Hey there! I'm on my second day too. I've been where you are now for a long time. I think the REASON we wind up there is that we forget our worth...we forget to love ourselves. I made the decision to lose weight for good "this time" because I have four children who need their mother to be fit enough to take care of them; healthy enough to live as long as they need me! As long as I was giving up on myself (letting myself go just because it was easier to eat crapfood) I was also giving up on them.

It's a really hard thing to "switch" into taking-good-care-of-yourself mode when you've spent most your life out of it. The switch will be much easier (I believe) if you do some self reflecting about how WORTH IT you really are...that you really do love yourself and you deserve the life you are (at the moment) missing out on becuase of your over-weight.

I'm committing to this because not only does my family deserve to have the best mother/wife possible, but also because I just turned 40...people tell me I'm beautiful (that's so hard to share) but it's true, and I just feel like I'm wasting it, being as heavy as I am right now! I could be FABULOUS if I was my ideal weight, so what am I waiting for right? (Actually, not waiting anymore but why did I wait so long?!)

I've always had trouble seeing my own self worth and loving myself enough to really take care of myself in a way that maintained a healthy weight. The ill effects of that lifestyle have given me an incentive to change. I know once I am feeling better and moving more, my entire family will reap the rewards.

I hope my 'two-cents' has helped...and thank you for letting me share...it feels like we're in it together and that's what it's all about! :)

Hey HBH, just checking up on you. Today is your 1 week anniversary of joining 3FC, and I noticed you haven't logged in since Monday. How are thing going for you? Did you decide on an eating plan?

I started Saturday 6/11/11 officially as going on a "diet". It's been going well so far! I have been waaaay more consiensious about what I eat. I haven't binged and I haven't eaten out at all. Of course there are little indulges such as chocolate, but it's not a giant bag of something, it's the small bag. I even bought a small bag of M&M's and shared it with my brother! It's so different to do that. If this was like a couple weeks ago. I'd have probably gotten the giant bag and kept it to myself.

It it still hard to try and keep the cravings for fast food and such away, so I just don't keep cash on me and since my card doesn't work, it's perfect! I don't plan on getting it fixed any time soon! When I got to work now I bring my lunch. It may seem like small steps, but they are big for me and I'm sure would be to many.

It's a start. Hasn't even been a week. I am planning on Saturday to start doing an exercise routine every morning before I go to work. Every week I will probably change it up a bit.

I have always been the type of person that if I don't see quick results to just give up. I realize that I can't do that anymore. It takes time. And since I also have depression and anxiety and such and struggling with my weight for so long my doctor recommended a medication with a side effect of weight loss. It's not like a cure or a guarantee and in no way am I counting on it, but my biggest problem is the binging. So that was one of the medications I was taking was for the binging, to help suppress my appetite.

Ah well,
Good luck to all!!!!!

Sounds like a great start! I've been doing something similar for a few weeks and the more I move myself around, the better I feel. Hope you experience the same soon.

Awesome! I'm so glad you have a good start! Keep up the great work. We are all cheering for you.

Hi HBH -- I'm new here too - and it's amazing the support you'll receive here. I received warm and welcoming responses to my post. Don't get discouraged -- you're not going to lose the weight overnight. I've discovered that the more I worried about sticking to a diet plan, the more difficult it became. Take one step at a time, and build on that. My first step was moderation - one serving equals one meal. I did that for a while, then started making better choices. Just don't let yourself get overwhelmed and you'll be okay.

Lots of luck to you - we'll see each around on the boards!

Mary