My First Post

I don't really know much about "blogging," but I'm going to give it a try. I've been so impressed by some of the other weight loss blogs that I've read. I just hope I don't embarrass myself by comparison.

I'm 55 (soon to be 56 in February), and I've had numerous food related issues throughout my whole life. I was bulimic in college and my early 20's. I was occasionally very thin, sometimes normal weight, usually a bit overweight. I have the requisite three different sizes of clothing in my closet (lately I've been wearing my so-called "fat" sizes). I've never been extremely overweight (I don't really know why). But I constantly obsess about my weight. To be honest, I'm afraid of the scale and only weigh myself when I think I'm thin and will be happy with what I see. So I haven't weighed myself for a while.

I currently weigh about 185 lbs (I suppose I should check for sure as I begin this journey) and the doctor says I should weigh about 160 (I'm 5 ft 9 inches tall). I have struggled with the same 10 to 25 lbs over and over (and over). In the past few years, with menopause, it has gotten increasingly difficult to lose weight.

So, what do I want? I just want to lose the weight for the last time, in a healthy way, and keep it off.

I hope you will all be patient with me as I learn how to "blog" and lose weight at the same time.