Hi everyone. This is kind of new to me. I have always been overweight and am tired of it. I feel like it's a vicious cirlce and even when I try to lose it, I end up giving up. I'm scared of losing the weight because I'm afraid that I won't be able to do it and I'm scared because I know it is going to be really hard. Has anyone else ever felt this way? I know why I want to be healthy, I know what I'm supposed to do but why is it so hard to do it? I joined 3FC because I found the forums last night and was reading about other people's struggles and successes. I enjoy being outside but I'm embarassed to do things as well. I hate huffing and puffing and sounding like I'm dying. I just want to be healthy and have things be easy. I'm hoping that by joining this site I will hold myself more accountable and to be understood a little bit better. Thanks for listening I just felt like I needed to get that all off my chest! Here's to today's goal of drinking more water!

Waving a welcome to you from your neighbor in Nebraska. I totally understand about being afraid to lose the weight because you are afraid to fail. I have those same feelings. My weight is coming off slowly, which I knew it would, but it is a daily struggel to stay on task because I get so defeated. Each moring I wake up and recommit to my healthier me. One day at a time and we will succeeed!!!

Welcome!! Lackin - (would you consider choosing a positive username so you don't see a negative whenever you log in? - just a thought there -) But someone on here had written this and I often email it to myself, journal it, etc.

Being overweight is hard.
Losing weight is hard.
Maintaining your weight is hard.
You have to pick your hard.

What method are you considering using to get healthier? Counting calories/portion control?

BEST OF LUCK in your journey!!

Big giant welcome from Minnesota! Yes, I know what you mean and feel the same self defeating talk in my own head but you have to just push on. It's scary! It really is and I like the advice to possibly pick a more positive user name so you aren't self sabotaging yourself every time you log in =)

Love this!

And I found this on here as well a while back and it has become my new personal message that I try to repeat in my head over and over again daily:

Hang in there, think positive, don't compare your journey to anyone elses and always remember you are NOT alone!

We'll all be there to help you each step of the way!

Thanks ladies, I thought about the user name as well when after I chose it, I can't find a way to change it though. Perhaps I will think of it as a reminder of how I felt when I started this journey.