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Hi,

I'd like to say hi and introduce myself. I've been lurking here for a

week or two and have enjoyed reading the posts. I don't know if there

are any other men here, but if you all don't mind I'd like to join in.

If you like it being mostly women her, if it feels like a safer place

to you because it's mostly women, feel free to send a note to me

directly, I'd like to know, I really don't want to elbow my way in

here.

I'm your typical yoyo dieter. I can lose weight with pretty much any

diet. They all work for me. The problem is they all seem to have time

bombs attached to them. They work great for a certain amount of time,

then, kablowie, I'm off the diet and gain back all the weight again.

It's got to the point that even when I'm not dieting I'm obsessed with

food, and meals. It's depressing. Right now I've been on a diet for a

few months and dropped twenty pounds. But I see my resolve weakening

already. I can't stand all the restrictions. The length of time I can

stay on a diet seems to be getting shorter and shorter.

I looked a IE a couple years ago, but didn't jump in with both feet.

The reason being that I couldn't wrap my head around it. I'm used to

reading a diet book, summarizing it in two pages, then making a list of

food to go buy and setting up a schedule of when and how much I can

eat. That's simple. IE seems more complex. I can see I will have to

accept small changes over time.

There seems to be a lot of genuine caring and concern for one another

in this group. I like reading your posts.

Arnie