3 Fat Chicks on a Diet Weight Loss Community - i'm ready for this journey!

hello all!

i'm into my second month of this life changing process. i'm 22 and a college junior. I'm not very sure of my weight, but will weigh myself in two more weeks. Although I feel great and am seeing a difference in my energy, stomach and face. I'm 5'8, 300lbs a size 24 on bottoms and 18/20 for tops. I'm wanting to get down to 200 and smallest a size 16, but ideally a 18.

i started working out 1 hour 3 times a week and now i'm 4-5 times a week on 2 hours. i do weights every other day and cardio at the gym. only last week i started watching my calorie intake rather than making healthier choices. it was healthy, yet not so much portion wise. i naturally don't care for junk food/processed foods, sweets and sodas, BUT only when my week comes and I can't help to crave it.

i believe i've been fairly active in my past years and always stiving to change, just never been able to accomplish it yet. when i was 14 i started working out and cutting back, only leaving me to yo yo and by the time high school was out i gained 25 pounds and gained 25 more in college.

this time around i believe to be different because so far it's been longer and i'm not making excuses to make it to the gym. I make it a point and a priority to go. I've learned so much about myself in the past couple of years through life and it's other struggles. I'm able to be my own self without wanting to stay attached to my twin sister. I know I have goals and have the want to make them. I know I'm strong, determined, focused and wanting to do this for myself.

Now I'd like to show pictures. You have to replace the xx with tt in the link.

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I'm the first here at about 315.

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I got to 290 here, without exercise, but had just began a very busy job.

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this is just a few days ago.