[determinedsuzanne80]

Hi- I'm Suzanne. I, like a lot of people, have struggled with their weight their entire life. I've been told I'm big boned and that I was a big girl and that me being bigger and taller (I'm 5'10) than everyone is okay. That I carry my weight well.

Well, I'm determined to hit my goal weight of 175. I'm 28, single and want to reach my goal. I've tried everything- diet pills, "no white stuff" diets, etc. I've done it all. At my biggest I weighed 300 pounds and I'm currently at 230. I was down to 215 but have packed on the pounds through a job change and relocating back to Arkansas from Minnesota. Just here for inspiration, share what I know and learn from others.

[Lovely]

Hi Suzanne!!!



Congratulations on losing the weight that you have so far. What an accomplishment. You'll find plenty of people in similar boats here Please post wherever you're comfortable.

Best of success!

[cottagebythesea]

Suzanne! Good for you for wanting to do this for yourself! You'll find plenty of support and encouragement here to help you succeed, and we're happy to have you.

[WebRover]

Wow, 70 pounds. That's Great!
Welcome to 3FC

[chickybird]

Welcome, and congrats on losing so much weight already! I'm 6'0" and I'm sick and tired of being told "you carry the weight well". I feel your pain!!

[The Bookish One]

Welcome!

I'm also big boned, and I also carry my weight "well" (as in, nobody can ever correctly guess my weight; most people guess 20-30 pounds low). Neither of those means that I'm at a healthy weight!!

Congrats on what you have lost so far - you can definitely make it to your goal!!

[SilentBlue]

Congratz on what you have lost. My grandma use to say I was big boned. I didn't believe that, plus I'm pretty short.

[36Paws]

wow you sound like me,
when I was in HS everyone said oh you are just big.... and tall....

then I lost the weight and everyone was like WOW you aren't as big boned as we lthought you were.....

its amazing isn't it.....

good luck and welcome

[Martinique]

Congrats on losing 70+ lb already, you should be proud of yourself for getting this far, and I'm sure your determination will carry you through to your goal weight (with a little help from our old buddies Diet and Exercise, obviously).

If you're not happy with your weight, then you need to tune out the people who try to make excuses for it, and just do what you think you need to do. I've had people tell me that I'll never be thin "because of my genes" or because I have a "heavy build", but a lot of the people who made those comments are also overweight, so I have my doubts about their motives.
Good luck with everything; hope to see you around the forums.

[carinna]

Hi and to the site. If you're looking for support and inspiration, you've come the right place. Hope to see you around the boards.

[SunshineCA]

I sooooo HATE that phrase! Like WTF?

Anyway, welcome to the site. You've definitely come to the right place!!!!