I'm ready to make some changes and get this weight off. I'm having a real hard time getting started. I'm too embarrassed and self conscious to work out at a club - I had a really bad experience there with a trainer and some of the skinnies that witnessed the training session. I like to walk, but I'm too embarrassed about the way I look to go walking. Holy cow, I sound like a neurotic mess! LOL

I have been a Weight Watchers member four million times. I've done low carb diets. I've done magical unicorn pill diets. Everything works great the first week. Then I fall off the rails and say screw it rather than get back on track. Structured eating plans are not my friend.

My husband is awesome and loving and respectful and sweet. He loves me unconditionally. That makes it really easy to eat and drink whatever I want! Any tips that can be given to get me motivated and give me some ideas or inspiration are welcome. Thanks!

You're here at 3FC and that's a great start.

I'm currently 232 pounds. For this journey I started at 249. I've been large and sedentary all of my life. Back in July it finally clicked in my head... I MUST become active. Otherwise I will be a lump for the rest of my life. I had tried years ago to join a gym. URG. What a prententious meat market! But hey I was getting up and working out. Then a major life event happened and I no longer saw the use of it and I quit. And anyways I hated getting up early, making my way to the gym and hated the workout. GAWD and the price of initiation fee, monthly rate and the personal trainer!!!

For this go around, I was honest with myself and I took it slow. I hate waking up early to go to the gym. So I started waking up early... and did NOT go to the gym. But I got into the habit of waking up at 6 in the morning. Wow! I got a lot accomplished by waking early. After a week of that, my body started waking up at that time naturally. Next step was to go for early morning walks. Wow! Invigorating. The day is new and quiet. So peaceful. I could hear each of my steps. I had a nice pace.

Then I wanted to do something more. I knew I didn't want to throw myself into a typical gym again because I knew I would give up. So I joined my local Curves. There were women smaller than me... larger than me... younger than me... older than me. I started going three times a week. I enjoyed the activity level and the comraderie of the others.

My next workout goal is to try kickboxing and pole dancing. Those will start when I get into onederland. I am looking forward to getting to that point.

My old self is shocked and stunned that I wake up early every day for a workout. My current self is dumbfounded that I didn't start sooner.

Take small steps. Then they'll become leaps and bounds.

Hi kae! My weight loss plan might work for you. I am doing a modified version of Tim Ferriss' Four-Hour Body Slow Carb Diet. You can read about my journey so far and exactly what I'm doing here: http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/othe...carb-diet.html. It's a low-carb diet, but it has a cheat day every week built-in! It's an actual part of the plan. That keeps me from falling off the wagon. I can eat whatever I want for one day each week and still be on plan! Also, this weight loss plan does not require exercise, although I personally would recommend at least walking. I walk at a walking park during the warm months but during the colder months, I do a Leslie Sansone indoor walking video off of youtube. It's free and she has lots of them at different levels to choose from. Even if my plan is not the one for you, I'm sure you'll figure it out, and everyone here will give you lots of support! Good luck!

I understand how you feel. I can't bring myself to go to a gym because I feel like I'll be judged. Have you tried any of the Leslie Sansone walk at home DVD's? You get a good walking workout in the comfort (and warmth it's cold here in MI) of your own home.

Right now I am struggling with motivation because I have been sick. It's so hard to want to workout when you don't feel well! I just keep thinking if I put it off today it will be easier to put it off tomorrow and the next day.

Hi

I aimed to make this the starting point of new diet new year etc..

I have weighed myself for the first time in ages today and was
shocked i now feel down hearted and disappointed and very
upset. I need to motivate myself to tackle this and all i want to do
is cry ...


Any words of wisdom and encouragement from anyone would be really
welcome

Fincafrin, I will tell you what another wonderful forum friend of mine said today when her weight was higher than she would have liked: "...this will be my high for the year." Yay! Think about that! From here on, you are going to lose lbs and inches and potential health problems, and once you get past those pesky water weight fluctuations which sometimes cause the scale to go back up temporarily, you'll never have to see that high number ever again! Now, if you weren't taking control, it wouldn't be your high for the year, you'd go higher, but you ARE taking control and now it's just going to get better! You can do this!