New to this forum - intro post OK?

[janey99]

Hi all -

I'm a long time DIS member who has finally bitten the bullet and decided to DO SOMETHING about my weight.

I'm 5'3", 156 right now. The last time I was at my (reasonable adult) goal weight of 128 was about 6 years ago. At that time, I got pregnant, lost that pregnancy at 16 weeks, got pregnant again, had my second DS, and have just never been able to shake the 25+ pounds of pregnancy weight.

Probably why -

I cook a lot for my family - there is always food around!

I think a lot about exercising (have a very expensive treadmill in my home), but never really stick with it. I WANT to be able to walk/jog several times a week, either on the TM or "out in nature" with the dog.

EVENING SNACKING!!! - cannot put enough exclamation points around this! All day, I have an internal dialogue with myself about NOT DOING IT AGAIN TONIGHT, but I always cave and then eat more than I originally intended in defiance of myself (?). I'm talking about a third of a container a haagen dazs at one sitting, followed by half a bag of some salty chip type snack. (blech - I can't believe I just wrote that)

Result of all this I'm miserable and PO'd at myself all the time, but self sabotage every day - argh - so frustrating!!

I just joined WW online today and have tracked my first two meals.

I'm committed to making this work and I think it would be really helpful for me to get into this forum and make some friends who have the same issues and goals. I especially will need to be talked down from the ledge in the evenings (after 8 EST) when the nightly snack struggle begins!

I welcome suggestions for threads to get into, tips that have worked and anything else that anyone has to say.

Jane

 

[Rose&Mike]

Hi Jane!

Welcome to WISH!

You are welcome to join the Biggest Loser Challenge. There is a main thread where you can read about the challenge and when you are ready to join you can pm buzz5985 for a team assignment.

I joined the BL challenge in Jan 2010 and have lost and kept off ~50 pounds. Along the way I have made some great new friends!

Rose

 

[janey99]

Thanks for the welcome Rose!

I have been poking around on the WW forums (on the WW online site) and it is really active with lots of posting too. I will check out Biggest Loser here and also keep looking there for inspiration.

Jane

 

[pjlla]

Welcome aboard! I second Rose's suggestion that you come join the BL challenge! Plenty of us Weight Watchers there! Best of luck on your journey to a healthier life! ..........P

 

[sdmom]

Hi, best advise I found here on WISH board was to check out "couch to 5k" I started it on the treadmill last year and I'm sure it is key to my 30 lbs lost.

 

[TMcDwyer]

Welcome! I agree about the C25K. It is a great program and tanks to it I am now training for multiple 1/2 Marathons...did I just write that?!?! As for the evening snacking, I had that problem too and I started chewing a lot of gum. It was not a perfect solution, but it helped.

 

[PrincessRhi]

I'm also one of the newbies here, and have found the board super welcoming and helpful so far-- even though it's only been a few weeks.

Welcome!

 

[The Mystery Machine]

Hi Jane!

Welcome to WISH!

You are welcome to join the Biggest Loser Challenge. There is a main thread where you can read about the challenge and when you are ready to join you can pm buzz5985 for a team assignment.

I joined the BL challenge in Jan 2010 and have lost and kept off ~50 pounds. Along the way I have made some great new friends!

Rose

Hey there R&M, I am back. I will do the same.

 

[ohMom]