Hey everyone! My name is Elizabeth, and I'm new to this forum. As an intro, I am a 24 year old auditor living in Alabama. I was married last year to a wonderful guy named Tony. I've never discussed my actual weight with anyone, so this is quite a leap for me. I swam competitively though high school and unfortunately got in the habit of eating whatever I wanted with no consequences. That caught up with me in college, and I topped out last year at about 173 (I am 5ft 1inch, so this is definitely overweight). In May, I got serious about eating right and trying to exercise, and I lost about 10 pounds rather quickly. I am now hovering at about 158-159, and have been for over a month. This is a little frustrating, but I know it is my fault. My problem is that I have a lot of stress and not very much time for working out. I commute two hours a day (one hour each way), work a full time job, and am studying for the CPA exam (another full-time job in itself!). I also often go out to eat with my team from work, and usually just do not have the willpower to eat well when eating out. I am looking for support from others for losing weight, tips on how to fit exercise in my daily routine (and even... ::gasp:: ... enjoy it!), and how to eat correctly when eating out and on a daily basis. If you made it to the end of this extreemly long post, thanks for reading! I look forward to getting to know all of you guys!

Elizabeth

Hi & welcome!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hear ya on the dinning out thing! That's a toughie!!! I always cheat more when I am with friends. I am just having too much fun and don't want to think about what I am eating.

Hello and welcome to the forums Elizabeth!

May I suggest starting a diary so we can all get to know you better!

Congrats on the the weightloss to date. You'll get the rest off soon!

Welcome Elizabeth!

This forum will give you the strength you need to shed the pounds and along the way, you'll meet some fantastic people.

Drop me an e-mail whenever you're in need of support.

agreed on the eating out thing.. your paying for food and ur with friends, it won't kill ya to cheat a little bit i do all the time. losing weight is a state of mind, its not a following with its own set of rules lol, if your out then enjoy yourself

thanks for your replies, everyone! I'm very excited about this forum and support group. wanted to let you know that I started a diary on the diary section of the website. check it out if you get a chance. thanks!!

Welcome, Elizabeth. Try just adding a 10min walk here or there on breaks etc... Just to get some moving in. Good Luck.