Hi everyone.....I need help

Hi Donna, I just joined too. I too am at my heaviest! I also now have diabetes and high cholesterol that is causing me to have a blockage in my right carotid artery. So I've committed to do this! My Fitness Pal has helped tremendously! I just started 20 days ago and I'm already down 7 lbs! You can do this!!! We both Can!

Hi Donna, is that you in the photo? You're beautiful! Have you talked to a doctor about the way you are feeling? Some medication might help - but best of all getting some exercise will boost your mood so much. If you don't feel confident to go to the gym, could you walk? Getting out in the fresh air is so good for you, but when I started I sometimes just walked on the spot whilst watching tv, having a fitbit really helped to motivate me to move more.
Moving more and eating better is really all you need to do to help you get the old Donna back. Very happy to be your friend - mutual support is invaluable. Today is just the beginning!

Hi Donna
I am in a similar situation ad just joined for some motivation and support as well. I am very overweight with depression and anxiety as well. The anxiety runs my life. Have tried pills, therapy, everything but honestly the only thing that seems to help is an honest try at a good exercise!! I always wear sweatshirts to cover up my belly and have very few pictures with my son which breaks my heart. This is a low point but we have to help ourselves and face reality. Which can be the hardest part about it! I don't know how to friend people but if ya need a friend, I'm here. Good luck on your journey and I hope you find what you need.

Hi Donna! As everyone else on here has already said, if your photo on here is anything to go by, you look radiant and lovely. I feel the same as you in that things are at an all time low (I am on steroids that cause weight gain and an injured foot means I can't exercise), but there's something liberating and exciting about hitting rock-bottom, no? Everyone on MFP seems really nice, so keep logging in each day and you will see a difference. Add lots of friends and just be honest about what you consume on here, even on a bad day, and things will start to get a lot easier. It may not be perfect, but this is a good point to start. We believe in you!

Donna, I agree with everyone else's comments about your beauty. It just shines through your picture and your words. If you'll just bear with me over the next several paragraphs, I'll try to impart some wisdom to help you kick off the rest of your life.
I just rejoined the world of MyFitnessPal. A friend and I joined a few years ago and we both lost weight, then kind of ... well, many of you know. We were slimmed down and lost interest in maintaining such focus. I'm in my late 50s. Last year I joined WW, and lost 15 pounds, but again, the system, while extremely successful for many people, requires more focus than I am willing to give to my eating. So, I've combined the two. I've returned to my WW meetings because they hold me accountable AND are inspiring. Additionally, I'm using MyFitnessPal to monitor my food and exercise.
Here are the secrets to losing weight: (1) sleep (2) get aerobic exercise (3) eat whole foods. These three secrets are equally important:
(1) Sleep: Your body can't function properly on 5 or 6 hours of sleep. Especially if you are a woman over the age of 40. Lack of sleep feeds depression (and vice versa, right?), unbalanced appetite, exercise avoidance and unhealthy metabolism. The secret to sleeping well and deeply is to follow a common routine before bed, signaling your body that it's time to sleep. I NEVER go to bed without washing my face and brushing my teeth. Then I read for a few minutes. Even if I wake in the middle of the night and can't go back to sleep, I will splash my face, brush my teeth and read for a few minutes again. It works. There are other factors... watching violent shows or playing violent games, drinking heavily, high emotional activity, such as arguments, are all bound to deprive you of a deep and easy sleep. Sometimes I use a free online meditation to help me relax enough to sleep.
(2) Aerobic exercise (Man! I hate exercising!!! I hate aerobic exercise the most!) There is nothing more terrifying to me than being out of breath, but both my daughters are runners. I envied them. So, I drove to a park that is sparsely populated and started walking. Then I saw an overweight woman jogging. As she approached me, she waved and smiled. She didn't look like she was having "fun", but she inspired me. I started jogging. I would jog about 20 feet and then walk 100 feet. That's how I started. Now I can run a mile, albeit slowly.
(3) Eat whole foods: It's really hard to overeat when you are eating whole foods, and it's amazing how quickly you can adapt to this practice. I am not a great or innovative cook, but whole foods work for me. Fruit sits on my counter or in the fridge, just begging to be eaten. Hard boiled eggs! Good gosh, what a great snack! Almonds! Organic dried cranberries and cherries! Sometimes I eat three bananas, an orange or two and a couple of apples in a day! Fresh meats, poultry and fish have no hidden fat factors like the "meals in minutes". And the taste of cane sugar is so superior to those calorie-free sweeteners that I can't imagine ever using them again. Cane sugar.. 16 calories per teaspoon.
Throw out all that fake food - diet this and that. Use fresh food when you can, and when you can't, canned or frozen whole foods are great, too.
Last, but not least, check out Skinnytaste.com. Great healthy and slimmed down recipes. I'm a fan of her recipes. They are simple and delicious.
Good luck... sounds like a bunch of us are going to be supporting you, and you're plea for help has created a group that is caring and in it with you.