Not really new, but looking for some support.

justalittleTLC

Hi Jessica!! I am in the same exact boat as you! Please feel free to add me if you like!!

caldon4523

Hi, you can add me. Good luck!

RRJacobus3

Hi Jess i am over 200 and i am about to get this weight off and so are you saturday I will be doing zumba or jillian as well as eating properly so lets go we can do this talk to you tomorrow

flamencobarbie

Hello I will send you a friend request.. I too am over 200 pounds.. I have lost 11 pounds so far.. I would be happy to support you!! We can support eachother in this journey.. Anyone feel free to add me too...

JessTryingAgain

Why are you focused on weight? You should maybe think more about becoming more fit or healthier and the rest will follow. Too many gals focus on the scale but the scale is a poor indicator of health or fitness. One can be heavier and healthy while another is skinny fat and in poorer health.

Rethink your reason for losing weight. Is it just to look good or do you want to change your life in a real and meaningful way. If you simply get skinny, then what? But if you want to get healthier or fitter your life will change from without and within. You'll achieve longer lasting results too and probably be happier. By getting fitter you'll have a more toned and beautiful body and not be out of shape, able to do more and enjoy more. That in the long run will be more fun than just being skinny.

If I sound like a "mom", I'm sorry, but I am one. And I am trying to lose weight too. But I'm also a group fitness instructor so I do know a little about what I'm talking about. It's not easy but I'll tell you. I didn't start getting fit till I was 50. You have a great advantage in your youth, so do it now while it's easier and you get to enjoy the rewards a lot longer!

Good luck.

(Adding everyone that posted! Thanks, you all.)

Thanks for the advice, and I know that, actually. A friend of mine is lighter than I am and I am still in better shape than she is. I am not doing this just to be skinny, I am doing it for my health. The number on the scale matters to me only as a means to keep track and hold myself accountable and the number is by no means an indicator of my health. My healthy range (based on my weight and my bone structure as determined by my doctor) is between 150 and 120 pounds and I am more than 100 pounds heavier than the upper range. I chose the goal number that I did because I like how other people with the same bone structure and height as me look at around 130. I fully intend to stop trying to lose weight when I reach a size that I am comfortable with and feel healthy at. My reasons for wanting to lose this weight are many and include more than just looking good. I didn't mean to come off as sounding like that was my only reason, and I really was unaware that I had. My main reason for wanting to lose weight is for my health and my future. Looking good is just a bonus, really.

BubblySharon

I am new here and have the same problem as you Jess. I am 43 and have been struggling with my weight since I was 9. My mother died then and of course food was my comfort. I lost enough weight just before high school to be a healthy weight(5'10 and 125 lbs). I was 145lbs when I got pregnant with my first son at age 19, and gained 40 lbs. Lost it all, but gained it all back within a year.. got pregnant again and gained another 40 lbs, but didn't lose it all this time. 2 more pregnancies but thankfully I only gained 20 lbs or less with each of them. By the time I turned 40 I quit smoking and gained another 100 lbs between then and now. 6 months ago I weighed my highest ever at 315 lbs. I started watching what I ate and got down to 295. That's where I am today. I feel your pain. I am actually starting the program to get surgery to aide in my weight loss. I'm tired of being unhealthy. I added you.