Just wanted to introduce myself

jg0399

I've never really posted on here before. I've been reading the forums for a while now, but decided it was time. So the reason I decided to join MFP was to finally do what I'm being taught to preach. I'm currently in medical school and I really felt that it was very hypocritical of me to suggest to people to live a healthy life when I, myself, am obese.

One thing I have noticed quite a bit is how different I'm treated in my class. Luckily, I have a nice core group of friends, but I can still see people give me weird looks or just outright ignore me. I'm not sure if I'm just that insecure about my weight, but I happen to believe that it's related. If I had to rank myself, I'm probably the heaviest or second heaviest person in class.

The thing is, I'm not losing weight to please the other students or even my future wife (getting married next month). It sounds silly, but after going through some courses, being unhealthy just frightens me. Studying diabetes and what happens with that disease just scares me beyond belief.

My top weight was 299, which was a few weeks before I started medical school. I'm currently 279 and just started working with a trainer. I'm really hoping to eventually get under 200 by next summer for the honeymoon, but I'm really in no rush. I'm just tired of living a life that I should be telling patients to stay away from.

My fiancé has tried helping me by providing advice, but when I hear her, it just sounds like she's lecturing me. So yeah, just wanted to say hello, and looking forward to get advice from others and maybe one day provide input. Thanks.

LeonCX

Welcome and wishing you much success with your weight loss goals. My advice is pretty basic. Use the diary, don't go so low on calories that you have to fight hunger, and get a group of MFP friends to help you stay motivated.

ankdworak

Happy to help! I have had some success through a facebook weight loss support group. If you are interested in hearing more. please message me. ankdworak