[amylynnehicks]

Hi everyone, my name is AmyLynne and I am new to these message boards. I have PCOS, and been trying to lose weight for what seems like my whole life I am about 270 right now and I would like to loose 100 pounds.

I am a recent college graduate, now I'm attending graduate school with a job working with clients with mental illness in a short-term residential facility. I really like my job.

I am really nervous to join the forums and introduce myself. I want to crawl up in a hole and deal with loosing weight (and everything else!) all by myself, and I just can't anymore. And not a single one of my friends is overweight like I am, so when they offer to work out with me, they don't understand how much I can't keep up. It's embarrassing and I hate it.

One of my friends is getting married in about two years, and I realized that if I don't loose a significant amount of weight, I won't fit into the bridesmaids dresses she wants to pick. That scares me. I don't want to be excluded from the wedding party because I can't fit into a dress.

So anyway, I am looking for encouragement and I am very scared. But I know I need help to get where I want to be. So here I am!

[Jesslan Rose]

Hi Amy! This is such a wonderfully supportive family!! You definitely won't be alone here. I don't have a single friend in my area and my family is a half hour away so my exercising and walks are done only with my dog. LOL If you ever want or need to chat feel free to PM me. Good luck!!

[amylynnehicks]

Thanks Jesslan Rose! I appreciate it!

[Marina Brasil]

Welcome! You'll find a lot of support here and most people will probably get you more than you might be expecting. I get how slightly overweight people don't get how simply walking 5 minutes can be a terrible experience if you have a lot of weight to lose. It hurts a lot... i used to have a hard time breathing.... i'm short, so my biggest weight did not seen all that high for many people, but i was morbidly obese. Good luck and i hope you like it here. I love the challenges, they help me stay motivated.

[Lexxiss]

Welcome! These forms have been the key to my success. I post every day and even when it seems so hard I just keep trying. I really love that I can have friends along this journey and yet be anonymous and not burdening my own friends and family.

Best wishes!