Hi Sophiie, nice to meet you.
I too have to lose 200 or more pounds, couple things that helped me were being true to myself and acknowledging my weaknesses, taking care to tailor my new lifestyle change around them, keeping ever cognizant of my downfalls, like (binging late at night) everyone always said you should eat at such and such a time and never late and only this or only that.
I finally said to heck with that it might work for them but it will never work for me, i eat a ton of variety during the day ( very moderate portions) hoping to satiate every desire my body could have, that and while my strong time is before the sun sets i consume very few calories, typically around 550 to 800 keeping the bulk of my intake for late when i know i can't help myself, i have taken to walking which was about all i could do to start, i love it and continue to gain strength every day.
I'm a little envious of you, you have realized some truths years ahead of me, that dieing young or alone part, you have every opportunity to meet this challenge head on and beat it. As you said patience is a huge part, finding a plan that works and maintaining it through the ups and downs despite how our feelings work against us at certain times (depression etc...) I've come to realize eating will not make my negative feeling vanish, might alleviate them to a minor extent, if only for a moment but they persist and in fact gain in intensity as i continue to dissapoint myself.
This really is a wonderful site, hey they have even accepted me and all my flaws. Just feeling a little like babbling this morning, hopefully you can take something out of my ramblings. ( you aren't alone)
I'm sure you will get terrific support here.
Hello -- 200 to lose -- oh my.
