Thread: Ready to lose it all!

Hello! My name is Melissa, I'm 21 years old and I attend college in Savannah, GA.
I was born in Queens, NY and raised in Tampa, FL. I have always been overweight, or at least led to believe I was.
My mom and I are really close, but when I became a teenager (and got those raging hormones lol) she would make a lot of backhanded comments about my weight, which made me very self-conscious. I had gotten down to 145lbs in my freshman year of high school (my height is 5'5", so it's an ideal "BMI"), but gained a bunch of weight after becoming a girlfriend for the first time (comfort weight).
I have always teetered on and off weight loss. I was at a firm 180lbs for the last 5 years until I had two major surgeries that left me bed-ridden. After recovery, I maintained a more sedentary lifestyle, making me now 220lbs.

I am currently calorie counting, getting myself into the routine of it. I don't eat fast food, I don't drink sodas or high sugar juices. I do love coffee/lattes, but I am strong-willed against them when its necessary.

I currently live with my boyfriend of 2 yrs (we have gained the weight together), two dogs, a cat, and four lizards. I'm going to school for film/television production.

...and that's about it! I hope to learn well from this site!