Hi everyone,
I posted yesterday in the Fat Smash forum yesterday. I've tried so many diets that I've lost count. I'm at my all-time highest weight of 400 lbs

and I feel so awful. I'm not ashamed of my weight or my looks, I'm just tired of dragging all this weight around. I have type 2 diabetes, a bad knee, and no energy at all. I was thin and pretty in high school, many moons ago (I'm 42). My boyfriend of 8 months has also gained about 30 lbs. since we got together and he's been encouraging me to put us on a diet, so we're going to try the Fat Smash because it seems do-able for us. Any help, encouragement, good recipes, etc. would be appreciated and I'll reciprocate. I've never been part of a group like this (except Weight Watchers) and I'm hoping folks will help motivate me to stay on the program. I really do want to live to see my 50th birthday, but at this weight and the rate I'm going, that's not too likely. I don't know what my block for losing weight is; I quit smoking cold turkey in September on my birthday, AND I work for a major U.S. tobacco company (which allows you to smoke anywhere in the building, even at your desk), so I thought, if I can do that, I can do this. Thanks for reading - happy holidays to you and yours!
jazzytina