Hi everyone i just found this site a few mins ago as i was searching the net.My name is mari and i am a 26yr old sahm.I hadnt really noticed that i had gained alot of weight but i went clothes shopping yesterday and nothing fit in "my" size. I was so depressed i just came home and cried. So my diet started this morning i relaized i need to loose the weight to be healty and happy.I am trying to keep a positive attitude as i start this process. I just cant figure out which diet is best for me.I am 5'4 and weigh about 270 (last dr vist) i have to guess on that cause i dont own a scale.

WELCOME!!!!!!!!!!!! This is such a great site for info and support. Hope you have great success in which ever plan you choose.

Welcome to 3FC this is a great place for support. I have been posting with the same thread since March and love all of the ladies there. I would like to invite you to join us at 1lb. Down And Plenty More To Go!. I think you would find everyone there ready to welcome you into our little group and full of helpful ideas.

Best of luck on your weightloss journey. My personal opinion: While a scale can be discouraging when it keeps going up or isn't going down fast enough while dieting, I feel it is an invaluable tool to REALISTICALLY track what you are doing (e.g. when dieting you may think you are eating "better" but maybe still eating too many calories so you can tweak when you see the scale go up). Also, if you weighed yourself more frequently, you probably would have gotten alarmed months ago when that weight was creeping up and that may have motivated you to get on track much earlier.

Mari!

You've come to a great place for advice, support & encouragement!!

You CAN do this!!

All the best to you!!

Kim