[IrishJoan]

I'm new at this ... I read about this website in the "O" magazine. I've been trying to lose weight off and on *forever*. My youngest child just turned 4 and I am just miserable with my current weight. I remember feeling so motivated after having her and how anxious I was to shed the pounds. Here it is 4 years later and I'm at my highest weight ever... I just can't seem to get motivated at all right now. Any suggestions or words of encouragement would be *so* appreciated.

[JayEll]

Hey there,

Well, deciding to post a thread is a good first step! It tells me that you do have the desire to have a desire, if nothing else.

One thing might be to do some journaling. I don't mean anything fancy, just make a list of all the reasons that you would want to lose weight, and how you feel about each of them. And, you could make a list of all the things that are stopping you, and how you might solve some of them.

Just a few ideas--I'm sure lots of folks here will have other ideas! Basically, becoming more physically active and watching what we eat is the idea.

Good luck!
Jay

[IrishJoan]

Thanks Jay. I'm still working my way around this place. Journaling is a good place to start. The weather has been so yucky around here that it is hard to get excited about exercise. Not that I get excited about exercise during fair weather;-). Thanks for the note!

[reddress]

hey Joan, I see we're the same height. Well, I started off at almost 245. This IS acheivable, and don't ever doubt it! I just signed up the other day, but I've been doing WW since March of last year. And it would never work without the journalling. I know there are a bunch of programs online for journalling, find one you like and good luck!

red dress, aka Morgan

[IrishJoan]

Hi Morgan,

It is *SO* good to get notes! I'm gearing myself up mentally and physically on this end. I was just checking out the journal site and I'm confused... do people write random thoughts. It is a bloggy thing???

[reddress]

Yeeeeeeeeeahhhhhh... I just took a quick peek, and I think so, the journal section on here does seem to be bloggish. If you're looking for a food tracker type of journal, I know google will come up with some options. One that I've seen mentioned on here is FitDay, another I know of is at calorieking, and for me, I'm paying for it on Weight Watchers. *grins* For me, I'm more likely to smarten up if I'm paying for it. That and the points are easier for me than figuring out calories all the time.