[Twentytogo]

Hi everyone, I'm fairly new here. Not new to the topics however. I have yoyo'd for about 24 years now. I currenty am about 20 pounds overweight. I think about my weight, working out (or lack thereof), dieting, how I look, CONSTANTLY. It seems to get worse as time goes on. When I am at or close to my goal weight, I am a totally different person. I feel great, I am more out-going and I have a ton of confidence. When my weight goes high, everything suffers because I can't get my mind off how to get (the weight) off again. Things around home do not get done as well, I feel like I am not as good as mom I could be, and at my office, where I am the manager, my mind wonders. The list goes on. Now here I am, I have spent probably 2 hours today on-line, thinking and posting about loosing weight. Its an obsession that has taken over my life. Has anyone else felt like this? Aside from getting it off, I don't know what to do.

[Redhead22296]

I can totally relate to what you are saying. I am the same way. It's all I talk about, all I think about. I am constantly on the website too..... Don't worry - I'm sure we are not alone either!!!

[iowa girl]

I can totally understand what you are talking about. I also think about my weight and appearance constantly. I spend most of my online time looking up topics such as: eating for weightloss, diet recipes, or anything related to how to lose weight. The crazy part about it is I spend so much time learning how to lose weight, but constantly cheat and fall off my diet. so basically I feel great when I am attempting to be healthy and then, in the same day, eat stuff that makes me feel guilty, and fat. OK blah, blah....enough about me. I totally get what you are saying. Hang in there! I have read stuff that says if you stick with it, as time goes on your thoughts will not constantly be obsessed with weight. Hopefully that will be the case.

[CountingDown]

I was there in the beginning. DH complained that it was all I ever talked about. As time goes on, and I realize that this is a lifestyle change - not a diet, and as I realize that this is a "forever" commitment, I become less obsessive about it. While I still spend a lot of time, shopping, planning menus, planning exercise and exercising, and of course coming to 3FC, I feel that I am finally "getting back to normal" and becoming a more "well-rounded" person again - at least personality wise - NOT physically