Need some motivation, and/or someone to talk to. Guess I jus

Skinny_Bella

It's taken me a little longer than I wanted to get back on here, and read through all the posts and messages I have received(I'm getting back to those, asap!) Sorry!


I just wanted to say...I didn't expect this many people to comment back. It honestly brought tears to my eyes to see all the support you all have given me. Thank you so, so, SO much You all have no idea what it means to me. I'm actually at a loss of words here.

The support on this board is absolutely unbelievable. I'm so glad I took this first step in joining here. I feel like just from the support on here, that I can really do this. I want to do this!

Oh, and just thought I'd clear things up. I guess some things may have come across a little different than I had intended them too. Mainly, the one about me changing for someone else. I am changing for strictly me. I want to feel better about myself, for me. Not for anyone else. I want to become healthier, for me(I'm saying for me a lot, aren't I? Hahaha).

Anyways, all the suggestions that I have been given are absolutely wonderful! Just a few more quick questions

- What are some good ways to stay motivated? I read somewhere about having 1 article of clothing that you want to fit into, and use that as motivation. So I went out and bought a pair of really cute jeans. I'm starting small. Right now, I'm a size 12 in jeans, the ones I bought are a size 9. That's perfectly doable, right? But like I was saying, what are some other ways that are really good for motivation?

- Exercising. With my ankle being the way it is right now, is eating right really enough for now? Or should I TRY and exercise? If so, what kinds of things could I try?

- Last one(because it's all I can think of at the moment...LOL) Anyways, what are some things that I could do and/or work on to help gain some confidence back? I went out and got myself a haircut today(which actually...made me feel quite good afterwords, I have to admit) so that's a plus! So yeah....what are some good confidence boosters that you all have found to work?


And really, thanks again, guys. You all are absolutely WONDERFUL!!
Awe shucks, I'm still all teary eyed


[Edit to add: Just got through all the emails...I think my fingers hurt, hahahaha. Regardless, THANKS AGAIN GUYS!!!]

nickm21

Hi again Bella,
Great idea to have smaller size jeans to motivate you, I would hang them where you will see them daily.
As far as your ancle goes if you can do some gentle walking it would help, if not, maybe google exercises that you could do with and ancle injury. The main thing is not to push yourself to hard.

Good luck x