This is me!! I Gotta start somewhere.

dmoyler

Hello, how is everyone doing? I am a ssbbw looking to lose weight so that I can be comfortable in my body and so that I can be able to participate in the many activities that my weight keeps me from. What has become an issue lately is that I want to travel on a airplane, but i am so SCARED of being told I have to purchase 2 seats, due to my size. Sometimes I go to sleep daydreaming about what it would be like to be thinner. Right now I am not quite sure how much i weight( wear size 24 - 26 jeans and 26/28 top)but I know it is too much. I am 29 years old with three children and at the rate I am going I won't be able to see my children grow and if that is not a wake up call for me then i don't know what is :-). I hate when i am walking(during an outing) with my in shape friends and family members and it seems like I am trying extra hard to keep up with them, i can remember times where i had to make excuses to stop (act like i am looking for something or reading a sign) just so I could catch my breath. My weight issue has been a problem for many years, but it is just so much easier to gain weight then lose it. On many occasions I have tried to lose the weight but just could not keep it up. :-( I am hoping that being apart of MFP will help keep me motivated. Some people may find this weird, but I want to always be thick female, so I don't want to over do my weight loss, but I want to be healthy and fit. My main areas that I want to work on is my stomach and my flabby arms. Right now my goal is to get down to 225lbs, once i get there then I will work towards my next goal(s).



I look forward to meeting many new friends and the many success stories....

dmoyler

OOPPS!!! Did not mean to post this in the success stories part.

heyitsmekatie

depends on how you look at it! I say joining the site and making this post is one of your first successes in reaching your goals! good luck to you!!

tigerlily2010

Welcome to MFP. And I feel the same way. I look at pictures of people on this site who are 185 and think that is how I want to look! Luckily my boyfriend agrees with me. No skinny minis for him!

dmoyler

@Katikangaroo I guess i could think of it that way :-) Thanks!

dmoyler

Thanks 4 the welcome. At least I am not the only one that thinks this way..:-)

dmoyler

Welcome to MFP. And I feel the same way. I look at pictures of people on this site who are 185 and think that is how I want to look! Luckily my boyfriend agrees with me. No skinny minis for him!

Thanks 4 the welcome. At least I am not the only one that thinks this way..:-)

mustangali

Welcome! I am in the exact same boat. Age 29, size 26, 175 lbs to lose. If anything, it helps to know you're NOT alone in this journey! We can celebrate the small successes! Feel free to add me as a friend. The more the merrier! And best of luck in your journey!!

bassetthree

Congratulations on the first step! Making a commitment to yourself to be healthy. You deserve it. I know you will get a lot of encouragement here and make lots of new friends who are on the same journey. Go for it!! You can do it!!

mistawalka

OOPPS!!! Did not mean to post this in the success stories part.

Nope - positve thinking - I like it - you've already acheived one of those 'NSV' (non-scale victories) by signing up at MFP and posting here for support - good luck on your Journey

emma44ny

You sound like you are ready!!! This site is great if you really utilize all it has to offer. I'm totally addicted to it! good luck!

Holton

You do have to start somewhere and I think MFP is a great place to start! WELCOME and good luck to you on your journey. I encourage you to eat fresh vegetables and fruit and to take as many short walks as you can endure every day until you find that walking is a breeze! Baby steps are what it takes to make weight loss happen. You/we did not gain our weight overnight, so why should we expect to lose it that quickly (though I do agree it certainly sees to add on faster than it takes off!). You can do this, one day at a time.

MobiusMan

Darlin' this is a big boat and we're all in it. Welcome aboard. Starting to day forget the word diet and call it your change of lifestyle or whatever you want because that's what folks like us need not a quick diet but a change in how we think, act and react. You'll do fine as long as you want to. Good luck and never shy away from questions. We are all willing to help as best we can.

BigBootyMimi

Welcome to MFP! Let me tell you, regardless of your size, the key to weight loss is consistency. Although I've only been here for about a week, since I joined MFP I have been exercising every day and counting my calories....find a couple "groups" to join here on the message boards where you have to check in everyday...knowing there are other people with the same goals as you (for me it's a group where we are all doing the same exercise DVD every day for a month) that you have to report back to every day-that is what keeps me going! Good luck -you CAN do it!

dmoyler

Welcome! I am in the exact same boat. Age 29, size 26, 175 lbs to lose. If anything, it helps to know you're NOT alone in this journey! We can celebrate the small successes! Feel free to add me as a friend. The more the merrier! And best of luck in your journey!!

Yes! it does help to know that I am not alone. THANKS! We can do this:-)

ariesldsgal

You're at the right place to get some great encouragement and use some of the awesome tools here. Welcome!

dmoyler

You do have to start somewhere and I think MFP is a great place to start! WELCOME and good luck to you on your journey. I encourage you to eat fresh vegetables and fruit and to take as many short walks as you can endure every day until you find that walking is a breeze! Baby steps are what it takes to make weight loss happen. You/we did not gain our weight overnight, so why should we expect to lose it that quickly (though I do agree it certainly sees to add on faster than it takes off!). You can do this, one day at a time.

Thank you so much. I have always liked fruit and veggies, but now I am trying to eat them in the place of junk and eat them without adding all the extras( butter, seasoning etc.) I will try to walk as much as possible because I know once I get out and do walk I feel so good. It just makes me happy to know i did at least something to help me reach my goal of losing weight. Once again thanks, and I will take it one day at a time. :-)

dmoyler

Thank you so much to everyone. You are all so welcoming :-)) I am so excited to do this. I was reading some of the success stories and I can't wait until i am able to start posting my before and after pics..lol

judithlang

Welcome - this is a fantastic place to learn how to be healthier and get great support from others
We all started at some point and that is is huge step :flowerforyou: Just take one day at a time and
feel free to add me as a friend !

simplyxaddicted

YOu can do it

yomairaA

Good Luck on ur journey... With some diet changes and exerciseyou will get to ur goal just take it one day at a time and congrats on deciding to do something about ur weight. I know what its like I was at 283 a year ago and Im now down to 245 and more determained to make it to 200 by end of summer..Good luck add me if you'd like

fitnesspirateninja

I'm glad you found MFP! I'm having a lot of success, and I think it's going to be long-term success. I really like the support I get from the boards and my friends. And I agree with some of the above posters - being on here, and just starting to make healthy choices, counts as a success!

ChantalC1969

Welcome to MFP! You are at the right place! Today is the day! You know what you want to do today so do it! In the last few months I have learn that there is ups and downs but you have to keep going. If you get off track one day, you do better the next day... simple as that! That's what I keep telling myself and that's what I do! I don't expect to lose that weight over night anymore... I now know that it's not that easy! I'm doing it slowy but surely! One step at a time... you can't change everything at once!

I now have about the same amount of weight to lose... Feel free to add me as a friend if you want!

YOU CAN DO THIS!!!


Chantal:flowerforyou:

happy_vegan

if you're just starting... here are some tips to let you know you're not alone!

1) when you cut calories, your body sends out leptin which tells you're brain that you're starving because your body is programmed not to let weight go.. just block it out of your mind or eat vegetables in its place. a whole head of broccoli has around 100 calories. that's a lot to fill the stomach!

2) drink water... the old saying is that you're not hungry you're just thirsty. it's true. even when i don't think it is, if i drink a couple glasses of water i no longer am only thinking 'food food food food!'

3) if you find yourself running out of calories remember exercise is your best friend! even if you go out to dinner with a friend or had an extra glass of wine you can always exercise. DO NOT think that this change is only starvation mode and you can never eat sweets or salty food ever again.. just in smaller portions and in balance with your exercise

4) this is a change in lifestyle, so own it! flaunt your healthiness.

5) don't get discouraged if you don't lose the weight all at once, NOBODY DOES..keep on truckin!

6) mfp is here for you

good luck and continue on!

angelbabe77

Welcome to MFP :flowerforyou:

Good luck

carib_light

Thank goodness for fortunate mistakes. This is a success story because you got started!!!. Stick with it and you will have so much more to share in just a little bit. Good Luck!

carib_light

Check out Jillian Michael's 30 day shred. I just started using it and I know it will help you. Add me as your friend and we can give each other support.

ShrinkinMel

Welcome. Yes this is the first step. I started on the 1st(on another site) and moved to tracking over here just the past week almost. I'm down 7 lb as of today. I can't wait to see the official weigh in Friday. I started with 150 lbs to lose so there are many here in your same situation.

This tracking has been the simplest of anything I've done. I do Jillian's 30 Day Shred as well on Mon, Wed and Fridays. I alternate those with other lower impact cardio(usually Walk Away the Pounds w/ Leslie Sansone). It works! 30 Day Shred will get you building muscle which may affect the scale a little bit but even though it was moving slowly I knew I was down and inch off my hips in a few weeks then when I measured at 4 weeks I had an inch off my waist as well. Plus I don't even get winded walking to the bus stop as fast as I can. Woohoo!