Hello
I, like most people in my family have been struggling with my weight for quite a while...pretty much my whole life. I can't remember when I was under 200lb. I was pretty luck b/c not many people picked on me, but that is b/c I was always the tough kid and I think people might have feared me slightly. Now that I am in college I have looked back at my life and realized that the reason I was such an angry person was because I kept all of my emotions on the inside. I never talked about not being able to go to the mall with my friends and buy clothes, how in gym class I was always the last one to finish the mile. I kept everything on the inside and as a result I created my shell. My mother had gastric bypass 2.5 yrs ago and when I saw the results it hurt me, i almost felt like she left me hanging in the rafters because I was still obese and she wasn't. I have realized that what she did was not the easy way to fix her weight or her health issues, but at the same time I feel like my entire family judges me because she lost all this weight and there I am, her 19 year old daughter still over weight.
I know I need to live my life for me and not for what people expect of me but its hard always being compared to everyone else. Recently I have started the Alli pills to help me in my weight loss, some have told me I am choosing an easy way out but I don't think that I am. Everyone around me always relies on me for guidance but when I need some I don't know where to turn. That is why I found this place. I enjoy being able to discuss problems with people that know what I am going through or have had similar issues. Now that I have ranted on and on, I hope that I will be able to stick to the new Alli plan and manage to lose the weight and keep it off.

Welcome to the group! Your not alone here! I don't know much about the Alli pills but I am not on to judge anyone. Keep it healthy and it will come. You will feel so much better about life, yourself and everything else. Congrats on making the first step of joining this group!

Boy can I relate to a lot of what you said... but the main focus is that you have decided to be healthy for yourself! 3FC is a very supportive place!

I, too, don't know anything about the Alli pills but YOU are the one who knows your body and mind. Only YOU can decide what route you will take on your journey. We are just the little cheerleaders on the side of the road.

Welcome to 3FC!
Congratulations on taking the first steps to change your life.
You deserve it!
This site has lots of fantastic support and inspiration.
Can't wait to see more posts from you and share your journey.

Thank you everyone for ur support. It is nice to know that there are people to talk to about things

to the forum!

This forum is such a help in losing the weight. Keep coming here and post questions and read others experiences. It will keep you going on your journey to lose the weight. I wish I would have had a place like this twenty years ago. You can definitely lose the weight, it is all within your power. I wish you much success!

Welcome to 3fc.....

This forum is full of wonderful people, support, ideas and more.

I am sorry you feel you are being judged by your family because your mom has lost weight and you haven't. That's seems unfair.

Losing weight...whatever the method, means making lifelong changes with your relationship with food. Feel free to start posting.

Welcome Mashfreak! (Is that for M.A.S.H. the tv show??)

You are with people who know what it's like to have weight to lose and figure out how to do it. It's a lot of fun for me to look at everyone's tickers showing how much weight they've lost and realize if they can do it, so can we!

yes rodeogirl it is for the tv show. and thank you for the support

Hi, mashfreak! Welcome to the club! I've never taken the Alli pills, but they don't sound like the easy way out to me. Perhaps they'll give you a little help to get you on your way, but you'll still have to put in the real work.

Stick around, and post often. You'll find lots of support and inspiration here.

welcome Mashfreak! You will find a lot of support here!

Mashfreak!
i'm so glad that you find this forum, feel free to come and post any time!

Don't worry darling, we're all in this together! can i get a **** YEAHHHHHH!

welcome to the club!!!