Hello, as someone who is starting out weight loss at 280 something I was wondering who else is in the same boat, the Upper 200s.
I recently got engaged and don't know about planning a wedding b/c honestly I feel like I won't be able to enjoy the wedding as a fat woman. I hate having my photo taken, and all of the dresses in my size are horrible. Forget even finding something with sleeves at a size 26.
My fiance too is in need of weight loss, a few years before he and I met he was down to a Men's medium, but has creeped back up to a size XL. He's still thinner than I am, but in need of losing.
So we're using the "threat" of the wedding to get into shape.
Our hurdles are eating right and getting to exercise. We invested in a recumbent bike and have gym memberships. Now we just have to use them.
My goal is to lose 2lbs a week but right now feel like I'm gaining weight, this have been the most demoralizing part of this. To watch what you eat all day, enter in calories and measurments and then get on the scale only to find that you've gained makes me want to just give up. I have an underactive thyroid and PCOS so these might be to blame, but my questions to my endocrinologist seem to come back with "eat less, exercise more" and you'll lose weight. Duh, but that doesn't seem to be the answer... When I get super depressed about the continuing gain I start to get a "whatever" attitude with eating and exercising and stop caring... then I gain even more weight...
Anyways, thought I'd start this thread for other women in the same boat. Please tell us your stories...