hi Im new here to 3FC...I am here to make friends and get diet advice. I am wanting to lose weight desperately. I work up this morning and realized that I can not go on living an unhealthy life. This is the biggest I have ever been and it is getting to the point where I am depressed all the time. I rarely go out unless i am going to work or to school. I am majoring in nursing and I really started to think how am I going to help others when I can't even help myself. I just feel so large and not so in charge... My diet goal is to lose 80lbs. Any advice that you can give will be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance...

. . . you have definitely come to a great place for lots of support and advice. it's a very big site so take a good look around and just start posting whenever something catches your eye. There are forums for just about every popular plan, plus special interest groups and age-related groups. I'm sure you'll find a few places where you will feel comfortable. Good Luck.

My best advice is to be patient. Look at your eating habits and decide what little changes you can make right now. Personnally, I used to came home tired & hungry, had nothing ready to eat in the fridge, and just ordered some chinese, pizza and such. So I made the commitment to go grocery shopping at the start of every week, to clean and cut portions of fruits and veggies ready to eat as soon as im hungry, and to learn at least one new recipe per week. I also bought a slowcooker so that some of my meals can be ready to eat as soon as I get home. Little changes but they make me feel so much more in control of my life And when I got that routine down, I started including exercice in my daily routine... slowly but surely, we'll get there !