Swimsuit struggles

Ashley578

So I have just begun my lifestyle change literally a few days ago and as I was explaining to my husband why I want to make this change, I compared it to when I decided to quit smoking. I'm 24 now and 3 years ago I was having a cigarette--stopped about halfway through and just said "I don't want to do this anymore" and quit cold turkey. It wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be(I had been a smoker since age 14) and I never looked back. I was looking in the mirror the other day and said to myself "I hate how I look and I want to do something about it" and that is what led me to mfp. The biggest struggle I'm dealing with is the fact that I'm currently 270 lbs and my goal is 150. I want to feel confident in a swimsuit but I keep thinking that I will never be happy with how I look in a swimsuit because I have these awful stretch marks that constantly remind me how bad I let things get. I want to feel proud and accomplished when I get to my goal weight but feel like I will never be fully comfortable showing off all my hard work. For anyone that has seen progress or is at their goal weight, how do you overcome obstacles like this??

tootoop224

Don't overthink things. Once you lose the weight, you'll figure out what to do about the strech marks and such. The key is to start, take it slow and keep at it. Good Luck!

Or, as Jim Carrol said:

"Too much head and not much heart
Think about the end and you'll never start"