Good morning!

[Becca WI]

Good morning,

Newbie here (yes, another one). Coming on to introduce myself and to hopefully gain my permissions to be able to post elsewhere (ha! ha!). I will give you some background on myself, for those who care to read. I started my path on this part of my journey two years ago after gaining about 28 pounds after my dad passed away after a 9 month battle with pancreatic cancer. It was a terrible time in my life and extremely stressful going through that and I didn't have time or energy to make myself a priority. I tried the way that had always worked for me in the past - diet, exercise, etc. But I found that as I was now over 40, the weight just wasn't coming off like it used to no matter how diligent I was so I looked for other alternatives.

After being sick of paying ridiculous prices I started to deep dive into other options and eventually found my way here. I research things to death so I don't look for the quick answer. I have spent time on reddit, facebook groups/threads, tik tok, etc., even good old google. When I post a question here, it will truly be something that I was unable to find on my own.

If you made it that far in my long winded introduction, thank you! I look forward to learning so much more through this community.

 

[hmedme]

Good morning,

Newbie here (yes, another one). Coming on to introduce myself and to hopefully gain my permissions to be able to post elsewhere (ha! ha!). I will give you some background on myself, for those who care to read. I started my path on this part of my journey two years ago after gaining about 28 pounds after my dad passed away after a 9 month battle with pancreatic cancer. It was a terrible time in my life and extremely stressful going through that and I didn't have time or energy to make myself a priority. I tried the way that had always worked for me in the past - diet, exercise, etc. But I found that as I was now over 40, the weight just wasn't coming off like it used to no matter how diligent I was so I looked for other alternatives.

After being sick of paying ridiculous prices I started to deep dive into other options and eventually found my way here. I research things to death so I don't look for the quick answer. I have spent time on reddit, facebook groups/threads, tik tok, etc., even good old google. When I post a question here, it will truly be something that I was unable to find on my own.

If you made it that far in my long winded introduction, thank you! I look forward to learning so much more through this community.

Good morning. Well said. Not long winded at all. I’m sorry about your dad. Welcome.

 

[Becca WI]

Good morning. Well said. Not long winded at all. I’m sorry about your dad. Welcome.

Thank you!!

 

[MadisonB]

Welcome! Feel you on the over 40 and life stressors front. I hope you find it as useful here as I have and best of luck <3

 

[bean10]

Welcome! Feel you on the over 40 and life stressors front. I hope you find it as useful here as I have and best of luck <3

Another newbie, what have you found most helpful in navigating this forum? I'm feeling quite overwhelmed with all the info and differing opinions!

 

[PeppyQueen1224]

Good morning,

Newbie here (yes, another one). Coming on to introduce myself and to hopefully gain my permissions to be able to post elsewhere (ha! ha!). I will give you some background on myself, for those who care to read. I started my path on this part of my journey two years ago after gaining about 28 pounds after my dad passed away after a 9 month battle with pancreatic cancer. It was a terrible time in my life and extremely stressful going through that and I didn't have time or energy to make myself a priority. I tried the way that had always worked for me in the past - diet, exercise, etc. But I found that as I was now over 40, the weight just wasn't coming off like it used to no matter how diligent I was so I looked for other alternatives.

After being sick of paying ridiculous prices I started to deep dive into other options and eventually found my way here. I research things to death so I don't look for the quick answer. I have spent time on reddit, facebook groups/threads, tik tok, etc., even good old google. When I post a question here, it will truly be something that I was unable to find on my own.

If you made it that far in my long winded introduction, thank you! I look forward to learning so much more through this community.

So sorry to hear about your dad but happy you found a way to peps it’s truly life changing! My obsession has slightly gotten out of hand my wallet thinks haha

 

[MadisonB]

Another newbie, what have you found most helpful in navigating this forum? I'm feeling quite overwhelmed with all the info and differing opinions!

The search feature is your friend! I find most of my questions have been answered. Yes, there is sometimes conflicting or differing info but you have to go with what works best or is most similar to your situation.

 

[Becca WI]

Another newbie, what have you found most helpful in navigating this forum? I'm feeling quite overwhelmed with all the info and differing opinions!

I think the search function is very helpful to specifically find information on the topics I am looking into. Like I said, I use a variety of methods to research so I use this to support my findings on other avenues.