100+ to lose and new here

You can do it, just put one foot in front of the other. It will happen for you!

Casta,
I am here with you every step of the way. I j ust had my third child in september of 2007 and that was my breaking point i was bigger then ever it seemed like. I have a great husband who is my biggest supporter. But then I found this site and man these people are great. The encouragement couldnt be better. When your down you can always look here for support. I Have lost 74 pounds since sept 4 when i started and if i can do so can you!!!!!:flowerforyou: :bigsmile:

:smooched: I have been there too, 360lbs to be exact, ( the lowest I got was 200 lbs) but then I became a smart *kitten* and started my old ways again only to find myself 50 lbs heavier! I have found no matter what, we cannot eat like we want ALL THE TIME just some of the time...lol! GOOD LUCK! I am so glad you are here! I find this site addictive, it really makes me think about the food I put in my mouth when I have to log on several times a day to log on my food and excercise for the day. Plus I really like all the support and best of all its free!:bigsmile:

Hi Casta, welcome! I also have alot to lose (85lbs), and i'm only 5foot nothing! I joined 2 weeks ago, and I lost 6lbs in my first 10 days! I really know how you feel, I'm in the same boat. I hate to exercise, and food is my best friend (or was!). I find this website really helps learn what i should eat, and more importantly, how much of it. I started exercising a bit, and every day I add at least 5 extra minutes. I'm slowly starting to enjoy the exercising! Everyone has great advice on here, and you learn alot from all the different topics that are discussed, it's very helpful! I purchased some hand held weights, a step aerobic, and an exercise ball, which makes for a nice home workout which you can do at your pace. there is a website www.freetrainers.com that good info on different exercises, and will set up a plan for you if you like. soup cans work if you don't have the weights! cheers to you, you've made the first step! day by day, one pound at a time..we can do it!!

kari

Hi Casta!
You can do it! We all can. I need to lose nearly 100. Seems like a long haul, but it will be worth it. One day at a time. I have really enjoyed using the diary. It is a great tool to keep track of your daily intake. Was a big wake up call for me!! HANG TOUGH. It will be worth the wait.
Kell

Hi Casta I am there for you, this site is great and you will love it. It is great motivation. Good Luck and I m here for you when ever you need me

Same boat...so much weight to lose, it feels daunting.
I've yo-yoed a bunch the past few years, and I'm depressed and beating myself up that I've gained it all back--again. I am HATING how I feel both physically and emotionally.
I started again today, but there are difficult situations ALL the time. Tomorrow's my partner's birthday, and we're going out to eat. Thursday night is a dinner out with family, etc.... We never go more than a few days without a social event involving food being involved. I'm doing Medifast and am allowed 1 "lean and green" meal a day, so I SHOULD be able to go out and just have my lean and green.

I lost 50 lbs 2 years ago with Medifast and then went to Europe for 2 weeks' vacation. I came back and had gained 12 lbs, I think. Given what I ate and drank, it really wasn't bad, and had I gone back to the diet and *stuck* to it, I would have had it off in 2 -3 weeks and been on my merry way. Instead, I partied all summer long with lots of food and lots of alcohol, and the scale has been going up non-stop since then.

I'm here because I need companionship, support, and help--an anonymity. This looks like the place.

I started at 274.5 and I need to lose 100+ too! I was reluctant to start another weight loss plan because i've failed at so many in the past. I was beggining to get depressed and starting to really just give up. then one day I typed in calorie counting on my web browser and this site came up. I started this journey that very day and now I'm never going back to the way I was before! Everyone here is so encouraging and all the tools are easy to use and sooooo helpful. It is important to remember where you were at your lowest point and tell yourself that you're making a change and you're never going back to that place!!! if you stick with this you will start seeing results and that will be the biggest motivator to keep going! some days I start to get discouraged again when I think of how far away my ultimate goal is, but then I start setting smaller goals and reaching those goals....

Just remember that it takes a little time to get used to new habits so don't give up!!

><>Pam<><

I knew this time would be different. I checked in on the doctors scale this a.m. Down 15 lbs! I'm looking forward to the support that seems so plentiful here to keep it going. Together- we can get it done! How's is going so far?

Welcome, I started with 107 lbs to loose and it wasn't easy, it took me almost a year to loose the first 31 lbs because I kept getting to points where I figured I was "cured" and could just exercise and all would be good, but then I put 15 of the 31 back on and with hard work and no more excuses I have lost the 15 again and working on breaking the 220's this week.

You can do this, you may have your ups and downs, but if we don't fall we never learn how to get back up! Good luck to you!

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