300+ lbs and Looking For More Fabulous Friends!

Your post really resonated with me. I was morbidly obese my entire adult life. At 59 I finally got fed up with it. I was staring down the likelihood of stroke and all the other scary side effects of being that big. It made me finally change. So it can be done. Take it slow. I know you want to lose 4 lbs. a week because you have a long road ahead but what generally happens is that you find you can't keep the pace long enough to reach your goal. Trust me on this. It took me 2 years to get to my goal but in that time frame I learned so much. My stomach got smaller or at least felt smaller as I no longer can eat the huge quantities of food I used to eat. In fact if I overeat I feel nauseated. I slowly made changes to what I eat in addition to how much. The first step was reducing the amount then I worried about the types of foods. It took a while to substitute for healthier choices. Count your calories no matter what you eat and log it all. As time goes by for example you will find that 2 cups of pasta may not be worth the calories to you and you'll make a different choice. Also being physically hungry makes food I would not have eaten before taste really good to me now. That was also a slow change. Be patient and take your time. This is not something you will be doing for a while it is a permanent change. Many people start a diet with the wrong mind set. They feel they can do it long enough to lose the weight then figure they will go back to eating what they want. That doesn't work. Pick a plan you can live with for life. Good luck.