I’m new here. Obviosuly. I used a forum like this to help me quit using tobacco. That worked great, but it also helped me add 25 pounds to an already overweight body. So, with that behind me I’m ready to lean on another forum to help me get my weight under control.

I have two major obstacles. I love to eat and I’m lazy. I’m a little better at overcoming the laziness, as least as far as exercising goes. I’ve been a runner in the past - not fast or anything, but I have several 10ks and a half marathon under my belt. But that basically just kept my weight stable. I was still about 20 pounds overweight and my running friends referred to me, among other things, as the Walrus. In the last several weeks, I’ve gone on a few runs and am feeling good about that.

Like I said, I love to eat. I probably have a few “issues” with food as well. Plus, the whole laziness thing spills over into preparing meals (it’s a lot easier to eat at Qdoba than pack a nutritious lunch). Add on to that all the vast amount of (often conflicting) information out there about food, and I’m paralyzed. On top of that mix in bit of high blood pressure and possibly IBS. I really need to learn how to eat right and exercise and apply it. I need a major league life change here and I’m not entirely sure how to do that.

One thing I learned when quitting tobacco, and it was a hard lesson to learn and even harder to apply, was that I had to take it one day at a time. I see myself in the mirror and I want to see something different, but it can’t happen overnight and that bums me out which sends me to the couch with a bowl of ice cream.

Hey Manimal,

I used online help to quit smoking, too, and I also gained 20 lbs. I also love to eat and am lazy (although I'm working on this one). How about that? Could we have been separated at birth?

Your one day at a time advice is worth remembering. For me it was/is more like one hour at a time. Good luck with the weight loss!

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Hey Manimal - I just wanted to stop in and say "hello." Have you started a journal? It's a great way to keep yourself on track and reflect.

Welcome to WLF!