Hello my name is Frank im 33 years old and well over 300 pounds.recently me and my best friend decided enough is enough.and it's time to take control of our lives and weight.ive always been over weight and just cant live like this anymore.if anyone has any ideas that may help lead to success or want my support as well please let me know thank you!!!

Hi Frank, and welcome! I am proud of you and your best friend for deciding it is time to do something about your weight. Good for you; and it is neat that you have a friend to do this together. But there are lots more cyberfriends here, too, and you have come to a great place for support, accountability and encouragement.

Hey Frank! Welcome to 3FC! There are a lot of food and exercise plans that can help you get started, and most of the legit ones are well-represented on here. Good luck!

Welcome Frank....

Welcome Frank!
Do you know what food plan you are going to follow? There is a ton of information about many different food plans on this site. Pick a plan that fits in your lifestyle and you can follow long term. I chose calorie counting because it is free and flexible. It allows me to eat almost anything I wanted as long as it fits within my calorie range for the day and there are ton of free apps out there to help you track your food.
Give up the sugary drinks and drink lots and lots of water.
Incorporate some exercise into your weekly routine. You do not have to join an expensive gym try to walk more, use the stairs more, download vidoes off of YouTube or Hulu.com to work out to. There a a lot of things you can to do with spending a ton of money.
Lastly, if you have a bad meal, a bad day, heck, a bad food week. Do NOT let this be a reason to throw in the towel. Get back on track at the next meal. You and your bf can do this!!!
Best of luck to you!

Thank you everyone my friend is actually the one who told me about this site and im very glad she did.everyone is so positive and supportive.we have been walking for the past 3 weeks and adding an extra block each week.we are both very dedicated to finally living healthy.i can feel a difference and know that i wont fail this time.it is alot easier with my friend and now having an entire site of supportive members.THANK YOU AGAIN!!!!

That's wonderful, Frank. So glad you have someone to walk with -- congrats to both of you for getting going!