I'm very glad to have found this forum. Oh, You have no idea. Wait, maybe you do!

This first 31 years of my life I was a TALL female, Skinny, ate whatever, whenever. I have had to let go of those days because I'm in my new reality. If I want to be successful in gaining control over food, my health, my life, I know accepting "today" will lead to success. Yearning and moping about how I used to be is useless and counterproductive.

I'm now 41. Over this last decade here come some lbs. here and there more lbs. lbs. lbs. (as I type lbs. I think "libbies" in my mind; childish yet amusing). The pasta, the rich cheeses, chips, chocolate cupcakes, sweet yummies of all description, french fries, soda, yada, yada, yada. I'm using humor mostly for my benefit because my life right now is scary, lonely, and I'm past being overwhelmed. Life can be like that. I left a corp. job after 20 years. Yippee! That was Dec. 03. I've done so much from that time up to now. Moved across the country for a dream job, bought a house there...then in a short time it all turned to c.r.a.p. And, while I was out there, my diet was atroscious. I moved back to NC and now find myself in circumstances that weren't anything like I had planned when I was going after my dream. Also, now have recent health problems, my cat died three weeks ago and it's been harder than hard. I cry for him so much. I'm kind of a mess.

I eat lots of things, some good things, lots of bad things. The late night eating is positively the worst. I eat one thing and go right back in the kitchen looking for the next thing, eat that, etc. And guess what? I actually did the South Beach Diet in Sep-Oct '03 and did quite well. I know the only way I will be able to be successful in changing my eating lifestyle now is with the support and help from all of you.

This may be more than you wanted to know. But, I couldn't talk just about the food and my apparent addiction to some of it without including some of the other gorry details. My breakfast tomorrow: eggs, cottage chees and green tea.

I'm hoping to get and give support in this forum. Yeah, I'm kind of a mess right now, but I'm also a good listener.

Hi there, fellow Beacher! Glad you could join us here. Really sorry to hear about your cat, and everything else you've been going through. You've come to a great place, filled with lots of supporting people!

we're all here for you, so post often!

I would like to welcome you to the forum... For support it helps to start a weight loss journal here... congrats on starting a new way of life!!