monica salender
December 27th, 2001, 05:53 PM
I have been reading this forum for about two weeks. I don't post at website too often, however, I do feel compelled to post tonight. You all seem to really be supportive of each other and I appreciate the obvious unity that I see here. I enjoy reading about the challenges, the short-comings, the humanness that we all possess in our struggles to better ourselves. I am currently a size 12. I use to be a comfortable size 6 until I gained my weight back two years ago. Now I am on Phen, I was on Phen/Fen when I went down to a size 6. I can tell you that I went in for my two-week weigh-in and was down 7.5 pounds. I feel that I am taking this thing a little bit easier this time around. I am slowly easing into the exercise, I don't eat sweets at all, and I haven't for several years. I don't need will power for that, biochemically, I think something happened that I don't need that. But, what I do need to watch is carbs. I will continue to carry on each day and not stress over what might have been or what should be. I will take one day at a time and come to this site for the encouragement and understanding that I desire. Thanks Nitra for replying to me regarding my metabolism question, it was helpful. I knew some of those things, I guess I just needed a refresher. I consider myself new to this site but not new to all our struggles together.