Hi, Kodi,
I'm also new here, so I hope we both find what we need.
My dad (step dad) basically ignored me so I'm not sure what is worse! However, I got both the depression gene and the fat gene from my biological father so I grew up slim till my 20's then piled it on after my first child. Now I'm the fat one in a family of tall, slim, gorgeous girls, and a father who at almost 60 runs marathons and cycles daily.
My sisters are great and never really mention my weight at all, they just love me for who I am. My mum makes comments along the lines of, why don't we make a nice salad. Fortunately, I now live in Canada and they all still live in Europe, so I don't have to listen too much.
As for the veggies, the suggestion of putting them in the spaghetti sauce really works - you can make them as small as you like and you really don't notice them. Another option is putting a load of veggies together in foil, with a little olive oil and some herbs and barbecuing it - really tasty.
Anyway, I hope you find what you're looking for!

Hi Kodi!

I'm really glad you are here!

I started out with 100 lbs to lose but it seemed like such a big overwhelming number. So I figured it as 'one gallon of milk at a time.' A gallon of milk weighs about 9 or 10 lbs. Ever carry a gallon of milk through the store? Its heavy by the time you get back to the front of the store to pay for it. (They always always put the milk in the way back corner of the store so you have time to walk past all the unhealthy foods to distract you). Carrying that 10 lbs made me realize that, for something so small, man, what a pain in the butt- and I'm carrying around ten of those? Let me lose one. Let me put down a gallon of milk and make my life a little easier.

So instead of doing 10 lbs at a time, which made me feel like I was deconstructing myself, I kept thinking about milk. Which is weird and twisted, but it worked.

Anyway, I hope I see alot of you and that you get all the support you need. You can do this!!!