Oh, let's start with the obvious.

Hiiiiii! My name is Steph. I'm twenty years old, and currently I'm going to school part time and working part time. I've been overweight for the majority of my life, starting with bad parenting and continuing with bad eating habits as I got older. I've never had issues with exercising as I've always done it regularly, but binge eating is my problem, and it doesn't help being on medication that makes me constantly feeling like eating xP In November, I hit my highest weight ever at 330 pounds. I've never really had self esteem issues due to my weight and I've usually been comfortable with myself, which is probably why I've reached as heavy as I am without thinking much of it. Recently though, when I started spilling over into a size 26 from size 24, that's when it occurred to me, "I need to make a change for my health, no matter how comfortable I am with myself.".

I've gone from 330 to roughly 315, and eventually I want to get down to 150, possibly less. I'm trying to set a target of losing 7-10 pounds a month, and work on alternatives to my binge eating, such as drinking water instead.

Historically, online support has helped for me with other past issues (Bipolar Disorder), so I figured, 'Why the **** not, no harm in it.".

So, without further adieu, here I am

Welcome!

You are not alone in your struggle with meds and weight gain. Have a look here.
http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/depr...ght-issues-76/
Lots of good information and helpful support.

hiya welcome and good luck with your weight loss

Welcome! Glad you found us. 15lbs so far is great, keep it up!

Hi and welcome to the forum! Congrats on making the decision to take control of your life and I really look forward to seeing you reach your goals!

Welcome and good luck!

Dhani

Hey Steph -

You might want to check out our "300 + Club", for those with starting weights of 300 lbs or more, or the 100 lb club, for those on their way to losing or who have lost 100 lbs or more. Both would be great fits for you, in addition to the Depression forum you were linked to earlier, and any of our forums by plan or age range.

Look around, settle in, and just keep going. Can't wait to get to know you better.

Hi Steph, Im new to this all too we are pretty close in age which I havent found very many girls in their 20s wanting to loose such a significant amount of weight but yay for us lol. anyways I just wanted to say welcome and if you ever need to chat im here

I'm new here too. Sounds like you're right on track with your loss. Well done on the 15lbs

Thanks for the welcomes

This seems like a very helpful and supportive community, which is great because it's so much easier when you have a commuity behind you, cheering you on. I can't wait to get to know you all ^_^

Thanks to the two people who pointed out the specific forum titles, that will definitely be helpful!

@ Ashely: Go us! It is rare to find younger people who want to lose such a significant amount of weight. Better sooner than later