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new to the group - Hi to all!!
Hi everyone.
I have read some of the most recent posts for this group and you are all just wonderful! The way you support each other, its such an inspiration, and I would like to be a part of it. My Story....a little long winded (even though it's an abridged version), I'm afraid.... I made the decision almost 5 years ago to change my life, and the priority first up was lose weight. I weighed in at 297lbs, lost 81lbs over 7 months doing a VLCD, over the next 3 years I gained back just under 40lb. Now I am back on the VLCD, have lost that 39lbs (again) in the past 7 weeks, and am well on the way. I am being much smarter this time, I am learning about healthy eating and calories for the first time in my life, it's quite enlightening. I can see how I ended up the way I did! We have a family history of diabetes, and I don't want that. Current weight....220lb Goal weight....140lb (not set in stone, will make adjustments as the time goes on, haven't weighed that since I was about 15, so it's a start) thanks for your time Helen |
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new to the group - Hi to all!!
Welcome!! This is a great group and what you will learn here--what you really KNOW, but if you are like me, won't admit to--there are no magic bullets, no easy solutions. It takes a lifestyle change, an attitude change, a diffrent approach to food. And it often sucks. I feel better now--and I've lost and regained LARGE amounts of weight three times before--then I ever have in my life, and I'm still far from my lowest scale weight. The diffrence now is, I'm eating healthy, eating REAL food, I'm properly fueled, not living on magic meal bars and drinks and starving--or popping ephedra like Pez. But I still crave; I still fantasize over Colonel Sanders. This group keeps me grounded. XXXXXXgizzieXXXXXX (223/171/120) "hellnbak" wrote in message oups.com... Hi everyone. I have read some of the most recent posts for this group and you are all just wonderful! The way you support each other, its such an inspiration, and I would like to be a part of it. My Story....a little long winded (even though it's an abridged version), I'm afraid.... I made the decision almost 5 years ago to change my life, and the priority first up was lose weight. I weighed in at 297lbs, lost 81lbs over 7 months doing a VLCD, over the next 3 years I gained back just under 40lb. Now I am back on the VLCD, have lost that 39lbs (again) in the past 7 weeks, and am well on the way. I am being much smarter this time, I am learning about healthy eating and calories for the first time in my life, it's quite enlightening. I can see how I ended up the way I did! We have a family history of diabetes, and I don't want that. Current weight....220lb Goal weight....140lb (not set in stone, will make adjustments as the time goes on, haven't weighed that since I was about 15, so it's a start) thanks for your time Helen |
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