Hello,

I am a shiny new member, though im not entirely new to weight loss.
I just got onto the scales for the first time in a VERY long time and i actually burst into tears and am still in shock.
I've always been bigger than most of my friends, and family, and i felt big but not obese! Well now i do!
The most i've weighed in the past is about 170 lbs which is not great (being only 5 foot nothin') but seemed like it would be achievable to lose a bit of that. Today i weigh over 200 lbs! I have let my weight get out of control now It feels like something completely different, that i cant handle! Sorry for the rant but i need some motivation right now!
I have a weird thing, where i kind of thought as long as my belly doesnt stick out more than my boobs when i stand up i feel ok but i hadnt noticed my belly popping out! i know its a weird way of measuring but at least i still felt passable as a female, now i feel like a big round blob!
I'm sorry if i sound whiny and awful but i just cant believe what those scales told me! I thought it might help if i wrote it all down and such but so far its not helping!
Thanks for reading if you got this far!

cc x

eta : i posted here because i am 20! not just picking a random section! but if its not the best place for random ranting then point me the way!

Girlfriend...anything is possible... I have lost 92 pounds...yes a whole freaking person...and guess what I just got under 200 pounds...its totally possible...and you can do it I still have a lot let to lose and you know what thats ok because I've accepted it and moved past the whole omg this sucks aspect

Its always a shock when you first get on that scale...no way did I think I would be 230 pounds... I got on the scale then off the scale... jumped on it... took clothes off... moved it to a different spot on the floor... and even used my moms scale before I actually excepted the fact but they thing you gotta realize is that it is only downhill from here... Don't get me wrong its not always easy and there is many days when I want to throw in the towel... but you have to remember that its possible if you stick with it... I'm sure we all wish there was some magical way that we could all wake up at our goal weight tomorrow... but there isnt... It just takes work and we can do it! That's why I am so lucky to have these ladies they are very good support when you feel like its a waste of time.... Welcome to 3FC and your always welcome to rant... we all need to now and then....

Look at my stats , you will see my starting weight was over 200 and yes it was a shock ! But you don't have to stay there. You can lose weight. Look at all the people on 3FC who have successfully lost weight.

Jumping on the scales for the first time is the hardest part. You've just got to think its the last time you are ever going to see that number.

Set yourself some mini goals, take photos to monitor your progress and things will become so much easier.

Good luck! x

My starting weight was in that "omg, its inching towards three hundred!" range.

What matters is that you're stopping the forward motion. You have made a choice to change that. Sure it might take a while and we all wish that those starting numbers were lower...but at least you're making a change now, before those number creep up a bit more.

Besides, you'll start to feel so much better long before goal. When you realize that you're body is happier eating better, when you fit into that smaller size for the first time in years, when someone notices that you've lost weight...those moments will renew your faith and help bolster you for the rest of the journey.

thank you everyone! Today i think I have accepted it and am ready to see it go down and see some results!!
Now i gotta start working on some goals, which will be difficult as i've never been an ideal weight! Hmmm..
thanks again!!!

C x