Thank you everyone for the supporitve and warm welcome!
I'm really looking forward to being here and hopefully watching my weight bar go down! I think that is such an inspiring thing!
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Originally Posted by bargoo
Welcome and good luck. Do you have a diet and exercise plan?
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Not at the moment! But whenever I try to start things off I go on the
Scarsdale diet for a couple weeks to try to jump start my weight loss. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't! And as for exercise, I have a Total gym, tredmill, and a Fitness Flyer. In the past I've always felt more comfortable using the
Total Gym. the only problem is that I haven't found any good stomach exercise on it, and my middle is my main problem area.
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Originally Posted by wyllenn
WELCOME. Katie!! This IS a great place!!!
It sounds like you're having a lot of struggles -- have you seen a therapist at all? You might be suffering from an anxiety disorder. If so, there are a number of therapies that can be helpful (drug and nondrug therapies).
I agree it is so important to become healthier and take the weight off, but if you can, I'd advise you to try to start living now. Most overweight and obese people can and do live very productive lives. I travelled all over the world as an obese person. I was always conscious of my weight, but didn't want it to stop me... anyway, that's why I was wondering if there were other issues going on.
Please join us and find some "homes" on the site!
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Hi
Yep, I've been to a bunch of therapists since I was about 4 years old. The last one I saw was great, but she didn't really know what to do with my situation, since untimately I'm the one that needs find the strength to work on my problems. That was a few years ago and I ran out of insurance. I haven't found therapy to be super helpful with this problem. I guess I'm just biased because I've been to so many and through my entire life. I know they really help for other people! So I'm glad they're there for them.
I'm quite sure I have social anxiety disorder. I've been given some pills for it before, but sadly didn't see any difference. I think it's something I just need to figure out on my own.
I have been working on this problem though! In the past I would only leave the house once a year, one time I only got out once over a two year period. But lately, I've been trying to get out of the house once a week. I started by just going to the movies, but now I've been trying to go to the grocery store and to blockbuster. Lately I've been getting more depressed and skipping a week or so. I think not pushing myself to do it is the cause for it. I'm working on it though! I went to a famers market one day, so it was nice to be able to do that.
Looking to live again!
I guess. But I felt a kindredness about your writing, and about your heart. I have been looking to find a friend online that could be an accountability, "check in" partner for those little goals that will help me regain my flight, and for the honor and accountability-responsibility to be "there" for someone else's baby steps back toward flight, or song (siren). I feel I have wings, but they've been taped down. More in a minute! 
Be right back!
