Aww you guys... thank you for all of your support. :grouphug: Tomorrow is a brand new day... I'm so going to put this page on my favorite list that way anytime I'm feeling down I'll read your advice and feel better. :D

I also think it's important to remember that Reese Witherspoon has stretch marks, Tyra Banks has cellulite, and Angelina Jolie has acne pockmarks. Nobody can look like "the ideal," even the women we're supposed to idealize!

Glad to hear you're feeling some better. Hang in there and yiu can do it, one pound at a time.

I LOVE THAT!!!!! :)

I was at the gym the other day, there is this gorgeous woman, perfect figure, who works out with us. Her top lifted at the back and she is covered in really bad stretch marks. So it happens to everyone! I don't notice mine. And even if mine all go, I still have a 15 inch scar across my stomach from gall bladder surgery! And will I still wear a bikini, you betcha!

Everyone has already said some really great things. You can do it :cp: It takes time! Just think how much healthier you'll be 5, 10, 15 pounds from now. Don't give up!! We are here to support you :hug:

I feel the saem way you do. I am always cheering everyone else on to lose weight if they wnat ot but then I don't push myself (i feel like a hypocrite!) so even though I really shouldn't be giving out advice since we are both kind of in the same boat- you should keeep trying, we all need to really BELIEVE that the one pound we lost this week or the 2 lbs etc. we lose is really an accomplishment because if we value the small steps towards our health we will be more motivated to lose weight. Also, all the women here are amazing cheerleaders! together all of us can help each other get through the weight loss process which at times is difficult, but WE ALL KNOW you can do it!:hug:

Your feelings are completely normal. Before I started losing weight, I felt the same way. I knew that my large abdominal incisions from gallbladder surgery and hysterectomy and then hernia repair and then bowel obstruction would never go away. I knew my stretch marks from child birth would still be here. I also knew my boobs would continue to head further south. Now, after losing some weight, my incisions that once were fat and red are now thin, white lines, my stretch marks are pale and not nearly as noticeable. As for the boobs, I have a large coffee can that I put change in every week and plan to one day have a lift. My husband thinks I am sexier and lots more energetic. You can do it, the reasons you have for not bothering are the same as mine were, EXCUSES. Just jump in there and you will find a lot of support here. GOOD LUCK
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