I need help. I stepped on the scale today... 425 pounds. I have never weighed this much in my life. I don't want to believe it but it's true. The reason I got on the scale at all is because I felt different... I could barely walk through the grocery store the other day ... less than 30 minutes. I'm having trouble breathing.... it's really affecting my health as never before.

So, I'm back and I'm asking for help. I'm going to keep trying and I really need support. Thanks for listening.

I stepped on the scale in April of this year and saw 292 lbs. I had never been that big in my life and had no clue I weighed that much. I tried a crazy diet and it worked for 10 days but was too restrictive. On July 19th I began, on my own, not joining, the "old weight watchers points plan". I love it because I can eat whatever I want, only have to know the calories, fat and fiber content to figure the points on it. There is an app on my phone which is a free app to figure the original WW points plan. I also plan ahead. I LOVE sweets!!! So, I buy "skinny cow" ice cream treats. There is a salted caramel pretzel bar that I usually eat everyday. It is 4 pts. I am allowed 31 pts. per day. I also LOVE chips!! I buy the "veggie stix" on the potato chip aisle. 40 veggie stix is 1.5 pts. I also LOVE butter!! Usually every morning I have 1 piece of toast (2 pts.) with 1 Tbsp butter (3 pts.) 2 fried eggs cooked in a non-stick pan, no oil or butter (4 pts.). Just figure out what you couldn't live without and plan ahead. I personally cannot do restrictive diets like low-carb or no-carb because I LOVE bread!

If you are truly ready to get healthy, you CAN do it! We are in your corner! Just reach out!

Emmy

Thank you! I had success with the old Weight Watchers plan in the past. Could you let me know what the app is called?

WW Food Points is the app. Of course there is all kinds of info online for the old plan. Simply google "old weight watchers points plan." There is a bunch on pinterest too.

Best wishes!

Trying, the fact that you could make it nearly 30 minutes is good news! Some people start out barely able to walk 5 minutes. Can you add a 15 or 20 minute walk every day to your routine for a while? Then when 20 minutes is easy, you can increase it.

I know a lot of people go with the restrict-eating-first plan and worry about exercise later, and I know that without calorie restriction we're never going to lose, but for me, regaining my mobility was so important. And that means small steps and consistency--it's important not to push so much that you get injured if you can help it.

Once I was feeling more able to move, my motivation was better and my mood improved, which made it easier to gain control of my eating.

You can do this!

I remember realizing I needed to start exercising when the walk from the car to a restaurant (3 car lengths down) was tiring. I was so embarrassed. I am now on my 4th week and I have gradually worked it up to half a mile, 2x a day, five times a week. I had to take the weekend off because my legs were killing me. It is not easy for me to do that much even now, and that is at walk the dog, stop regularly pace. I tried to add in some more of a different type of exercise, but my body wasn't having it - maybe next week.

diet, water and exercise - remember next year will come and you will be heavier or lighter, it just depends on what path you follow.

Hello everyone! I am new to this site and I am looking for fellow Points Plus users. I have heard too many negatives about the new plan Weight Watchers uses, so I decided I would go back on Points Plus on my own. I have about 30 pounds to loose. Just want someone or a group to add support and answer questions that I may have. Thanks!! Shirlee

I hear ya! I hit 351 and was having the same problems. Being 24 and 5'3, it was scary. I ended up going to a weight loss specialist and he recommended OptiFast. I've been on it for 3 months and have lost 60 pounds. Tonight I jogged up 2 flights of stairs. I don't have swelling in my legs/feet anymore. I'm starting to feel better because I can move without being in pain. It's been the best things that's ever happened to me, but it is very expensive.

I am in your same boat! Highest weight I have ever been. I know we can ALL do this. I am literally taking it one meal at a time!

To all you new starting or restarting people like me - I just wanted to give you a cheer - You Can Do It!

First of all..... Well Done for taking the plunge and stepping on the scales. I weighed in at 323 in January at my heaviest and I felt different at that point as well. I realised that I just has no motivation at all......walking to the shop (which is just 6 or 7 minutes away) felt like walking the grand canyon. My clothes looked different on me, I walked slouched and I was getting odd back pain.

I decided to go back on the My Fitness Pal app to register what I was eating. I set my calorie goal to 1500 calories and within the first week I lost about 7 lbs of water weight or something, whatever it was, that first part was the easiest. I joined back up at the gym (curves) and did a 30 minute circuit twice a week, then built it up to 3 times a week with one 30min circuit staying onto a 30 minute Zumba class. Stress from my last few months of uni was stopping me loosing weight no matter what I ate. But now I am 26.4lbs down as of this morning, and if I didn't have my fitness pal app I have no idea what I would do.

Now I am down to 1350 calories a day, and I try and walk 5,000 steps 5 days a week, and 12,000 steps twice a week. I cant do the gym any more because of some bad arm injuries.

But I think you will do well

Just take little steps and aim for 1 or 1.5 lbs a week loss. Slow and steady wins the race....

The hardest part is starting. I am also at my highest weight. I cannot believe I let myself do that. I had medicinal help getting there (Prednisone) the first time but after I lost of a chunk of weight I just let myself go. There was some more prednisone assistance but then I just completely gave up even trying. I had some medical issues that sometimes make me not want to even move ... and instead of pushing through I would tell myself just to lay there. I was "sick" so I couldn't do this.
I gave myself excused. I can't do that anymore. I am starting Optifast on 10/04/16. I am so motivated and determined I have been googling and searching for other people as well. I found this forum and I am super excited. The biggest thing I think people need when doing something like this is support. We all need support. Positive and helpful support.
I know I don't have that at home. I have some really great people in my life who are helping but the husband is more of a negative motivator and it was pushing me further and further into a hole.
Well, now I am going to do this without him. I will find support in other people, I will focus and I will make this happen.
Just as you will.
We are all here to help you.

You can do this! A big step is coming to a support group like this like I just did today and actually wanting help and wanting to do something about your weight. I've lost and gained so much I'm sure it's going to be tougher this time around because my body is just so used to doing the up and down weight loss and gain. Support from people that know exactly how you are feeling builds up that motivation to keep going and to keep losing. You can do this keep telling yourself that, we all can.