I have lurked on this site for a while so now that I am starting to become a little more concerned about my weight I decided to join and contribute.
I have been large for most of my life, somewhat funny since I was such a small child initially. My mother was afraid that I would never gain weight. Unfortunately, by the time I reached 6th grade I was wearing about a size ten. Fast forward to today and I'm about 267 & a size 20/22, and I hate it, tired of people telling me how I'm attractive now but I would look so much better once I get smaller (what a backhanded compliment). Hearing things like that made me believe that I wasn't worth anything and I struggled with mild depression as a teen.
I have never really been a "diet" person, of course I would make attempts, but a week later I would be back to eating lots of carbs and fatty foods. I just assumed that this is how life would be and it was all my fault and I could probably never get rid of the weight.
I'm here now though, and over the past month I have slowly but surely been modifying my diet, and recently started walking. The majority of the people here are supportive and inspirational, so I decided to join in on the fun.
Thanks for reading!
Dhani 
