334 lb? No way!

paperraven11

Went to the doctor yesterday and stepped on the scale... 334 lb. :noway:

I knew I had put on a bit of weight over the winter but, Oh man... that's astronomical! Needless to say, I wasn't expecting that.

So yeah... here I am.

I'm a 34, artist/graphic designer from Southern Indiana. I love art. It's seriously, my life. I love paper and the color green and I am currently obsessed with taxidermy/macabre/curiosity shops. I dig piercings and tattoos, (current count 4 tattoos, 7 piercings [two of them @ 6g and two @ 10g]). I am Buddhist. I have 3 dogs and a cat and a wonderful hubby.

I've been chubby all my life. I've had self-image issues since puberty and at 25 I topped out at nearly 400lb (scales stopped registering my weight and I had to use a 'special' one at the doctor's office). I got down to 250 with the help of an amazing community but was derailed by love and a desk job. I met my husband in 2006 and started desk jockeying shortly there-after.

I've been slowly creeping up since.

My hubby isn't the best at motivational ata-boys. I think his exact words when I mentioned his lack of enthusiasm for the little bit of weight I lost the last time I tried was "I'm not your quit buddy." Blunt but honest.

So I guess I'm here for help, tips and support.

That's it in a nutshell. Thanks for reading!

Cheers!

kraft_kris

Hello, and welcome.

skittlesnhoney

Welcome to MFP! Good luck with your endeavors.

leantool

You are in the right place, welcome.

SnuggleSmacks

Hi! I'm also an artist. What kind of work do you do? Mine is mostly portraits, and oil is my fave, but I do all kinds of other stuff like handmade books and graphic design (I do page layouts for a newspaper).

You're in the right place to do something about the weight. There's tons of information and lots of tools to help. Good luck!

Aishteru85

Hello and welcome! Feel free to add me! I log daily and try to support as much as possible...