhere on line that I can find a food journal to print out and keep with me at all times, so that I can start keeping track of what/when I eat. :help:

So, hello all!!

[cookiemonster]

Welcome!! Here is a link to a topic we had a couple days ago. there is an awsome tracker that you can downloard, it's excell and is super easy to use. Good luck and look forward to more posts!http://www.healthdiscovery.net/forums/showthread.php?t=96628

[~Brooke~]

Hi everyone! :)

I said hello in another thread...but it can't hurt to say it again.

My name is Brooke & I'm 25 years old. I am a lead teacher in a Montessori School & I work with 3-5 year old children. They are such a great joy & keep me moving around all day long.

My boyfriend Ryan & I have been together for a little over 4 years now. About 6 months into the start of our relationship, I started taking birth control. I think the mix of the birth control & us going out to dinner a lot lead into a downward spiral.

I never used to have to worry about my weight. I used to hover right around 135 lbs. until I reached 21.

I tried WW one time before...but viewed it as more of a diet. This time it is a life-style change. I've joined a gym & found aerobics classes that I love...so they're helping me "enjoy" working out....I'm working on that part.

I can't wait to post more & get to know you all! :)

[~Shana~]

Hi. I introduced myself in another tread but I will do it again. I am 26 years old, married, 5'4 and weigh 138. My goal weight is 115. Though i think that might not be realistic. I have always weighed around 130. I am currently trying to get pregnant and my husband said he would love to do this also. I have not ordered any of the WW information yet but I will be soon. I need all the support I can get to get to my goal. :headover:

[DreamInWhispers]

Hey all! I'm Tonya... a single 27 year old from the "Dairy" state. No, I don't own a cheesehat of any kind. :p I don't have kids, nor do I want them. When the mood to act like a kid strikes, I borrow my nieces (ages 2 and 4) and hit every park, zoo, Chucky Cheese, skating rink, bumper-bowling alley, ball pit, and arcade I can find. :crazy:

My weight has always been an issue in my life. Even when I was thinner, I wanted to be even more thin. I was finally finding a place of contentment with my weight when I got injured at work. I got second degree burns on both hands and arms from the cleaning chemicals I work with. Somehow, they got past the gloves and suit and to my skin. There is no lasing visible damage, but the burns caused dermatitis. I can no longer tolerate gloves, chemicals, or prolonged exposure to soaps or dampness. So, as a result, I've been off work for over a year now while Workman's Comp battles over my case. If I win, I can be retrained or sent to college. If I lose, I'm out of a job. Above all, I never realized how much my job kept me in shape!

I've been on Weight Watchers since July... I started the day after my birthday. I've had my ups and downs, but I've been happy with the program. This is something I can do for life. :water1:

[ears2ya]

Hi everyone,

I'm so glad I found this website! I'm from Indiana and I'm starting my 3rd week of WW and so far so good! I'm 28 and have been married to my wonderful husband for just over a year. As far as my weight goes, I've always been overweight, obese even. I've always been frustrated by my weight and trying to cut back, work out, liquid diet, etc. This time I just decided it's time to take control of my body. I've never been thin and don't want to lose my curves, but enough is enough! My husband and I want to start a family in the near future and there is no way I can carry a healthy baby at the weight I'm at, so I joined WW! I'm looking forward to learning more. Can't wait to get to know you all!

Mary Beth
HW/SW 321 :help:
CW 316
GW 170

[Angie0418]

Hello T20's. My name is Angie. I am 22 and live in Gainesville, VA I just moved to VA January 1st, 2005 from Dallas, TX. The first time I started WW was October '04 but when I moved I got really depressed and didnt want to go back. Then as time went on I gained all the weight I had lost back PLUS some. I could literally FEEL my health going down hill. I joined again this Sept and I am doing well. My leader is so nice caring & FUNNY. Plus I also like that if I cant make it to one meating theres more meetings through out the week. TX was once a week if u didnt get to go u had to wait another week. Anyway, I have a wonderful Fiance named Adam, no kids yet, but he wants them soon ( HAHA ) We have our "son" CJ Hes a 3yr old beagle he still lives in Texas :-( but he'll be here soon. My brother has TWINS and they are the light of my life!! They are the WHOLE reason I moved to VA. Back to WW stuff. I'm having a really hard time getting exercise... I cant work out in my house cause I live in a 3rd floor apt. We have a Workout room but it only has weights & thats no fun. And I dont want to put a bunch of $$ into a gym membership cause I rarely have the time to do. My work schedule is CRAZY! SO if anyone has any suggestions please let me know. OK well thats all for now.

Thanks,

[ashleylynnlynn]

HI there.

I'm back. And this time, I'm going to meetings.
I was working hard with weight watchers last winter. By the fourth of July I had lost almost 20 pounds. And then.... I contracted Mono.

The doctor ordered me to light physical activity (i.e..) on gym and long story short, I gained it all back.

Last week I went to my first weight watchers meeting in like, a million years, with my friend Jennifer who is in her 3rd week.

I have a buddy for that, but I need my buddies every day and that my friends, is why I'm back.

Thanks for still being here.
Lets do this.

~ASHLEY

[Hamster Mom]

Hello Everyone!

My name is Sarah and I'm 26. This is my second (and last time!) on WW! My DH and I do the program together from home and do well at the losing part but not the maintenance part. Last time I successfully lost 65 pounds but then life (we moved twice in 6 months!) and old habits crept back in and I regained about 40 pounds. This time around I'm going to lose 50 pounds and keep it off! With a permanant change in diet and exercise and the support of you wonderful people on here, I know I can do it.

[CBERG]

Hi Everyone


Very new so not sure doing this right but I hope so.

Am back on WW after two years off, got to goal in a year first time round at 9st6. Sorry am in england thats 132lb! After losing 29.5. Then had a great two years putting 28 of them back on and am now trying to lose them again as I am heading off on a backpacking trip of a lifetime in 2 weeks and am terrified of baring all on the beach!! So far got twelve off!! So gonna have to stick to the plan on the trip...........which will be hard!!!

[Elizabethlea]

Hi, I'm 16.5 :o but I thought this would be the most age-appropriate place to post... I hope you'll have me here :embarrass!!

My name is Elizabeth, I've been doing WW since February of this year for the second or third time, and am now a lifetime member. I swear, BCB CHANGED me!! Before BCB, I was a total wimp, whining about my weight but never taking the responsibility for doing something about it. Then while searching for something, anything to help, I found Bootcamp!! I read the philosophy and was a changed person! I was empowered to believe that I could do this, because I was in control, and nothing but myself would stop me!:strong: I was CHANGED!!!! I have never looked back! And now my weight is under control and I am eating healthily. I have had some health problems (unrelated to weight.. except to have the effect of screwing up metabolsim..) to deal with, hence I have been absent from BCB for a while, but I still stayed OP, especially if I was sick (as this is when I usually gain weight). So now that my health is improved I am back!! And raring to go!!

Thanks for listening :D

[Britt6808]

hey everyone!
My name is Brittany and I'm from New Orleans,LA....yea katrina sucks!! But I now live in Baton Rouge and go to LSU. I'm 20 yrs old and this is actually the 2nd time I'm starting up weight watchers. I did it last year faithfully and lost about 10 lbs. But i can't seem to get back into it. So i figured it might help me out to join this support forum. I would appreciate any help and encouragement! :help: and I look forward to meeting some of you! Thanks!!!

SW: 135
GW: 120

[wooper]

Hello,

My name is Donna, I am as of recently from Victoria, BC. Up until less then a month ago I lived in Belleville, On.

I've been on and off ww for about a year now. But tired of the roller coster and ready to get on plan and stay there.

I'm about 25 pounds down from my highest weight but I keep getting into the 190's then going right back up. :ugh:

I'm married and have been for 5 yrs now. Together for 7 years. No children yet and only one pet a little hedgehog. :D

Anyway I'm looking for some help motivation and a good kick in the pants sometimes when needed. :workout:

And a few friends to talk to. :strong:

Oh and forgot to add I'm 29 yrs old.. :headover:

Donna

[Queenpin]

Hey everyone! My name is Danielle and I'm a 21 year old college student. I've tried different diets, eating right, and exercising and nothing has really worked for me. Then I met with my doctor and she told me about Weight Watchers and said that I should try it because she uses it and it really works. I'm hoping WW is what everyone is making it out to be because I have a big goal ahead of me. I want to lose 65 pounds by my 22nd birthday, which is in June. That would place me at about 185 pounds, which is the weight I used to weigh in high school. I don't want to be super thin, I still want to have some meat, thats why at 185 I would be happy. :) I haven't been overweight my whole life. Growing up I was thin, and that carried with me all the way up until my freshman year in college.Unfortunately I fell victim to the ever-haunting "Freshman 15" and it didn't help that my sophomore year I decided to live back at home because then it was constant snacking and eating and it just wasn't healthy. I'm going to work really hard at Weight Watchers because I know that my current weight isn't healthy, and my cholestorol isn't good either. I want to surprise my doctor the next time I go in and they weigh me, and be down a good 15 pounds! :D Do ya'll think 65 pounds in 7 months is a workable goal? I obviously plan on exercising as well because I know that will kick start it and keep me motivated.

Oh and don't be afraid to send me a message on AIM or Yahoo! I'm a very friendly person and wouldn't mind adding a few of you guys to my buddy list so we can keep track of each other.

Have a great Monday and a great Holiday!

!*! Danielle !*!

[mauigrrrl]

Hello everyone! My name is Melia and I am 23. I am not married, but have a boyfriend, Brandon, who I have been dating forever (well, about 6 years anyway). No kids, but we do have a pug who is about one year and eight months. I have followed weight watchers before, but I have never attended meetings and never been too successful. I have gotten better about what I eat, and currently weigh about 155. My highest weight was 174. I have been lurking on this site for weeks, and really really want to get myself on the right track. I just FEEL very unhealthy. So here I am!! :headover:

[chefswife]

Hi. My name is Nat and I'm 27. I just joined this web site yesterday. I've been busy reading the posts, and I love the shared motivation/inspiration. This is my second serious time on WW. I was on it about 7 years ago and lost 23 lbs. I gained it and then some when I had my baby last year. I started WW again in June and have lost 24 lbs with 17 to go. I'm looking forward to getting to know all of you.

Happy losing!!

[Caillagh]

Hello. I am so excited about WW! I really cannot belive that I had ignored the program for so long. Luckily, I have had a few angels drop into my life that have introduced me to this wonderfull way of living. My DF is on the plan as well and I can't wait untill he starts seeing results, and my Grandma too (she is one of those angels).
On the down side I own a Pizzeria along with my DF, sooo that means that not only are we cooking and prepareing the food, we get to smell and see it all day. We used to eat our food all the time; Now, we are going to have to really limit what we do choose to eat. Pizza (& Etc.) will have to be a treat instead of a staple....that will be the toughest part of eating better...for me at least.

Thanks in advance for the support gang. I hope that I can lend an ear (or eye) in the future as well.;)

[AngieCatLVR]

Bumping for newbies!!... I also added a bit more on my "Getting To Know You"

[JessIsOK]

Well, here goes... :)

Hi, everyone, my name is Jessica. I'm 27 from Nebraska. I've done WW for about the last 5 years, with varied success. The first time I joined, I lost nearly 60 lbs. Unfortunately, I wasn't as good at maintaining as I was at losing and have gained nearly everything back during the last few years. I've joined WW several times and never had the success that I had the first time and I think it's because I was able to get away with certain little "cheats" the first time and was still able to lose. What a difference 5 years can make on a person's metabolism! The program works, when followed the way that it was designed, which is why I'm here. Plus, I need the accountability of a daily thread where other "losers" like me post and share ideas. I used to post at 3fatchicks.com, but started to feel like I couldn't relate to many of the posters. I'm looking forward to "meeting" each of you and I'm looking forward to enjoying the feeling of being thin again.

Some other miscellaneous information about me: I have a dog named Daisy who is the apple of my eye. She's a mini rat terrier and the best thing that ever happened to me. I'm not married, but I'm long-distance dating the man of my dreams who I'm going to marry (I just haven't told him that yet). I work full-time at a nuclear power plant. It's a good job, but I don't really like it that well. I also work part-time at Subway and at Curves, and am a part-time student (just taking one class this semester). I like to stay busy (or maybe I'm just a little bit crazy, one of the two). ;)

Anyway, I'm going to just hop right in on the daily thread so I can get started. :)

[allijean]

Hi all!
I've been reading this thread for a few weeks now and finally decided to join so I can post too!
My name is Allison, 20, and I attend UNC-Chapel Hill. This is my second time doing WW but this time I'm treating it as a lifestyle change and not a quick fix! I have another friend doing it with me so hopefully that will keep me accountable as well as the support I get here! YAY!
I started gaining weight in high school after dating and getting too comfortable with a boy, then we broke up, I lost about 30 lbs, and went to school. After freshman year, I started dating my current DB :buddysmoo and gained again! He would never admit it, but we've both gained since meeting each other and I just don't want to accept that anymore!
Anyway, I need encouragement to keep exercising and the girls in my sorority have started walking with me and hopefully we can keep that up as well as stay OP which is hard because I'm in school. Anyway, that's me!!!:)

Allison

[BeccaGrim]

Hi everyone,
My name is Rebecca and I am a stay at home mom with my first child, Austin. He is four months old and such a joy to me. I was never overweight in high school..although I always thought I was. I'm five foot ten inches and I always weighed more than my five foot two best friend so I thought I was fat..sheesh. But, I really did start to gain weight in college by eating and drinking too much. Then, I moved to New Orleans to go to graduate school where I met my husband and we proceeded to eat and drink too much together. Which as you can imagine, made the situation much worse. Then after we got married I got pregant. So, now I'm trying to start a new approach. My husband and I have just joined WW together and I'm trying to be really excited about it. LOL.
So, here I am and I'm glad to be finally doing something about this instead of just thinking about it.
I hope everyone is well! :exercise:
Rebecca
SW 200 lbs
GW 160 lbs.

[mvhoward]

Hi Im new. I just got started today, got weighed in and got handed booklets. Because I showed up at weighing time my 'leader' didnt really go over everything in completely. I really need to sit down and read hard core.

Im doing this because, I have been overweight most of my life. I'm now 25, 5'6" and 275lbs. I recently got married (this May) and my DH and I have said time and time again we will lose weight. He talked me into leaving my gym for his.(I really hated his gym) And nothing has happened. DH loves chicken, red potatoes, and brocoli... thats what he cooks... and we eat. We got our house recently and a black lab/german shep puppy and shes great! We unfortunaly dont do as much walking as thought when we got her.
I really dont want to be 200lbs and pregnate. We are not trying for kids for another year, but none the list.

My mom has slimed down by just eating less.

Right now I dont know if I should be on the flex or core program. Im so frickin new Im shiny! So if you can help great... thats what I need.

[TracieB]

Hey all! I'm Tracie, I'm 24, married to my man, Token since May '04. I have similar stories to most of you - met a guy, got too comfortable, and the pounds piled on. I'm trying to get rid of them and am absolutely 100% committed to doing it!

I'm originally from Indiana, went to Indiana University and got a journalism degree. My husband and I moved to Guam a year and a half ago, and we have about nine months left here - thanks goodness!! It's way too far away from my family and I'm terribly homesick.

Anyway, hello to you all! Look forward to getting to know you even better as work to lose the weight!

[jsantos4422]

Hi everyone :wave: , my name is Junice Santos and I am 22 years old. I began ww a month ago today and I love it. I was always thin.....I didn't reach 100 pounds until high school. And then college ruined it all. Once someone who ate and didn't gain I was becoming overweight quite fast. I my first three years I went from 110 to 165+, and felt very unhappy. Most people say that they had a moment that changed their life and motivated them to lose weight. My moment was a combination of people asking me if I was pregnant constantly :mad: and one day going to try on clothes at a store and crying in the dressing room because I hated the way I looked :ugh: . But that is all in the past, ww has made me feel happy again. This site has been the biggest help ever..maybe more than the meetings at ww themselves. Thanks for all the support each and every one of you have in given me. God Bless and let the weight loss begin ladies:exercise2

HW 165+
SW 157.6
CW (150.6 last week but my weigh in is today :headover:
PGW 125-130 (basically when I feel great!)



JUNICE :wave:

[oshie15]

Hi, I am Michelle. I have been coming on this board alot in the last month and just found all of this about introducing ourselves.

I am 25. I have done weight watchers before but only stayed on it for like 3 weeks at the most. I have been doing it now for about 1 and 1/2 months. I started at 185.2, my highest weight ever. I am down to 177, but missed my meeting this week because I have been sick so hopefully I am down more. I have worked out all of my life, but lately have had little time to do so. I work full time as a legal secretary and am going to school at night. I am happy with myself, but at 185, I am not comfortable. I am 5'5". I carry weight very porpotionally(sp?), so I don't look like I weight 185. I would like to be in the 150's. I am thin and comfortable at that weight. I have struggled with bingeing and such, but WW has helped me be more structured.

I love these boards and am glad they are here, sorry I did not introduce myself earlier.

Thanks!!!

[jkewl99]

Hello Everyone!!!

Happy Friday. This is my first time ever wanting to try and loose weight. I had been pretty comfortable with myself, little did I know I was hurting myself.

I decided to Join WW because a group of co-workers needed 1 more person to be able to do an @WORK Program. I said what the heck, if it works great, if it doesent what the heck. This program really works, I am in this for the long Haul. All of you are great, keep up the good work chat with you all soon

I started on 10/26/05 ::walking:

SW:303
CW:268 (-35.0)
GW: 145-158

[Julesx66x]

Hi! My name is Julie, I'm 24, and I live in Tampa, FL. I joined WW for the 2nd time 2 and a 1/2 weeks ago. I love it! I had always been on the heavier side all through high school and college - my HW was around 175-180 and I'm 5'5. When I graduated college (FSU), 2 and a 1/2 yrs ago, I quit drinking every night and eating fast food/pizza late at night and was eating 3 meals a day and I lost about 30 lbs. I kept that off. Then, in March of this year I joined a gym and got a personal trainer. He put me on a really really strict diet and workout routine. I lost another 15 lbs, putting me at about 135ish. I was really happy, I finally looked great, and was getting SO MANY COMPLIMENTS - I was really happy with how I looked and then at the beginning of October, I could not take this strict diet any longer (I was barely eating any carbs - just a little brown rice and oatmeal - about 1 serving of each a day and NO SUGAR!) I went crazy. I had not eaten normal food in about 7 months - I "jumped ship" - I ate food all my friends and family were eating - normal food - for like 2 months and gained 20 lbs!!! in a matter of weeks!!! I got very depressed, none of my cute clothes I bought 2 months ago fit me, I had gotten rid of all my bigger clothes, so NOW I have nothing to wear!!! So, my sister talked me in to doing WW - several of her friends have done it and are doing it and have had super successes - I want to do it like this because I need the slow, lifelong process...not some yoyo quick diet type thing - I want to eat normal food and be normal again. So, on that note, I am LOVING WW so far because I can eat like a normal human being and not worry - I know it will be much slower but it will be forever! I'm excited to embark on this journey and I'm looking for all the support I can get -- oh yeah, and some fun, yummy food ideas :D I eat healthy as it is, but I do like to indulge - especially with chocolate & peanut butter!!!

My first week I did pretty well - lost 1.8 lbs, but last week I gained 4.8 lbs!! I think it's because my body is not use to carbs and sugar and it needs to get use to this new way of eating -- I am hoping my next WI will go much better!!!

I am looking forward to chatting with all of you!

[Cassie0624]

First off I want to say welcome to all the new peeps! This is a GREAT place and I would be lost withoutit.

Second, I just read my original post and I sound so corny! Just thought it was kinda funny!

[kate_thaete]

hi everybody... i was a member of this forum yeeeears ago, but i'm back now... i've decided to start following WW again to help me in my weightloss, because i have trouble succeding without a plan. WW is the only plan i've ever encountered that doesn't go against everything i know to be true!

my dh & i live in seattle, wa, with our two cats. no kids yet - i want to be healthy and active and much thinner before that happens. i work for a software company in development & qa, so it's pretty much a desk job. i hate exercise, but i try hard. i love junkfood, but i've finally gotten to an understanding that no matter how good it tastes, it doesn't "look good on me".

i'm joining this forum for support and friendship. i can't wait to meet you all!

[bbnono66]

Hey, Jules, I live in St. Pete...we are like neighbors :)

[brilliantstar]

Hi my name is Stephanie and I'm 22, this is my first time on WW and its going well. I'm a full time studentAt the university in Edmonton Alberta Canada. it seams I'm just like a lot of people on this list ,the last time I remember being at 135 was in grade 8! I am the same hieght now as I was then, and I weigh less now than when I graduated from high school. I'm looking forward to reaching maintenance and really like the support I get from the weigh in and I hope that this site will do the same over the weekend thats my struggle: tracking on the weekend. My Stats:
SW:174.6
CW:169.4
New Years goal: 162
maintenance goal:135

thats all for now :)

[strawberryrose]

Hi, I'm Faith and I have addicted to this site for a few years now. This is the first time that I have decided to write anything. I am 25 yrs old, from NJ and recently married to my high school sweet <3. I was never extremely over-weight, but I am 5'1 and when I decided I wasn't happy with my self image I was 150 lbs. I heard about ww from a friends mom, and I started the program on my own. I lost 40 lbs and currently weigh 110 lbs. I love life, love eating and am all about staying OP all the time (3 yrs and counting)! NO EXCUSES! I don't have kids which I am sure makes staying OP easier. I do have a little puppy and an amazing husband. Thanks for welcoming me :)

[Wigglesj]

Glad your not "lurking" any longer! Come post with us, all the cool kids are doing it, you want to be friends don't you?

[KnittyBunny]

Hello hello! I think I'll post here too, since it's been bumped up already.

I'm Marie, a 22 year old Grad student (Portland State University - Go Vikings!) studying Writing with a focus in Publishing. I am also a German student (not from Germany, but rather, a student of German language and culture.) Last summer, I spent 5 weeks at the Deutche Sommerschule am Pazifik (http://www.summer.pdx.edu/dsap/), and my roommate was this really nice, well-meaning, diet-obsessed chick with a lot of problems and a lot of pills. She took that one weight loss pill - TrimSpa, I think - and went running instead of eating. Totally unhealthy, and just by watching her I knew I didn't want to loose weight like that at all!

So I'm doing WW with my mother, who has already lost, I think, 20 lbs. I'm rather tall, 5'11'', and right now I weigh 190. I'm glad I carry it mostly in the hips and thighs rather than around the waist, but I'd love to be more toned up, more lean and fit. I have hip problems, so I prefer swimming, yoga, and pilates over any contact sport, including running, any day! But, alas, there is no pool near my place, so I have to make do with what I can.

I enjoy historical costuming, knitting, web design, asian pears, hot sauce, and reading reading reading. I have a lot of free time!

[saralou]

Hi everyone-

My name is Sara, and I just found this site. I think it's an amazing site so far and couldn't wait to introduce myself. I just started WW in September 05, starting at 233 lbs (my highest weight ever). Three months later, I am down to 208.6 (-24.4) lbs, hitting my 10% goal last week.

I was always a thin girl and certainly took it for granted. When I was 20, I was diagnosed with lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. Medications and the inability to exercise packed the weight on, and I used that excuse as a crutch for WAY too long! I'm 26 now, and as of this summer, my health is back under control, and my weight will be too!

I find WW to be inspiring and challenging and it gives me a wonderful sense of pride to take back ownership of my decisions and my weight. I'm so happy to be on board! I had WI yesterday and it was the first week I hadn't lost 2+ pounds (I stayed the same), so when I came across this forum while looking for some THINpiration, I found this!

Looking forward to more...
- Sara, NY

[Wigglesj]

Welcome! T20's is a great place to be. Glad to "meet" you!

[lshull3422]

My name is Lindsey and I'm 23 years old. I was on ww before I got married, for about 6 weeks (until my wedding dress would fit well). My husband and I got married in May 2004, and since then all the weight has returned plus some (okay, plus a bunch-- unbelievable). We have a four year old son and when I got pregnant, I thought it was a free ticket to eat as much as I wanted, whenever I wanted. I had always been overweight and loved to eat before then, but never saw it as a huge problem. So, at my last prenatal visit I weighed 185. Now, at 230 I'm not sure why I gained the 45 pounds I had been planning on losing. I do know that I have to get control now. So, I am headed to my first ww meeting next Thursday. I would have gone today, but my town is enjoying an ice storm. I am prepared to change my habits. I don't want my son to grow up eating the unhealthy meals that I enjoy preparing, and my husband needs to lose weight, too. I am hoping that he will be motivated by my future success. So, here I go. I am looking forward to receiving the support that you all offer, as well.
Oh, I hope to lose 100 lbs by this time next year- or as close to it as possible-- we want to have more babies, but are waiting until I am at a healthier weight.
Talk to ya soon!

[wildeyezz]

Hi Everyone,

I am project manager in Ontario, Canada. I have an East Indian background and love to try different recipies. I like to go to the gym and watch movies.

I'm a new to this website and trying WW for the second time.

The first time I tried it, a couple of years ago, my weight just kept going up and down by a couple of lbs and I became very demotivated. I figured I was spending money on the meetings but no making any progress. After about two months I quit.

The good thing I did back then was buy a copy of the Complete Food Companion and the Canadian Fast Food guide.
Since I had all of my material, I decided to try it again and finally on Nov 15 I weighed in at 182 lbs and officially started to follow the Winning Points program again. I have set up an MS Excel workbook in which I track my daily points, I note down any helpful tips, and also track my weight loss progress.

So far I've lost 8lbs (in one month!) and I'm looking forward to my first 10lb goal. Hopefully next Tuesday (my WI day)!

I've been visiting this site often and have recently started posting also. My luckiest day was the day I stumbled upon this website.

This is an incredible group of people and I would love to be a part of the many successes that are realized every day.

Looking forward to spending more time here!

[Wigglesj]

Welcome Lindsey and Wildeyezz! This IS a great place! It has certainly kept me motivated and brought many great suggestions and recipes to my attention. Have a great On Program day!

[amanda23]

Hello my name is Amanda and I am 23 years old. Here's my story........

I never had a weight problem at all during my childhood and in high school I was hot at 5'2" and 115-120 lbs. I wore size 5-7. I was really active though in poms and going to dance clubs every weekend with my friends and walking all over my neighborhood. After I graduated in 2000 I moved across the state with my family and was having a hard time meeting friends, even at the junior college I went to, and I became inactive. I never needed to diet before, so I just kept eating the way I was. I started gaining little by little but still looked good.

I met my husband who I married in 2002. Then the pounds came on. I only went to school part-time and worked part-time and cooked big fattening feasts for us at dinner. We had so much fun eating together, it was like our new hobby. We would watch movies and down two bags buttery popcorn and a big bag of peanut m&m's, along with 2 or 3 Cokes each. He stayed thin but I kept getting bigger. I started to look a little chunky and got up to a size 11 which wasn't that big, but enough where my mom would say "you look good, but I wouldn't want to gain any more if I were you." But then I got pregnant....

I used my pregancy as an excuse to eat whatever I wanted (mexican food and dairy queen). I got up to almost 200 lbs and a size 16 which doesn't look good for short people. After having a c-section with my son I have a gut that has no muscle tissue. My son is 13 months old now. It has taken me this long to get out of my stupid depression about my weight and do something positive for my body.

I started WW almost three weeks ago and am now down to 169 from 178. That is the biggest accomplishment I have made in a while. I hope to get back down to 120's but even 130's would be so awesome. I hope to get some good tips and support here.

That's me, Amanda:wave:

[amanda23]

[QUOTE=Julesx66x]:D I eat healthy as it is, but I do like to indulge - especially with chocolate & peanut butter!!!=QUOTE]

Have you tried the WW Smart Ones Peanut Butter PIe? It has chocolate on it too and it is a pretty good good way to spend 4 points. I like the chocolate chip cookie sundeas better though and they are only 3 points. Right now I am eating a lot of the frozen meals and desserts because they make it easy to keep track of points.

[Wigglesj]

Welcome Amanda, glad to have you here!

[pammysue]

Hello,

My Name is Pam and I have posted every now and then but thought that I should let you know a little about me. I am 27 from Ohio. I am a travel agent and I like my job. I get the chance to travel alot. I am going to Irleand in April and I can not wait!!!!!:headover: :exercise: :headover: :exercise:

I have had a weight problem all my life. I just came to the point that I woul;d be like this for my whole life. I have been on diets since I was in the 8th grade. I have done WW before and lost about 50 pounds only to gain it all back plus more. Some med problems and a family wedding pushed me over the top. I am in the wedding and I WILL NOT BE A FAT BRIDESMAID AGAIN ( I have been in 3 weddings in the past 2 years). So I have started once again and I am doing well. I started back on Aug 13 and I am down 51 pounds as of today(I WI on Sat.). I found this sight and there is great information here. Not to mention that everyone is so nice and you all are so helpful. I jump back and forth between this thread and the 100+ one. Hope no one minds me jumping in!?!? Good luck to everyone and thank you for all the help!!!!

[Wigglesj]

Hi Pam! Jump right in, the water's warm!

[LauedGiind]

Hi! My name is Laura and I am 28 years old. I live in Milwaukee, WI. This is the second time for me to be on WW. During the first time that I was on it, I went from a 264 lbs to 148 lbs. That was 2 1/2 years ago. During the past 2 years, I have struggled with a divorce, losing a job, and returning to college after a five year hiatus. Through all of this, I gained 50 pounds. Therefore, I am determined to lose it again and I know that it can be done.

Here is where I am at right now in my life: I am currently studying for interior design and English in college. I have been with my boyfriend of one year and live with him. I live with 4 cats and a dog, which 2 of the cats are mine. My hobbies are singing, watching movies, acting in theater, drawing, reading classical literature, playing vidoe games, and hanging out with friends. Unfortunately, I don't like to workout but I am trying to change that. I have a DDR pad and video game that makes me move so I hope that it might help me on my way to lose weight. :exercise2

[johnson2693]

Hi! I'm Amy from the Worcester, MA area. I'm 25 years old and have been a WW member since February 2005. I have been overweight for as long as I can remember but reached my highest weight last year when I weighed 222 lbs (I'm only 5'3"). I have joined WW a few times in the past but this is the first time I have actually stuck with it.

I finally realized that WW wasn't just a program, but learning a new lifestyle. I have lost 38 lbs and still have 40 more to go to reach my WWGW, but I'm confident that I will get there if I'm patient. I hit a plateau in October and finally had a big loss this week (3 lbs)! I was quite proud of myself for not giving up, which I know I would have done in the past.

[Shayner]

Hi There,

I am 25 and live in Chicago. I own a very cool loft which I share with a very overprotective 2 yr. old pooch named Keyko. I sell art for a living, and am currently a graduate student.

This is actually my 3rd time on WW since I was 16, but this is the longest and most efficient time so far! I have lost 25 lbs. and still have 40 to go. My mom does it with me, and is my #1 fan. She just got lifetime last week, and I am soooo proud of her.

I think I have always thought of myself as "bigger" and I thought it's just the way I was. My other times with WW I just did the online thing or just wasn't ready. I get it now, and I think I can do it and I can be the skinny person who I know will be so stylish once I can fit into all those cool clothes.

Cheers,
Shayne

[Mistymarie]

My name is Misty. I am a 28 year old mother of one daughter, 2 cats, and 2 mini schnauzers. I am a college English/Literature instructor. I have been "a little heavy" or "big-boned" as my mother always called it since I was 14. I come from a family of very thin people, so I can't say enough how much this board is going to help my motivation. I look forward to getting to know each of you as we make our way through this together.

[annisfaith]

Hi... I am 26, happily married and a mother of 3 beautiful little girls. I was always pretty fit... In Junior and Senoir High I thought I was overweight, but really I was insecure because I developed earlier tha n the other girls... and curves to me were fat. So with the low self esteem came some actual weight gain.... lost it in College where I fell in love with swing dancing. I met my husband dancing and we fell in love. We got married. I gained about 10 pounds before our wedding date. Then after we were married I started making things the unhealthy way my husband liked... I gained about 20 lbs. We got pregnant, and I loved being married and pregnant. I knew I was gaining a lot of weight, but my self image never changed and I loved being pregnant. So I ballooned. After I had my first daughter, I went to put on my old clothes and the were tiny. I was no longer an 8/10... I was a 18/20. WOW! I lost about 1/2 of my baby weight on WW and then happily got pregnant with my second wonderful daughter. After I had her, I lost all but 5 pounds of my baby weight on WW, when I found out I was pregnant yet again. I am so happy to have my beautiful family. I have however neglected myself for quite some time. It used to be that when I would look at current pictures of myself I wouldn't recognize myself. Now I look at old pictures of myself and I have somehow lost that girl. I want to be healthy and happy, so that my girls will be able to grow up with a good model. I realize that I will do them a big favor if I can take care of myself too. My goal is to do just that. I want to be healthy most of all, and I want to feel beautiful again.

Anni

HW 210 (right after pregnancy)
sW&CW197
goal weight145

[skinnybride]

Hi!!
My name is Jordan and I am twenty-one years old. I live in Louisiana, and am currently teaching second grade while finishing up my college education (im student teaching). I will graduate in may and get married in June! I started Weight Watchers before I was engaged, but one of my focuses is trying to lose weight for myself so that I feel beautiful on my wedding day. My Fiance loves me just the way I am, and is a huge support, but I want to be healthy and feel beautiful on the outside on my wedding day. My weight watchers journey has been a long one, I started weight watchers when I was fourteen years old, I ahve always been over weight. My heaviest has been 225. I have been in and out of weight watchers over the years and have joined and left three times, however this fourth time (when I joined in September) I am DETERMINED that I am going to lose this weight for myself, my health so that I can be a more active person. :headover: Another huge part of my life is my fiance, who is a youth pastor, a lot of my time is spent with the teenagers in our youth group and I would like to feel like I can keep up with them. I want ot be physically fit so I can do the same things as them at summer camp this year (thats another personal goal of mine, be able to climb the wall at youth camp). Anyhow....it is so nice to have a place that will support me and where I can support others. I once heard a quote that said, if you "fail to plan, you plan to fail" and I think this aligns nicely with the philosophy I read on BCB's website, I appreciate having a support system like this website! I can't wait to get to know everyone better! I hope you all have a happy and blessed New Year!

skinnybride
jordan

[karaiu]

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[Kate07]

Hi everyone,
My name is Katelyn, I am 20 years old and from Illinois. I am in college currently, majoring in English language/literature with a minor in secondary education. I've pretty much always been overweight (except for a brief and wonderful period in high school where I weighed 118 pounds), but it has gotten really high since I've been in college. My dad died my first month at school, and as I am an emotional eater...well, I'm at 201 now.

I've tried many diets before, but when my size 18's (*cringe*) started getting tight, I knew I had to find something I would stick with this time. My DBF's mom told me about WW, and my DBF (being wonderfully supportive) is doing it with me (he even registered on this site :) ). So here I am, and I look forward to getting to know you guys, as well :wave:

[ashnichole]

Hi! My name is Ashley, and this is my first time posting here. Ive always struggled a little bit with weight but in high school it was always just a 10-15 pound thing. Now since college its become a much bigger problem. The difficulty in finding healty food choices and more partying have contributed a lot to my problem. I am trying to get my life back on track in a lot of ways and weight watchers seemed like one more aspect of my life i needed to refocus on. My mom joined weight watchers with me the first time and lost 50 pounds and has kept it off so i know i can do it too. Im just looking for a place to get encouragement and a little more accountability when im having weak moments!
Thanks!!
~Ashley~

[barefootgirl18]

Just wanted to day a quick hello to everyone! I am 25 and just finished my first week on the program and I am really excited about my results thus far!

[HotTee2Be]

Hi, my name is Beth and I'm 24 years old and living in Houston, Texas. I've been struggling with my weight my entire life. I was always a heavy child, and that weight just continued to increase throughout college. After I moved to Texas for law school and started living on my own, I was able to lose around 20 pounds and get down to my lowest adult weight in time for my wedding this past July. Unfortunately, I totally binged on our honeymoon, and the binge eating didn't stop for another good month after that. All fall, I've beens struggling to take off the weight I gained (plus some more to get to goal), but with no real success. The holiday season was incredibly stressful, and I used that as an excuse to basically eat whatever I wanted for the past three weeks or so. I'm now back totally 100% committed to WW, because I know it works if you work it! I do WW online, so I'm really looking for some support and accountability in an online setting, which I haven't really found through the WW website. I look forward to talking to all of you soon!

[debmonn]

Welcome Beth! Jump right in...everyone here is great. Post often so we get to know lots about you!

[mariemorgan]

Hi everyone! :wave: I'm Jodee. I'm 23 and living in Louisiana. I started weight watchers in 2004 after a breakup that really depressed me. I lost 48 pounds in about 4 - 5 months. Then I moved to Louisiana and got off the program. Too much running around with my job to be keeping track of points and lots of fast food I have gained about 10 pounds back. So now I'm trying to get back with the program.

I first noticed I was overweight, after the breakup and my emotional eating got my size 20's getting tight. I knew i couldn't go on like that anymore. I started WW and totally changed my lifestyle. Hopefully I can get back on track. I plateaued for a while which really hurt my focus. I just found this site and hope it really helps me stay on track.

BW: 223
CW: 180
GW: 150

[krisnicnel]

Hello all....

My name is Kristy and I go to WW in Maryland. This is my first time on WW, as I joined January 2, but I have tried Slim Fast (I SLIMmed None!) and going to a nutritionist.

I married my husband 5 years ago (today!!!) when I was 17 years old. I had my first daughter, Jaidenne, at 17 and then my second daughter, Khenna, at 20. As a very young girl, a senior in high school, pregnant and married, my husband in boot camp for the Navy, and with my parents going through a divorce, I had no real guidance as far as nutrition during pregnancy was concerned. I pretty much ate fast food and whatever was simple to cook. This ultimately was the cause of my weight gain. With my second daughter, I lost everything I gained but was still left with the first baby weight.

I am here to get support during my time with WW. My goal is to go from 200.2 to 130/135 (I'm 5'3"). This would put me back at the weight I was before I got pregnant and would make me very happy.

I'm so sure this will work. Already, within one week, I have lost 2.6 pounds. This is not much but is a step towards my goal. Anything you put your mind to, you can do.

As far as work goes, I just graduated with my Associates Degree from Central Texas College and am currently atending Southern Illinois University to get my bachelors. Once I receive this, I will be attending Towson University to become a physician's assistant. So, in 3 years, at 25, I will be a PA.

If I were to give up on my weight loss, it would be so hypocritical of myself. To have a child and marry so young, then overcome the odds and remain married and be almost complete with college, how could I not meet another personal goal of mine?

I wish everyone luck in their weight losses and I truly am glad to have found this website. I've never been much into message boards and support groups but I really need this one. It's good to know someone else is going through what you're going through and can offer guidance and support.

-Kristy:headover:

[Irisheyes1212]

I posted this in another section but I plan on spending a lot of time in Terrific 20's soo...
Hello from Chicago! 27yr. old female here. Mom of three kitties :p Been on WW since 4/28/2005 and can't seem to stick with it. Years of emotional eating, yo-yo dieting, and depression leaves me with a lack of motivation. After yet another emotional breakdown last night (about wasting my 20's by being "fat") I thought I'd join this board. I am a WW eTools member as well, but really don't like the structure of the boards there. Anyhow I'm glad to be here and looking forward to meeting you and becoming an active member. My resolution is to not miss anymore WW meetings, so lets see how that goes!

[kirkie1109]

Hello, my name is Kara. I am 24 and live in Michigan. I decided I needed the help and support of a weight loss program like weight watchers recently and yesterday was my first wi and meeting. I am hoping to lose the lbs I gained during my college years and the year after. I am having a rough time in my life with a recent break up among other stressful events. I want to feel good about my self image again! :D My 10% goal is 135. I know i can make it!


SW ~ 150
CW ~ 150
GW ~ 120

[tristansmama]

I'm a newbie here so I'll post here too. I'm 28, single mom of 1 little boy, 15 months old. Working full time, taking 1 semester off from college. I'm very unhappy with my weight, I want to be a healthy, happy mommy for my little boy. I grew up with overweight parents and I don't want to subject my son today. My heaviest was 330, and I got down to 270 after the ups and downs of pregnancy. I'm at 297.5 at my last WI and that 300 mark terrifies me. So I need support and accountability. I'm a wuss, but I've got a lot of pride and I hate to lose. My goal weight is 180 - It's not my ideal weight, but I think my ideal weight (140) would make me look like a scary dead person. Besides, I like having big boobies! I'm trying not to focus on the 120 lbs, but little goals. Right now my goal is 5 lbs. If I can do that, I'll have the motivation to keep going!

Here are my stats:
5'8''
SW:298
CW:297.5
GW: 180

[JenJen1222]

Hello there! My name is Jenny, I'm 25 and live in Minnesota. I started WW on 1/9/06 for the second time. The first time I joined WW I lost 25 lb's and fell off the wagon when my parents and sister up and moved to Florida. Now my family is back from Florida, and most importantly I'm back to WW and completely recommitted. I've been struggling with my weight since I turned 13-14. I was always the chubby girl(size 10-14 when my friends were a size 4), and when I turned 15 I started working at McDonald's which, surprise surprise, helped me to gain more weight. My highest weight ever was 230, which I will never reach again. My current weight is 212.6. I'm getting married May 6, 2006 to the sweetest, cutest, most wonderful man in the world. My goal between now and then is to be able to fit into my wedding dress, which is currently a size to small for me. If I lose more than that between now and my wedding, GREAT! I'm going to Maui for my honeymoon, and would love to feel good in my swimsuit...I look forward to getting to know you, and hope I can find the motivation and support I need, as well as provide that to others on this board!

My Stats
Height: 5'7"
HW 230
SW 212.6
GW 155

[erin1025]

Hi everyone,:wave:
My name is Erin. I am 27 years old. I am married and have 2 kids.I live in Utah. I have been unhappy with my weight for 8 yrs.:mad: With each pregnancy I have gained 50 lbs so I am 100 lbs more than I was 8 yrs ago. I was always average size and very active its been a huge adjustment to be fat, so I decided I would give weight watchers a try because I want my life back! I Love to exercise so that is great,:workout: but I love to eat. The great thing so far about ww's is I can still eat good food. That is a huge bonus! So far I love the program, my first WI i lost 2.4 lbs! YaY!:jump_jack

[SardonicSara]

Hi guys,

I'm Sara, I'm 21 and I'm a student in MA. I'm from NY originally, and my DF and I just got a place in WA where I'll move when I graduate in June. I've always been overweight. I wore a 16 all through high school, and while I gained some weight when I got to college, I stayed that size until junior year. My eatting habits got out of control and I was suddenly (well, it felt sudden) wearing an 18+ from Old Navy (basically a 20). I'm only 5'3" so I took that particularly hard. I went to CA this summer for an internship and I started getting my eatting in check and working out for the first time in my life. I lost about a size over the summer, but I wasn't weighing myself so I have no idea how heavy I really was. When I got back to school in September a good friend of mine convinced me to join WW with her. I think it was one of the best decisisions I've ever made. I've averaged a loss of 2.5lbs every week, and I've never gone off the plan. I'm so much happier with myself, and I love fitting into my size 12s-- a size I'd never seen before! I still want to lose around another 30lbs, if not more (we'll see how my body is at that weight), and I'm psyched to see where I am at graduation. I only wish that I had tried WW earlier.

So, that's me :)

[feebs]

Hi guys, I'm Fi, I'm 21, and I'm a bit of a distance from you guys.... over here in Ireland, attending the weekly meetings.

WW Member as of this day last week (11/01/06), so I just went to my second meeting today. Tried the programme before and I was so weak it was stupid. Coming back a committed, dedicated member.

Was quite thin as a kid, and that all changed when puberty reared its ugly head. I'm also quite tall (5'11"), so, while the weight wasn't trememdous, it was a big issue for me. I was a comfort eater, so I put on more weight, and the vicious cycle started. I'm trying to take control now.

Starting Weight: 232 lbs
Goal Weight: 179 lbs
(53 to lose)

[Momma]

Hey all! I am Carly from Boise and I am a 23 secondary ed major. I started WW in 2003 and have lost 99.5lbs to go from 255-155.5, but am back up since the holidays to 174 :embarrass. I have done it online using e-tools and so its nice to find a place to come for support and help. My goal is 150 and darn it, I am going to hit it this year ;).

I love to cook and watch Food Network. I got a kitchen aid mixer and mastercook for christmas so I am putting those to good use. Pans are my next gift once I lose 10lbs.

I like to workout and pretty much use fitness dvds I get from netflix, Yourself Fitness, and stuff on Fittv. I am not a big gym person but I did manage to push myself to go last year a couple of times and realized they aren't so scary, but I prefer the comfort of my own home.

My bf and I are giant hockey fans and he's slowly getting back into being active (he has gained 30lbs since I started WW but he kinda needed it) so we have been doing some ice skating and I think when I am done with school I will seriously get involved in playing it. Growing up in Idaho, we weren't exposed to it too much so its a new passion.

Anyways that's pretty much me :).

[ROSETROUT]

My name is Fallon, 24, engaged, no kids (and will hopefully stay that way for a few more years). My weight struggles, though not extreme, have been going on since high school. I am 5'5 and graduated high school at 160+. I went away to college and unlike most, lost 20lbs as a result of stress and cafateria hours that didn't mesh with my eating schedule (I grew up in a household that ate dinner at 7:30, so when the dinner hours at the cafateria are from 5-6:15 you tend not to go much). Thanks to finding a new love in the sport of handball I was able to keep the weight of for all four years of school.

Spring quarter of my junior year I started a long-distance relationship.....
15 months later I graduated school and moved 300 miles away to his hometown........
I joined a gym I hated........I didn't go.....I had so much new found time and freedom to eat.....and eat.....
6 mo after moving here I moved in with him.......his eating habits not being much better than mine.......
a year later, engaged and pretty darn close to where I was when I graduated high school.....uck.

I'm getting married in June and I want to be down where I was at school. I budgeted my money so I could join the expensive gym that has courts and handball players.

And I joined WW to get my eating under control. I have good days with this then I have really bad days. I guess thats how it goes with most stuff like this.

Here's to being a skinny bride. Wish me luck.

Fallon
158/150/130

[SoCloseYetSoFar]

Hey everyone!

My name is Shiloh, I just turned 23 in November and I've been living in New York City for about three years now. I'm originally from Des Moines, Iowa. I work in a private real estate development firm during my days. At night, I audition for theater or write short stories and plays. I have a boyfriend that I met shortly after I moved here and he's wonderful (if a little too much of a push-over to make me stick to my diet. All he wants to eat are pancakes and hamburgers!) I've been on WW for a long time, almost nine months now, but I have hit a wall and feel like I need a lot of support to push myself that extra mile to hit my goal. My biggest problem is that I push hard all week and then when the weekend hits, I get too soft on myself. That's why I think support from the bcb would be just the kick that I need.
My whole family has struggled with weight problems. Ever since puberty, I've been overweight and I hit my high last year. My mother mentioned after seeing that I obviously wasn't happy with myself that maybe I should pay a little more attention to my weight. So far I have lost 50 lbs. and I feel great about it, but I would LOVE to break down that wall and reach my goal weight. I'm really looking forward to getting to know you all!

[amarchesano]

Hello,

My name is Amber, I'm 24 and I've rejoined WW for the 2nd time in my life. I've been heavy all my life, I believe the first time I went to a WW meeting, I was 11, so you can imagine how tough that was.

I'm recommitting myself because of my boyfriend Justin. He recently spent time in the emergency room with a severe internal infection and when he went to the doctor's, the doc told him that he needed to lose weight, or he'd die by the time he was 40 (he's only 25 now), so needless to say, it scared the both of us. I'm sick of being fat, I want to be able to walk up a flight of steps and not be winded, I want to walk on the beach and not be embarrassed and more importantly, I want to grow old with Justin.

It's going to be a long journey, full of disappointments and achievements, but I know I'm ready.

[masterpieceinthework]

Okay heres goes first I started ww 3 weeks ago. I am 31 not in the 20's club unless 20 at heart counts. :exercise2 This is all new to me ( the computer part) So any and all help:help: is wonderful. I found this site by chance and love all the help, I don't go to meetings so this is great. I am trying to get me and my husband on the right trac :confused: If anyone wants to guide me thru some of this site it would be GREAT!! By the way My name is cris, I am in sunny Ca. no pressure there to be thin :) I am a mom to a cool 7 yr old boy, and marries to the best man Eddie. If Some could direct me where I need to be...

[Wigglesj]

First of all... WELCOME to T20's! This is a fabulous place to come for support, suggestions, and motivation. All newbies are welcome, just post often so that we can get to know you! I've noticed that a ton of people that posted here, never post in the forum. You may be lurking, but I can promise you will not get near as much out of your WW experience, without making yourself part of the group. Post in the daily so we can see how your life is going, and the accountability thread each day allows you to share your menu and check out what healthy options other BCBer's are eating. If you have any questions at all, feel free to start a new thread. If you're shy, PM one of us and we'll do our best to help you. Make sure to check out the BCB philosophy, it's our guideline for conduct on this site.

WELCOME!

[lori2.0]

Helllllllllllooooooooo...

I'm Lori, I'm 26 yrs old and I live in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. I'm a Lifetimer but am nowhere near goal anymore (in fact, I'm 10 lbs less than when I started the first time!). So I'm back OP and this time my DH is with me. I'm a computer engineer and a Masters student, so most of my time is spent sitting in front of a computer. :ugh:

This time I know when I reach goal, it doesn't mean I can stop watching what I eat and exercise! And it'll be good to fit into my thin pants again!!

Lori
178.2/173.0/140

[Epiphany213]

Hi everyone! My name is Joanne and I am 27 years old. I am from a small town in New Jersey, real close to NY. I started WW about a year ago but fell off the wagon around the summer time. I committed to it again the end of last year after almost all my work went down the drain. My Boyfriend, of 11 solid years:buddysmoo , and I have set our goals and commit to standing by them. Although his goal is not for weight lost he stands by me and wants to help and support me. I love him for that! But sometimes it is hard for someone not dealing with the same issue as you, to sympathize. But he sure can motivate. My goal is to loose 30 pounds by May. That is about 2 pounds a week. And If I stay committed than I know it is possible. I know I am going to have those "bad" days but that is what I am here for. SUPPORT FROM MY BUDDIES!!! :bcbsalute

Oh and I also go to the gym:exercise2 3 (trying for 4) times a week. I fight with the building muscle "thing" (muscle weights more than fat).

Joanne
178.6 :mad: /171.8:help:/135:strong:

Short Term Goal: 6 pounds by Feb 13th (My 28th Birthday)
Long Term Goal: 30 pounds by May 1st

[austinsmommy]

Hi my name is Pam, I am from a small town in Manitoba, Canada. I will celebrate my 5th anniversary this year. I married my high school sweetheart on August 25th 2001. We have one amazing son, Austin, who is 15 months.

I have been trying to lose weight all my life ( atleast it feels like it), and I am ready to make a lifelong change.

I am very happy to be a part of such a wonderful group. I love to read all the suggestions and tips that get posted here daily.

[BreeDavis]

Hi girls. My name is Bree, I'm 25 and from California. I've been an athlete all my life, so I was able to eat whatever I wanted and not gain weight. That all ended when my physical activity slowed down. So...I gained a lot of weight...When I stepped on the scale and it read 190 (I'm only 5'7), I knew it was time to do something. I went on a crash diet and got down to 178...that became too much, so I joined weight watchers. I love it! I get to eat everything I want and still loose.

[debmonn]

Hi Bree! Post often so we get to know all about you. You'll find some great buddies on here.

[sixpack]

Hey everyone!

My name's Kat. While I'm not quite in my 20's (16), I could really use some support! I'm in my sophmore year of college and live in Seattle, WA. Hopefully I'll get to meet some Washitonians WWs here! I like paiting, outdoor sports, fashion, and studying (yep), among other things.

My current weight loss goals are as follows:
SW:125.5
By March 1st:120

I'm happy to join this community and look forward with meeting you all,
-Kat

[Purduenancy]

Hello, My name is Nancy and I was an expert at quitting WW. I have always been a little heavy, but since I graduated from college, I have gone from "could lose a few pounds" to seriously overweight. My come to Jesus moment started last year when I went to the doctor for migraines and was weighed. I was 205 pounds! For a girl who's 5'4" that is way too much weight. I immediatly joined a gym and about a month later joined WW. I stuck to WW for about 3 months and the gym for 6 months b/f I let my job push away everything.

I joined WW for the last time 1/06 with a SW of 200.4. This time feels different, less like I am starting a diet and more like I am starting a new life. So far I have lost 7.6 pounds, and already I am starting to notice a difference in the way my clothes fit. I think I have traded my addicition for food for exercise, but I can't help but notice that since I have embraced WW and healthy living I haven't had a migraine.

[Em0710]

Hi my name is Emily I am 19 and a Freshman in college. I have always struggled with my weight, I have always been around a 10-12, I am 5'4. I joined WW when I was 15 and I lost about 15 pounds. I maintained that weight for awhile but then gained it back. Then when I was 17 I had a jaw surgery and lost quite a bit of weight, but it was due to being on a liquid diet and it came back pretty quick once I was off the liquid diet. After eating in the dorm for a semester and then the holidays, I gained a couple of pounds and realized I need to do something about it. I am going to my first meeting this Thursday. I am a little worried about having to eat in the dining hall, and not being able to cook for myself. Thanks!
Emily

SW-157
GW-130

[KMS]

I am Kendra from Alberta. I am 25 yrs old and have been happily married for a year. I've always struggled with my weight since a young teen, but was extremely active so I never gained. Six months ago a foot injury put me in a cast (just got cast removed last week YAY) and it's been down hill. I had to give up running and rollerblading and I never changed my eating habits so of course 20 lbs piled up (went from size 11/12 to 14/15) over the last 6 months.

I started WW with the motivation of my mother who is a lifetime member. I have only been on the program for 5 days and I already feel better. My DH says I smile more again.:D :D I'm excited for the challenge and support that comes from this board and I cant wait to get back to my old self again and stay there forever!:jump_jack

[JERSYGRL111]

Hi my name is Candice and I am 25 years old from South Jersey. I am 5'7 and currently I am wearing a 13-14 size. This limits me to about 4 outfits a week, cause nothing else fits!!!! I have always been heavy in fact never got down to any single digit jeans:( I joined WW for the 2nd time January 25th, mainly because I am going on a cruise in May and couldn't stand to be the "chubby girl" at the pool!! This is my first relaxing type of vacation...I have traveled inside the US to places like San Fran, Nashville, Florida lots of times, Cleveland, etc... But these vacations were more touristy & did not really warrant wearing a bathing suit...but now to the carribean...I can't imagine snorkling etc... and feeling comfortable enough in my body to wear a bathing suit. Even though, I've known I was over weight I guess this is the motivator that is keeping me going this time....I'm very self confident, so I guess my weight never bothered me, but this time I feel like I will miss out on having a wonderful vacation if I am not comfortable in my skin...so this time it's for good!!! I WILL GET INTO A SIZE 8!!!! Thanks for listening to me rant...I needed that...and I look forward to making alot of new friends here!!! Take Care

[serena1128]

Hi, my name is Serena and I am from Trenton, FL. I work at the University of Florida and I just got married this past May! :buddysmoo I was on WW before I got married and managed to drop from 145 lbs to 130 lbs. However, I made the big mistake of treating WW as a diet not a life style I have gained 40 lbs! :sobbing: I knew that I was the heaviest I had ever been before but, I have always had trouble with my weight. However, I didn't really realize how much I had really gained until I was down to about 3 outfits (none of which include any pants!) and I finally had to go buy some new clothes and I had to jumped 2 sizes! I didn't want to weigh myself because I guess I felt like if I didn't know then it wouldn't really make it true. I finally got a kick in the butt when I had to make a trip to the doctor and the nurse (who is also a friend) expressed concern. So, I am coming back to WW and this time I am bringing my DH along with me (he also gained 40 lbs) and hopefully we will make it for life this time! :p Well, that is my story and I know that I will always have to battle my weight but, hopefully with the help of my WW buddies here it will be a little easier!

[volksgirl64]

My "real" name is Jacque. I live just south of Detroit, MI. I'm doing WW at home and have never been to a meeting, but I must be doing something right because I've lost 12 lbs so far! I'm 26, I'm an engineer and I live with my DB.

I lurked around here for about 2 weeks before I decided to sign up. I'm really impressed by the community. I hang out a lot on the T-20s board and various others.

[bbnono66]

Welcome to the newbies :)

[BigRed05]

Hi I am Kelly from a suburb southwest of Chicago called Orland Park. I think we have now nicknamed it the resturant capital of the midwest. really everycorner has something to eat. anyway. I am 30 but post here since you all are much cooler to hang with. My DH is bassmankev77 on here. Since he is 28 I jumped on his coat tails in. We have 14 month old son named Brandon and hopefully one on the way???? have alittle nausea this morning ....i will keep you posted on that one. DH and I started WW together on Jan 1 2006. so far he is down 36 lbs and i am at 21 lbs. Its great doing it togheter. he is a great cook and makes meals filling and in our point range. I am stay at home for the most part but we both do work part time for my family business. We do wedding and party cakes. We are in business this year for 31 years. check us out sometime... www.leesonscakes.net (http://www.leesonscakes.net)

its rough working with cake all week. its too good not to nibble but i am getting better. Especially the fillings....mmmmm fudge raspberry....sorry getting worked up.
talk to you later
Kelly

[katkass]

Hi there all,

My name is Nancy and I am 28 (29 on the 24th) and I have been married almost 9 years and have two wonderful daughters. I use to model when I was in high school but afte I graduated and moved in with my DH the weight kept climbing a little bit a t a time. I did not notice it until after I had by second daughter and needed to fit into a dress for my sister in laws wedding!!! So I decided it was time to do something about it. I actually live out side of winnipeg MB Canada in a very small rural town that does not over WW so I thought I would try it on my own. I got some of the books from a friend and started jan .03/06. So far I have lost 8.5 lbs and I can count you guys as inspiration. It is nice being part of this group - did not realize I have so much in common with you all. My husband is abosultly wonderful about everything and has been trying as well. That 's it for know! CANADIAN GIRLS KICK A**!!!

[magenmarie]

Hi everyone. I've been on and off of this board for a while.....and I seem to be a professional joiner. :)

My name is Magen. I am 27 years old. My mother started the program a few years ago and had extreme success with it. So, I just started eating on the point system. I was so amazed that I lost 20 pounds in only 2 months. but then I fell off the wagon, so to speak, and now I'm back. Starting weight of 145 lbs, and now I'm down to 139 lbs. yahoo.

I'm getting married on April 22nd, and my major motivation is our honeymoon. We are going to a resort for 7 days, where I"ll need a bikini on!!! uh-oh. That makes me nervous. So.... that is my short term goal. April 22nd. I want to be 125. That is 14 more pounds.

I usually lurk around these boards. I post some, but not a lot. I actually don't attend meetings, and haven't officially joined WW. So, sometimes I feel like I don't really belong here.....but the information and the people are so wonderful that I can't stop coming. :)

Ok, that's my story. Thanks for reading! Nice to meet you all.
:)
Magennn

[caligurl79]

Hi everyone. My name is Tiffany and I'm from Southern California. I've been reading this board for a while now and have finally decided to put my two cents in. (I'll try not to make this long).
I'm 26 years old and have been overweight for most of my life. My highest weight was 275 lbs when I graduated from high school. I knew that I was heavier than the other girls but I always justified it by saying that its okay because I'm tall (I'm a little under 6'). But now it's not okay anymore. My mom joined WW while I was away at college and lost a lot of weight. So I am using her books and doing WW from home. I'm really excited to join your group. From what I've seen, you guys are really supportive of each other and that is exactly what I need right now. I hope to learn from, share with and encourage you guys through this journey.

Thanks for listening,
Tiffany:wave:

[KittyRN]

Hi everyone my name is Kathryn, I am 26 years old, from New Orleans area. I have joined WW to end this gain and lose battle once and for all ! I just got married in Nov. 05, and want my husband to have a HOTTIE wife. He tells me I am but I just don't feel that way. I want to see it for myself. I am looking forward to getting to know people on here and depending on you guys for some extra support when I need it the most.

[CortneyMarie]

Hi! It was great to read about all of you.

I am 22, and starting WW for like the 5th time. I have struggled with being 'chubby' since my preteen years. The freshman year of HS I crashed dieted, and got down to a size 2, over the next 4 years I slowly gained weight back, and at the end of my senior year I was back to being slightly overweight.

In college I gained the freshman 15 plus some. And then in 2002 I started WW with a friend. I lost 20 pounds and felt great about myself. However, once I became comfortable with the fact that I was 'skinny' I started to gain it all back.

Since then I have restarted WW a couple of times, but never have had the sucess I had the first time.

In July, I got married and moved to Canada from Ohio. It was a huge year of graduating from college, and getting married within a 2 month span. I have been unable to work here because my immigration papers are still processing. The combination of boredom and lonliness have been leathal. I have gained 20 pounds since July, and on a 5 foot small framed gal that is a lot.

I really want to do it and stay with it this time. Unfortunetly we do not have the money for me to join the meetings again, but I have all the info from the past so I have high hopes.:)

[sinwagon]

Hi, My name is Andrea, and I'm from a small town in Ontario, Canada.

I'm 28 years old, 5'4", married for just over a year. My weight has ranged over the years from 98lbs up to 165lbs. I was quite athletic through out highschool, and even after highschool and into college. When I went back to school in 2003 I weighted about 120lbs, and I was comfortable there. By the time I got married a year later, I was up over 160lbs. This past december I really started trying to watch what I was eating - meal planning, no take out, that sort of thing. I managed to lose a few pounds, but needed something else to keep me going. I have often thought about weight watchers after hearing such great things about it, but never really had the money, and didn't know how comfortable I was going to meetings. When I had a bit of extra cash two weeks ago, and discovered you could do it online, I signed up right away. And I love it!

My starting weight was 149lbs, my current weight is 142lbs, my 1st goal weight is 134lbs, and my end goal weight is 120lbs. I want to be more active and fit, and not just lose weight, but tone my muscles - I want to get back to how I used to be.

I want to ride my bike to the store instead of driving the car. I want to walk my dog more. I want to find an exercise routine that I enjoy doing.

And I'm glad that I've found this place! I've bookmarked it, and look forward to coming back and reading more.

[maile5278]

Hi, I'm Maile. I'm 27 years old and my Hubby and I have been married for almost a year. The last time I ever remember not being overweight was when I was 13 years old. I have steadily gotten bigger over the years. Untill I hit my all time highest weight of 220 pounds in December of 2005. I had joined WW about 4 or 5 years ago and lost 30 pounds but gained it all back. But a few weeks ago one of my best friends called me and told me that she and one of out other friends had started going to WW again. So I decided I would go with them. I feel great about finally getting this weight gone forever. And I'm very glad to have found BCB I love the support I find here.

[mklage]

I'm 27 years old. This is my second time on WW. The first time my hubby and I started on Sept 1, 2004 and both lost 30 lbs each! I'm a little ahead of myself so let me backup. When I graduated high school I wore size 10 and weighed 145. I'm told I look a lot lighter than I am. After high school, I was in an abusive relationship, became depressed, etc and gained 60 lbs. I didn't actually REALIZE how heavy I was until I met my then-future husband and I saw myself in my wedding photos.

So, hubby (Dan) and I started WW and felt great! We lost 30 lbs each without exercise (slap on my hand!) We did fall off the wagon around January 1, 2005 because of our own temptations. However, we haven't gained any weight back - thank God!

I had been going to therapy for my back pain for years...not for weight, but because of the size of my breasts. Even after the 30 lbs weight loss, the size never changed. Finally, in December of 2005 I had a breast reduction. Immediately, my back pain was GONE!!! I haven't had problems since! I now feel that I can finish my weight loss program with the right amount of exercise.

So, I attend TurboKick (www.turbokick.com (http://www.turbokick.com/)) classes twice a week, water aerobics and stationary bike. My biggest obstacle is sweets. I can live without them, but once I have one in my mouth, it's hard to stop. I don't stress eat and am not an emotional eater. My favorite snack is 94% fat free Kettle Korn (1pt).

We don't have any children (I am infertile) but dealing with it. We're really not trying too hard right now. I guess when I get to the point where I am serious about conceiving, it may be more heartbreaking. I work for a bariatric surgeon doing billing/accounting. I see our patients everyday and it is motivation enough.

I have no pets. I am the women's outreach coordinator at our church and love it! I am really really really happy I found this site and look forward to knowing everyone.

Thanks for having me!
mklage

[shues138]

Hey everyone, I'm Andrea and I'm 25. I was on here before, gave up on WW, and now I'm back. I've been doing WW at home for the past month and have already lost 12 lbs. I'm hoping to lose at least 50 by January. I picked January because my best friend and I are going on a cruise, so it's a reasonable goal as well. If I lose more that will be good though! I excercise 50 min. 3x a week and do strength training 2x a week. I hope I can get all of your support and welcome me back with open arms!

[JanisY]

Hi, I'm Janis and I've just started WW today. I'm 26 and will be 27 next month. I have a wonderful DH named Mike and a DD named Cherisa who is 8 and a DS named Ayden who is 3.


I live in Waterloo Ontario and would love to meet fellow Canucks and my American neighbours.

Currently I'm looking to loose 160lbs. I figure if I sent 10% goals (16lbs at a time) then I'm sure not to be so discouraged by the numbers.

I've also had weight loss surgery in June 2000 that was a complete failure -- partly surgery and partly due to the fact that I still haven't learned to eat correctly. I'm higher now than I was when I had the surgery. :(

On a brighter note, I'm motivated to kick butt this time and look forward to getting to know all of you! You can probably find me in the twenties thread or in the 100lb club.

[Jabberwocky]

Hi all my name is Kevin and I am a 23 year old male from Kansas. Struggled with weight my whole life, lost 70 pounds a little over a year ago, but have since put it all back on. Joined weight watchers a month ago, I like it ok. The only thing I don't like is I am the youngest at all of the meetings and like the only male (this would be a dream come true for some guys) Anyway joined this forum for support hopefully I can make some e~friends! HW 310 LW 235 CW 298.

[gvmemoment]

I am pathetically cutting and pasting:

My name is Sara and I am a Cleveland, Ohio native that migrated west to Washington State in 2003. I am 25 and was married to a wonderful man in May of 2005. We have no children, but two extremely spoiled cats!

Growing up I was never thin. I always had what my mother called "baby fat" but it seemed to stick around for a looong time. Looking back, I wasn't FAT, but I am sure I was always over weight, although I didn't worry about that much. The summer between my senior year in high school and freshman year in college was probably my "skinniest" time, although I couldn't tell you what I weighed. Between long hours in Architecture studios with little to no sleep and on and off efforts at the gym, I managed to gain only a little weight during my college years. I was still a size 10 at the time of my graduation as my closet reminds me every so often!

After I finished my BA I was hungry for a change, so decided to move myself across the country. Once in the PNW I immediately met my husband and soon after we moved in together. It was at this time that I started to gain. I estimate that I was about 170 on a 5'8 frame when I arrived in Washington, but eating with a man that works manual labor 8 hours a day and can pack away the grub took its toll on me. It is easy to fool yourself that as long as you don't eat the three hamburgers and huge plate full of fries your SO is eating, the 2 burgers and slightly smaller plate of fries is A-OK. Unfortunately having a job and not moving much during the day, plus eating waaaaaay to much junk added up to a staggering number. I fist stared becoming aware of the problem and struggling with it at about 190. I had several periods where I would eat better and exercise, but never had any REAL success. By the time we got married in May of 2005 I was over 200 pounds. I was miserable. After the wedding and honeymoon I started Core in June. By the beginning of August I had lost 20 pounds and was feeling great. Then we moved into our first home. At first I went off program for convenience because of the hassle of moving and not wanting to cook. After I lost weight that first week (something to do with all the work we did moving, I'm sure!) after eating fast food all weekend, I felt cocky. I stopped working out, and pretty soon was eating anything and everything I wanted. I kept telling myself that I would get back on program but I couldn't seem to get motivated.

Christmas of 2005 was a very hard time for me. I was tired of feeling depressed all the time. I was tired of yelling and snapping at my husband every time he talked to me. I knew something had to change. Just after Christmas, something just clicked. I already knew what I needed to do, but this time I knew it was for real. I went back to Core with a vengeance. I cut sugar out of my life and shortly after started working out again. Since then quitting hasn't been an option!

[swimgirl]

Hello, my name is Amanda and I'm 24, turning 25 this summer. I was born and still live in Ottawa, Ontario.
I've been on WW for one month now, and some of the girls in my meetings have talked about this site so I decided to check it out. I totally believe that this is a lifelong change and that if you mess up you've just got to get right back up again.
My starting weight was 182.5 lbs, but my highest was about 190 lbs. I was in Mexico in January, and after seeing all the pictures of myself in a bikini, I was mortified! I was fed up! I've gained 10 lbs every year for the last 4 years, and my doctor has been bugging me for a reason for my weight gain. I didn't have any answers because I'm actually fairly active, and I never ate tons... but just bad choices.
I've lost 9 lbs in 4 weeks so far! I find that I'm eating much more food than I used to, but it's healthy food. I feel so much better already, I can't wait until my first goal of 160! My final goal is 135 lbs, which I hope to reach before I turn 25! I don't know how achieveable this is (I think it's reasonable) but I'll still be happy if I'm 150 lbs by then.
When I started I was a size 16, although I still tried to squeeze into my 14s, but now the 14s are comfortable, I've also gone down one belt notch! (without the roll hanging over!)

I love the help and motivation everyone gives eachother on this site, good luck to everyone!

[Jessekuhs]

Wow, so many have posted!

Hi, I'm Jessica! I'm 26 and live in southeastern Massachusetts (about halfway between Cape Cod and Boston). I guess since I was 12 or so I have gotten heavier. I was athletic from about 7th grade until 11th grade but I was always heavier than everyone else. When I graduated high school I was a size 18! I went to college and graduated in 2002. My present to myself? Drop all the weight I've packed on over the years! I ordered WWAH and started on the program.

I lost about 50 lbs in 9 months or so and kept it off. Then about 2 years ago DF and I bought a house. The past year I've allowed 15 lbs to creep back on, but now that I'm getting married in June that definitely needs to go!

Ideally I'd like to get out of my size 12's (which are getting snug) and get into a size 10. We'll see what happens when I shed what remains of these 15 lbs!

[jovigirl76]

Hi, my name is Kristina and just started ww on 2/25/06 and I am actually loving it!!! My highest weight was 282 lbs, a little over 2 years ago,right before I gave birth to my daughter. Right now, I am at 235.6 and probably would be more, if I hadn't joined my gym when my daughter was 7 months old. I have been overweight my whole life and made fun of from elementary to high school. My worst memory from those days was when I was about 12 years old and 2 girls at my bus stop bought oversize underwear and wrapped them up and gave them to me infront of EVERYONE @ the bus stop.... And I didn't even give it a second thought until just these past 4 days, when I have been thinking about my "fat" life and how bad I want to change....

I am doing this for myself and my daughter. I want to be able to run up stairs with her and I would love to be able to jump around with her. I am finally ready to do this and I finally have the willpower to stick to it !! I want to prove EVERYONE wrong and show them I can do it !!!!!!!

Here's to my new life !!!! :jump_jack

[wanna-win]

Hi everyone, :wave:

My name is Marina and I've just joined your site and the weight watchers. I've been overweight for most of my life and actually was at 240 lbs several years ago. Through ww program (didn't join at the time though) I got down to 150 lbs and was pretty happy with myself. However, I am back in 200's now and I am trying something different this time (decided to officially join ww and this support group).

Anyway, I am psyched to start this new lifestyle and I am happy to find out how much support there is. I've read some threads and I think this is exactly what I need to make sure I am following the program and not giving up.

Thanks!
-Marina


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SW: 205.8 :mad:
CW: 205.8
GW: 140 :jumprope:
WI: Mondays

[Back2Me]

Hello everybody,

My name is Jessica, I'm 20 and I live in southern California. I have a 2 1/2 year old son, Joseph. I am getting married June 10, 2006 and NEED to lose this weight. I have done weight watchers before, and I loved it. I love the fact that I can eat whatever I want, as long as it works in with my points. I gained all my weight when I got pregnant with my son, and I just haven't stopped gaining! :ugh: I am making up a grocery list now and I plan to restock my kitchen with everything I need to succeed! I start my diet tomorrow morning, the second I wake up. I hope to meet some great people on this board. I think this will help to motivate me.

I can't wait!:exercise2

Jessica

[mbrooks]

Hi everyone!

My name is Molly and I'm 23. I've been pretty thin my whole life. I gained about 25 pounds during college and lost most of it doing WW a couple of years ago. Right now I'm about 10 pounds above where I would like to be and it's a stubborn ten pounds. I've decided to do WW again to help motivate myself. I really enjoyed it before and did not feel deprived. I've also began running and am thinking about signing up for a 5k sometime before summer. My boyfriend is an avid fitness buff and inspires me to get myself in the gym more often. I am currently running 4-5 days a week for at least 2 miles per day. My goal is to keep it up and to add more distance.

I think these boards will be great for helping me stay accountable to myself. I'm looking forward to getting to know you all!

[lsbethangel]

Hello All,

My name is Elizabeth, I live in Chicago, and I just joined weight watchers a month ago. I have been slightly overweight my whole life. I have been on a diet what feels like my entire life. These diets range from smart ones to starvation. But I have not been able to break 150 my freshman year of highschool.
I graduated college this past june, and have a career and a life. On my Birthday this past october I got on the scale and weighed 175 pounds. Something had to change!!! I went on a diet and by January had lost 15 lbs, than I went into starvation mode, and would eat maybe 1000 calories a day, and still couldn't break 160. The first week of February I decided I couldn't do it anymore, not only did I feel awful physically but emotionaly as well. I decided I didn't want to spend the rest of my life dieting, and I wanted to loose the weight AND learn how to eat at the same time. On February 14 I joined WW at 158.8 lbs, and realized I didnt' really know about good nutrition. Now I am joinging BCB because I need some encouragement, and away to hold myself accountable. I feel great, I am eating what I should, cooking, and having a great time, However, the scale is not moving as fast as I would like. In one month I have only lost 3 lbs, even though I meet my points religiously and do cardio workouts 3 times a week and weight workouts 2-3 times a week. I am trying to ignore the scale, and judge on how much better I feel and look, but it is still frustrating at times. I determined to keep to it, and I know I can get down to my goal weight of 125, and learn to be a healthy individual.
In addtion to wanting to be healthy, I am dating a wonderfully supportive guy, and we are on the road to marriage. I dont' want to be one of those brides who is starving herself for a year before her wedding in order to loose weight. As a wedding planner, I know that planning a wedding is hard enough, who wants to be doing a strict diet at the same time? I have seen too many brides add much uneeded stress and make themselves sick during what should be one the happiest times of their lives. I don't want to do that. I want to have a new lifestyle were I can give my body what it needs and have the energy to live the life I want. Most of all , I want to be healthy. :crazy:

[SmallerMeg]

Hello Everyone!

My name is Meg and I live currently in Alabama. I have been happily married for 5 years. I have always been overweight, but currently at the heaviest I've ever been. My DH and I are trying to start our family but due to infertility problems have not been successful. I lost 70lbs when I was in high school but put those plus back on since I've been married. Hopefully getting some of my weight off will help us be successful in having the family we have always wanted.

SW 282.5
CW 280.0
Meg:)

[savannahbrock]

Hey everybody!
I'm Savannah, and I am happy to be here! I just joined WWOnline, but I've been unofficially following the program for a few weeks now. I wasn't losing anything and making a lot of mistakes, so I thought I'd bite the bullet and just do it.

I grew up tall and way too skinny - the doctors always told me to put on weight. I'd try, but my constant level of activity kept me lanky. So, when I got to college I did it: I gained weight - and lots of it. I would occasionally lose some pounds, only to put them back on again a few months later. I'm pretty sick of that cycle. I met my DBF during my junior year and got 'soft' around the edges due to happiness and, well, eating too much. There were days that I'd eat two dinners! I knew it was bad for me... but I didn't know what to do about it.

So, here I am. I'm 22, and my current goal is to lose about 20 pounds by the end of May (10 weeks). My bother is graduating from Annapolis and I want to look good for the week of events. My lifelong goal is to lose 25 pounds and keep it off.

Thanks for being here, and I'm sure I'll be chattin' with you soon!

Later 'gators!
~savannah

[Jennlk84]

Hi :)

My name is Jenn and i'm an almost 22 year old (in just a week and a 1/2) college senior. I'm majoring in Elementary Education and am currently doing my student teaching with an awesome group of 3rd graders. I will be graduating in May! I have been overweight my entire life. I remember being in 6th grade, going to TOPS with my grandmother. If you don't know what TOPS is, it stands for Take Off Pounds Sensibly. It was basically just a group of old women that would weigh in weekly. Well I went and tried to lose weight, unfortunately it didnt help much ,especially since one of my classmates' mom went there and told her daughter I joined. It was soon around the entire 6th grade. What a devistating year. I've tried different ways to lose weight my entire life. 2 years ago I joined Weight Watcher's with a group of friends. It was great, but unfortunately I was only a member for 6 weeks. Something had happened to one of my friends, which pretty much through the rest of us into a depressed state and we quit. I've noticed myself gaining wait over these past 2 years and I've finally decided it has to stop. I knew that Weight Watchers was the way to do this. I made the commitment again, and joined last Thursday. I'm really excited to be a member again and to be on track once again! :) I am a pretty happy 21 year old, and I want to be a healthy one too! My wonderful boyfriend is behind me on this 100% and really supportive. I'm really excited that I found this site too! I've really enjoyed reading all the posts and responding too! It has been extremely motivational and helpful :D

NICE TO MEET YOU ALL!!!

[virginiaERnurse]

Hello all! I'm new here, but not new to WW. I tired it once last spring and had too much going on in my life to make the comitment, but now I am more than determined to lose the weight. Last week I weighed in @ 174.2lbs and this tuesday during my WE I was down 5.2 lbs! I could hardly believe it. I know I won't lose that much in most weeks but it was a great start and an awesome motivator.

So to tell you a little about myself...I a 23 y/o emergency room nurse in Norfolk, VA. I graduated from Old Dominion University last May and have been working ever since. I live with my boyfriend who's a firefighter/EMT, haha, ER nurse and EMT, match made in heaven. We have two dogs, a cat and a snake that are our children. I love warm weather and I can't wait for the summer!

That's a little bit about me and I can't wait to learn more about you all!

Thanks!!!:crazy:

[HeartnSoul]

Hi all, well I had made a huge post, but then it said I wasn't logged in and I had to relog in...so this will be a bit briefer.

I started WW 1 Week ago...after 7 wks of exercising alone, I had gone from 240 lbs to 236.4 lbs...which I say is my WW Starting weight. I knew it was my diet, cuz obviously to loose 3.6 lbs after 7 consecutive weeks of working out, it was a wake up call. Luckily, my mother has been a ww member for a year and a half and she's lost 60 lbs, so I called her up and thus, here I am doing my weight loss journey. The first week has been awesome and I am never hungry...I follow my points plan to the nail (yes, I have used a few of the flex free points) but still had 10 left after week one...so that's not too bad) I take in all my veggies and fruits daily and my milk...I am learning to incorporate oils now...I thought mayo was an oil ( fat free of course)...not...hee hee... I don't eat margarine and stuff, so that's why it's hard to incorporate so i'm learning to cook with it.

I will tell you I've been large for most of my life...but when I bravely decided to weigh myself in January that 240 was a huge eye opener....

So here's my stats...

5ft 7" tall
Weight in January 240 lbs
Weight after 6 wks of working out no diet modification 237 lbs
Weight at 1st WW Meeting (and therfore my starting weight) 236.4 lbs
Total weight loss from exercise alone (before WW) 3.6 lbs

Current Weight after one week of WW: 232.2 lbs

Total Weight loss since joining weight watchers (and still maintaining exercise schedule...) -4.6 lbs. YAY!!!!!!

I'm a believer and a lifer!!!! That's for sure...my goal right now is my 10% so, 24 lbs...but my ultimate goal is between 153 and 160....I know I can get there, I know I can do it...The health benefits far outweight that cookie! Hope to share as I go...Luv ya all!!

HeartnSoul

[nem11]

Hi heartnsoul. Welcome and good luck!:wave: Post often so we can get to know you.

[Momof2pugz]

Welcome new buddies! It's so nice to learn more about you!

[jackieincontrol]

Hey Ya'll!

I hate to start with a negative, so I will just give you a run down of me :) I am a newly 23 year old. I graduated almost a year ago from Marymount University with a degree in Communications. I live in Northern VA, outside DC and work for a non-profit. But not a 'save the whales' type. I love it, and find it rewarding.

I am a second time WW person, this time determined. However, this is my 9th week and I feel under the wagon and rolled. I used to work at a gym (Curves) and I recently took this desk job. So getting back on track is crucial. Self control is .... dwindling :)

I am on MSN (jbarry@eonetwork.org) during the day, and would love to make a chat buddy. Not to always talk about weight loss, but to have some type of friend who understands.

Have a super day!

[EastCoast]

I love these threads because it gives me an idea of who else is facing my same problems and also, who else is taking charge. Congrats to all of you who have made the decision to forge a healthier life!

I made that decision almost 10 months ago after graduating college. After being heavy my entire life, I decided to make a life changing journey and lose the weight. I weighed in at 227 ( I'm 5'7") and was shocked. I ususally got weighed once a year when visiting a dr. or something so I had no idea I was that big!

Every week I face another challenge in this journey, but I have managed to take off 37 lbs. I'd like to lose another 40 to 45. It feels like its taking forever, but I think for me, it's good because this process has and continues to help be make the right choices and taking longer just helps me practice those good habits.

There has been a lot of trial and error along the way, but I feel so wonderful when I just sit back and really consider how much work I have put into my self imrpovement. I'm sure those of you who have lost weight can agree that there's a sence of pride that goes into every pound shed.

I have a job in Public Relations which is awesome except for the time spent behind a desk

I have a very supportive boyfriend and two kitties :p

It's great to be here and I look forward to hearing more about all of you!:buddysmoo

[knittertoo]

Hey all!
My name is Angela and I live in St. Louis, MO with my dear hubby, beautiful daughter, cat, dog, cockatiel, fish and snail (man, we have the wild kingdom at my house!!). I didn't gain weight until after I had my daughter, I was always thinner (I am around 5'2'') and in high school was very active and weighed around 120lbs - the weight has crept on slowly over the last 9 years due to the fact that I have become fat and happy - DH and I enjoy going out to eat and I LOVE food...I suppose that isn't necessarily the best thing one can love. At present my weight is 270.8 pounds. (Yikes, really...that is terrible, how could it have gotten this far out of control?) I have also been fairly sedintary for the last few years, I have a desk job and don't really exercise all that much (although I know I should). I joined Weight Watchers last week and have yet to have my first weigh in - - I am very nervous. I joined because I want to be around to see my daughter grow up and I want to be able to walk up a flight of stairs without huffing and puffing and I'd really like to enjoy shopping again.

I look forward to getting to know you all, I certainly know that I'll need support along the weigh...LOL

Angela

[gonnabthinagain]

Hey Yall! My name is Christina and I'm 28 years old! I live in Southwestern Virginia with my hubby, my daughter, and my fur-baby Otis.. (Pug) along with some lil fish and turtles!! I was overweight until I was in middle school then I lost down to 118 lbs. Over 10 years ago I had my daughter and went through postpartum depression then my dr. put me on antidepressants and my weight went out of control! My heaviest was in October I was 242 lbs and now I'm down to 222 lbs. My main reason for wanting to lose weight is for myself the second reason is because of infertility. I'm just starting ww and because of financial reasons I'm not going to the meetings yet. I do have all of the books and the tools I need though. Also my Sister-in-law attends the meetings and helps me out alot! My main reason for joining the forum is because of the support and motivation I've seen from this site! I look forward to getting to know all of you!

[clevergirl]

Hello all,

My name is Angie (clevergirl) and I'm 25 years old with a 3 year old son. I started weightwatchers Saturday of last week. For most of my childhood life, up until about 11th grade I always maintain a normal weight range. Never thinking I would be overweight I just ate what I want. Boy was I wrong. I started weight watcher for my son and to feel better about myself. If anybody have a toddler, you know how hard it is to keep up with them and having the extra weight to slow you down, don't help the situation. So here I am, 25 yrs. old 5'4 190 lbs. My 10% is 19. Today will be the second meeting I attend, but I don't think I will attend anymore after this one because of the expense. I am really excited about losing weight and look forward to talking with you all more.

Hugs:exercise2

[andagain]

Hi everyone.
I just started reading this site and find it very helpful. My name is Lyn and I'm 25 years old.
I never joined ww, My aunt did and I followed along with her. That was two years ago. I was in my last year of college and I weighed 217lbs. I never dieted until then. I was always chubby, but it was never a big deal. However, the lbs creeped on so slowly, but consistently, in college, I hardly recognized them coming until I randomly weighed myself. I was only 23, 5'4" but I weighed 217. My aunt kept hinting I should try the points plan with her so I did. Anyway, long story short, I went down to about 170 withing 6-8 months. I then graduated college and began working and settling in with my boyfriend and haven't done WW in the past year and a half. I'm noticing the lbs creep on one by one, slowly but coming. So I started WW again today. I KNOW I can do it for good this time. I have to figure a way to fit exercise in my plan. Since I just quit smoking, I can no longer use that as an excuse. I WILL be healthy! My GW is 140. I want to be down to at least 155 by my cousins wedding in July. It will be so nice to not have to search for something to wear that hides my body.
I'm looking forward to following through with my plan and coming here for guidance and support.
Wish me luck and good luck to all of you

[piratecore]

Hey all,
I am Amy. I am a month into WW, and have struggled with my weight since High school. I think my lack of sports activity and stress eating really got to me in college and after graduating i just couldnt seem to get the weight off. My dads side of the family has history of obesity and diabetes so i really need to keep things under control. Hence making the lifestyle changes through weight watchers!

Luckily, I met my fiancee 4 yrs ago, so he has seen me at many different weights from 145-190 and has loved me the whole while through:D But now that the wedding is in the near distant future I need to look good in those pictures dang it!;-)

I am 23, and work as a Special-Ed Paraeducator and also as the assist. supervisor of an after school program. I have a degree in fine arts(so if anyone wants to commission a painting, let me know! I am originally from Rockland County, NY and now live in the gloriously beautiful Colorado. I also have a sweet little kitty named Pickles. He makes me laugh every day.http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e134/erockingout/Pickles/100_1229.jpgYou can see he takes after his mommy in not being able to stay out of the fridge.

[AKchick]

Hi everybody! My name is Desiree, I'm 27 and I live in Wisconsin with my three kids, dog and cat and my hubby who is in the Coast Guard.

I started having a weight problem in 5th grade when my parents split up. I don't think I ever realized it started then, I just all of a sudden noticed I had this extra weight on me and my mom told me she noticed the same thing. I have gone up and down with my weight with pregnancies, post-partum depression, and military moves. Now I am done having kids and can finally focus on myself a lot more and I want to get healthy and be a good example for my kids. My husband has been supportive of me no matter what I have weighed and tries to be as supportive as possible while I try to lose weight.