Hi my name is Carrie, I live in Iowa. I just got married in December and was at my all time highest weight of 317 lbs. I have been overweight all my life, and for some reason I have never been serious to try to lose the weight, until January 3rd of this year. I had not even made it my "resolution" for the new year...the 1st came and went and I still knew I needed to do something, but I had no motivation to do it. I watched a show on January 3rd about a man that weighed 1,000 lbs. Earlier that day I had also watched Dr. Phil, a show about people who had lost a lot of weight. Its like that night a lightbulb went on in my head! From that day on I have totally changed my way of thinking. Before I never read nutrition labels, and I ate what I wanted, when I wanted, and I didnt think twice about it. Now, I know how many calories the foods I eat have, and I have cut out a lot of "bad foods". I am not on any certain diet, I am just cutting down on how much I eat, and how often, and Im eating better foods. I allow myself McDonalds maybe once a month, because I love it so much! But now its a treat for me, and not just my regular meal a couple times a week.
I am currently at 269 lbs. and have been stuck at that for 2 weeks now. Im getting discouraged, and I need some motivation! I need to excercise more and get a little more strict on what I eat. Hoping there is someone out there who is going through something like this! This website is so awesome! I keep looking at before and after photos and I hope someday soon I will have lost enough to post one of my own!
Carrie
26 year old in Iowa needs buddy! 48 lbs lost....nearly 100 to go!
You'll find so much support here. 
Post in a few different areas and find a place where you feel really comfortable. 
