hi :) I'm new...and could really use your help.

You want to lose? You have to MOVE! You need to eat less AND move...If you're tired of feeling fat, then get up and start moving ladies!

The ONLY way you'll see results is if you stay consistent...

It takes 4 weeks for you to see the changes in your body.
It takes 8 weeks for your family to see the changes.
It takes 12 weeks for the rest of the world to see the changes.
So give yourself 12 weeks to change.

Coming here was a good step.
Good Luck

my opionion but with me if i waited on motivation to get me moving i would not move...

I started by actualy like you got so uncomfortable i could not stand it i cried about it... but i didnt have motivation either I told myslef i was going to put on my shoes adn go walk for 10 mintues and if i felt good id do longer but i promised to make myslef do 10 mintues and everytime i did this i ended up feeling good about being outside that it turned into 20 mintues

i kept doing this everytime i felt like not exercise, See to me the motivation comes after you are feeling good. And i dont feel good till i exercise and then i feel the motivation coming

I can now jog 33 mints without stopping. I did my first 5 k in may.

If we wait for motivation we will be waiting a long time. It is physicaly put one foot in front of the other and you will feel better and see and difference.

I have the same situation Feeling suddenly self conscious of how I have been looking all this time ( kind of one of those situations where I let things slide too long then BAM I see how bad I really was letting myself go) But here is the good news, you can fix this!! Don't beat yourself up over this either, things will get better and things will get easier too. Picking healthier things is almost a second nature to me now (in fact the other day I had a "free day". Went to burger king and I could taste the thick syrup in the pepsi and the grease of the fries). So things will get better and easier!
Also don"t let anyone get in your way, I have a lot of people who laugh at me for trying to diet. DO NOT let anything like that happen to you! Believe in yourself and surround yourself with positive help! MFP is a good way to get those kind of people!!
A major tip, make sure you log everything, if I have something ridiculous like literally one M&M I'll let that slide but for the most part I put it in. Its only going to hurt you to try and hide things.
Like a lot of people have said, movement is key! Do what you can when you can! Remember, the biggest part of losing weight is changing habits and keeping them that way! Feel free to add if you'd like! and good luck

Make small changes that you can stick with until they are habits.
Here's one I read somewhere this week, and I do this: eat the same breakfast everyday (find something healthy that you like, and stick with it -- less likely to get your morning off to a poor start!)
Another tip from some "makeover" article: change one meal per week: so, this week eat a healthy breakfast everyday. Next week, breakfast and lunch are healthy choices. The third week, make dinner healthy too. I did this a while before I started here, and even though it didn't stick at the time, I learned some good healthy choices for each meal that I am using now.
( I read fitness magazines on the cross-trainer at the gym, so I am very well informed!lol)
good luck!

I'm new to these message boards. I've used MFP off and on for a while now and thought I could do it on my own. However, since school started a year ago, I've gained 25 pounds! I was slightly heavy before, but now...Woah! I just don't seem to have the motivation to get moving. I could really use some advice, tips, and support. I'm tired of being fat. What hurts the most? I can tell im now much larger than when I first started dating my boyfriend. I feel so uncomfortable now, when I used to feel so confident. I want it back!

Welcome to the forum!