[SomeLikeItHot]

I am trying everything possible to start a diet on Monday. I weight 265 and I have had it!! I hate the way I look and feel. I am a tall sexy bruntette inside but this mess on the outside. I truly feel jailed by my own body. My legs hurt and my back kills me. I am beginning to feel ashamed to eat in public and men don't ask me out anymore. So I hope that this forum will keep me motivated to lose 135 pounds.

[TMunday]

Welcome! Did you pick a plan for weight loss? It helps to have a plan so you can follow it and put it to use.

[Sakai]

Welcome!...
I use to be 265 when I got out of high school.. god it was horrible. Just like you, I had had enough. You'll find lots of support and friends here.
Take it one step at a time and make a plan before jumping into anything.

[CLCSC145]

Welcome!! You should be congratulated for taking the step in coming here, but may I make a little suggestion? How about starting now instead of Monday? Make your next decision about what to eat a positive one and you're on your way!

[TMunday]

Originally Posted by CLCSC145

Welcome!! You should be congratulated for taking the step in coming here, but may I make a little suggestion? How about starting now instead of Monday? Make your next decision about what to eat a positive one and you're on your way!

I could not agree with you more. CONGRATULATIONS are in order! Sometimes the first step is the hardest... and this is kind of the first step.

I also agree that it is better to start right away because most of the time that "start day" never happens or something always comes up and gets in the way. Most diets say to start right away from what I recall.

[Lill]

Congratulations for beginning what can be a great road! The people here are amazingly helpful and supportive. I hope that you find what you need and remember, we're all in it together.

Lill/Elva

[JerseyGyrl]

Congratulations on your decision to take charge of your weight!! You've come to a great place for advice & support! You CAN do this!!

All the best to you,

Kim

[Deb W]

I totally know how you feel! I used to BE the tall sexy brunette! Now I'm just BIG!! I joined yesterday and the response to every posting has been awsome. Everyone is sooo suportive. I started my latest "change in the way I am eating" yesterday too. Ok who are we kidding, I'm on a diet AGAIN!! Yesterday wasn't hard to do either because I work in a hosp. cafeteria and all I wanted to eat was salad ( nothing else even looked semi-good). I work some long shifts and eating at work is not the problem. Eating at home where all the snack food is the hard part. I have 3 kids and we are constantly on the go. So I have gotten into this eating in a hurry and whatever I can grab habit. So now I'm going to try the small meals every 3 hours or so. And running (ok jog walking) every day. Go get 'em Somelikeithot, start today or monday but don't give up. Let's give the world two more tall sexy brunettes!!!

[SomeLikeItHot]

I cannot believe how awesome all of you are! And you are so right, why wait? I am starting today, the **** with it. Im not giving myself 2 days to lose my motivation. I think that this is the last diet I will ever go on. Man, I've tried it all but after the first 25 pounds would drop off, I would quit! Why, I don't know but I did...well, I just moved here to Florida so there's more than plenty to do as far as getting outside and moving around and it's hotter than **** here too and being fat just isn't cuttin' it...I feel like I walk around in a fur coat all the time! Then I see all off the shops with sexy bikini's in them and stuff...OUCH! It's just I feel sooo big right now that I don't see how it could possible to ever get down to a smaller normal size. I never have been thin and after a lifetime of squezzing into things, asking "am I too heavy for this?" and having to make or have made accomodations for my weight, I can't imagine how it feels to have it easy for me...I so overwhelmed.
Yea, Im starting today...I haven't joined any programs. I want to do this one by simply exercising and eating super healthy. I pulled up a bunch of stuff off of medical websites to educate myself on pros, cons, and how to eat to lose weight. I have gone to weight loss docs. One molested me and the other promised to have me lose 100 pounds in 5 months with some pill. No way. I dont want to gain it back and I dont want to lose it so fast I have flabby skin everywhere.
I plan to just cut my portions, and choose better things...the things God intended us to eat at the beginning of creation. I realize that the human body was created at a time where there were none of the fatty foods we have today so how can I feed these things to myself and expect to be healthy?
I hate huffin' and puffin' on a piece of equipment at the gym...I did it b4 though and it helped me lose 25 pounds but I am going to put some heat in my workout and join some bellydance fitness classes. In truth I have been dancing for years but when my cute wiggle became a fatal jiggle, I stopped.
Im gonna post some pics and keep up with this!
Thanks again for the fabulous welcome ya'll!!

[SomeLikeItHot]

Wow 87 lbs! I can't even imagine how I would look and feel after 87 lbs! I guess you asked urself the same things b4 you started and now you are in the run! I hope to God I can keep that motivation!

[srmb60]

The inner thinner you

[JerseyGyrl]

Originally Posted by SomeLikeItHot

Wow 87 lbs! I can't even imagine how I would look and feel after 87 lbs! I guess you asked urself the same things b4 you started and now you are in the run! I hope to God I can keep that motivation!

Thank you!! I started off at 245 lbs, wearing a size 3X ....I was FAT, I was embarrassed, I was miserable! I decided something had to be done & I was going to have to do it! When I saw the first 10 lbs come off...then the next 10...etc. It kept me motivated!! That was 2 years ago. Today, I am wearing a size 10/12 I'm happy, I feel wonderful and I am no longer embarrassed about the way I look. Motivation is all about determination. I am determined to never be fat again!

You CAN do this!!!

All the best to you!

Kim

[CLCSC145]

Originally Posted by SomeLikeItHot

And you are so right, why wait? I am starting today, the **** with it. Im not giving myself 2 days to lose my motivation. I think that this is the last diet I will ever go on.

Way to go!!!! That's awesome!

One more little bit of unsolicited advice... I'd avoid thinking of this as a diet and instead focus on making lasting changes to how you treat food and treat your body. I made the mistake of almost getting to my goal and thinking, "Whew! I'm thin now and I can eat like all my thin friends do!" Ha. That's why I'm back here. I had lost sight of what MY BODY needed and instead tried to eat what other people could get away with. I know now that what I need to do is forever. Not just the year or so it takes me to get where I want to be. It can be daunting to think that way, but to me it feels like the only way I'll find lifetime success.

I'm super proud of you for starting today! You'll be so glad come Monday that you didn't wait!

[daisimae]

Congratulations on taking the first step in a journey that will bring you a healthier future. You have found your motivation and that is the most important thing. The support you will find here is also a very valuable thing...ask questions, browse recipes, rant and rave if you have to, but stick with us and you'll find that it is easier with friends.

[lilybelle]

Congratulations on taking the first step. It is the hardest. Starting today was the best thing you could do. You will see the lbs. drop and be glad that you jumped right in. The reason I started my new life change was my doctor gave me a swift kick in the butt. Truthfully, I was tired of being fat but lacked the motivation to get started. Great job on finding that motivation. We will all be here to support you and I know that this helped me a lot. 80 lbs. lighter myself and starting to reclaim my life more everyday.