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Sepheara

Hey All,

My name is Amanda, and I'm 5 foot 10 and 330 pounds. (that was kinda hard to type, but kinda freeing) I never took weight loss seriously because my family is all very heavy set, and I thought I carried the weight well. No one ever guessed I weighed that much; and for awhile that made me happy. It was like as long as people didn't think I was as heavy as I really was and I didn't have to go to a special stopre to buy my clothes I'd be good.

But since I got my new job and started doing more activities with my fiance (like camping and hiking) I began to realize just how out of shape I was. I knew it was time for action. I have been a very solitary person most of my life, since we moved around a lot as a kid. So I have been using MFP for a few months off and on. I am finding it hard to remember to log on, and keep motivated.

It never really dawned on me (untill I started reading the community forums:P ) that what I was missing is some friends! People who (unlike my soon to be mother in law who wants to gain weight) can understand my situation. So I thought I would make this post and see if anyone wanted to be friends a with someone who's not used to being social (I don't bite! ) so we can keep each other motivated and make this challange a little less daunting

aalanclose

good luck on your journey.

smammi

Good luck!! im in a similar sort of spot, with only my sister to really understand what I'm doing

aalanclose

you will find lotsof support here and loads of inspiration to keep you motivated

beccus

I'm Smammi's sister and honey, I totally know where you are coming from.
I almost got into the habit of using my weight as a way of shocking people! Noone ever believes me when I tell them how much i weigh! It's kinda nice, but I can't go on being fat forever, it's not worth it.

I'm going to add you as a friend, I hope you don't mind?

Becca xx