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Pamela777 , 01-10-2008 11:31 AM

I can't believe I weigh over 200 pounds to start with, so this is a major hurdle for me to admit that I have work to do before I see those 1's again. I have been reading folks blogs and something just clicked, where I feel like I can do this.
I have so many body issues. When I was skinny I saw fat and now that I really am fat, I don't always see it! Sometimes I look in the mirror and I honestly do not see 243 (now 230) pounds. So how can this almost 100 pound weight gain have happened? I am scared that I will give up & I am holding on to this forum as a huge lifeline.
I have always thought that getting rid of this weight was going to be just too hard, but then I have been reading about folks who have more to loose than I, or who have my current weight as their goal weight and I am awed at their hard work and determination. I want to be in this too!
I love to talk, so be prepared to see (or hear as the case may be) lots more of me!!

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OptimistK , 01-10-2008 01:40 PM

Welcome!!! Good luck on your journey!

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fabat45 , 01-10-2008 05:14 PM

HI, i read your entry, and i can sooooo relate to what you wrote. I started at 257.5, and i also didnt see the "fat me" and when i weighed 160 many years ago, all i saw was a fat person when i looked in the mirror. even when i would see pictures of myself at my heaviest(the few that slipped by me) i would think to myself, oh its just a bad picture, the wrong outfit, etc....) i think i was in denial about my weight, and also how i looked. Now that i have been on plan for a year and a half, i have lost 87.5 pounds, and i am just starting to see myself the way others see me. Losing it slowly, also helped me because the changes were so gradual, it almost like you go 3 or 4 months and (20-25) pounds, and then one day you look in the mirror and just look thinner, even than you did the day before. I know i feel a lot better about myself, and i think that's half the battle. I know you can do this, YOU know you can do it. Just take it one day at a time, and focus on small goals instead of one big one. Good luck with your journey.

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pinupqueen , 01-13-2008 10:08 AM

Well I think you have come to the right place! I can't tell you how many times this website has helped my stay or get back on track. I am constantly inspired by the members of this site and their stories, they make the 60 (now 26!!) pounds I need to lose seem more than manageable!! Good luck and keep posting!!

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