Well, I have officially started my journey to find my inner skinny!! Not sure if I have posted here yet or not but either way, long story short...

My cousin entered my name into a lead box for a free week at Curves. I won!! So today, my mom and I started back at Curves! After having our initial meeting last week and finding out after a couple years what my current weight is, I wanted to hide and never come out again! After our workout today I lurked around the scales while mom was changing and decided to get on just to see if there had been any change! I was in for a little shock, I noticed that the scale was showing 12 lbs. less than what I had weighed last week. I asked about the difference in the two scales and was told that there was little if any difference so needless to say, I was thrilled! I don't know how it happened but I am excited and ready to continue this journey!

I have been overweight all my life and I am ashamed that it has taken this long to finally get serious about my health! I need all the support and encouragement I can get and after looking around at the postings, I'm sure there is lots of that to go around! I am one of those people who are good at starting things but really really bad at continuing on to the end!! I don't want to be one of those people any more! My husband and I want children and I want to be able to be around for them and to run and play!

Anyway, I'm gettin all emotional now so I will hush!! I'm just glad for this website and for the support and encouragement that I get here. Us fat chicks have to stick together because it's for sure we aren't going to get anything but ridicule from a society that thinks all "fat" people should be shipped to another planet!!!

Good luck!! You can do it!! Just remember you are worth it!!

Thanks Melissa!!

It's wonderful that you've decided to do this. There'll be ups and downs, but we'll be here every step of the way to support you. There's nothing that can stop you from achieving your goal weight!

Wow, what a tremendous loss for you very first week! Maybe you were just conscious of your weight and new exercise and it affected you more than you expected. I'm impressed.

On this site, you are not alone. It's scary for all of us at the start of the journey, wondering what lies ahead and wondering if we're strong enough to see it through. But I can tell you that as you feel better and as you find new things you can do that you couldn't do before, the motivation is very high.

WELCOME! I'm so excited for you. Have you come up with an eating plan? (Weight Watchers, calorie counting, low carb etc? ) Stick around!

Thanks Eliana! I had to double check to make sure that I had read it right! It was correct and I checked again today and I have lost another pound so I am super excited!

Lori Bell, I haven't exactly come up with a plan yet except I'm cutting out fried foods and sugar and drinking more water. I am also trying the calorie counting thing out. I'm still looking around to see what would best suit me though. If anybody has any suggestions, they will certainly be welcome!

Thanks again guys for all the support. I don't think weight loss would be possible if there wasn't support and encouragement from time to time.

Welcome!!! Everyone here is very supportive. You've come to the right place!

I'm new too and have been calorie counting -- I try to stick to between 1500 and 1700 and have lost 6 lbs. in my first two weeks. Taking long walks and cutting out drinking has been a big help. People also seem to really like South Beach and Weight Watchers. You've done an awesome job so far! Keep it up!