I don't really have any advice for you, but I wanted to let you know that I understand what you are going through.

I'm only 4'11 and very large too. I have a big round belly and HOPE I look pregnant--not just fat, but I'm not deluded. I know I look fat. lol

But anyway, I wanted to tell you that you are not alone. I'm in the same boat. Let me know if you wanna chat sometime.

Well your going to have to get motivated. I've lost 20lbs in the last 2 months. I still got 50 LBS to go. Started out at 290, down to 270 now. 220 is a good weight for my body frame and height (6"2), tho I think after I get down to 220, I'll go even lower or turn it into muscle.

I've changed my diet. I used to Eat a decent breakfest, and a big supper, and soemtimes lunch, and snacks thru the day like potato chips and stuff like that.. Very bad.. ever 7 chips is about 150 calories. so your typical 99 cent bag is probably like 500-600 calories ontop of your sandwich. no wonder americans are fat..

I just got tried of it, and decided i'm not going to be like this no more.. Tho I'd like to see more then 20 lbs in 2 months, this is a start for sure.. I try to hold off on breakfest in the mornings until I get hungry.. I then have a lean pocket (264 calories) with ketsup (20-30 calories). That will usually tie me over to supper. But if I get hungry during the day I eat an apple or two (60 calories each).. Then alot of evening means I will eat a normal good sized meal (no 2nd plates like I use to) I try to eat lite in the evenings with something light, but we go to mexican a couple times a week, and its hard to resisit the free chips and then I eat faigitas w/o the beans/bread/rice. But I'm trying to cut that back to once a week.

for my height I'm suppose to be able to take in 1700 calries and still loose weight.. I probably average that on days I eat a good supper, but lot of days I'm trying to get by on eating super light for supper like salad or something. I'd say on those days I'm probably only taking in 800-900 calroies..

I started walking on a treadmil.. when I first got on it, it about killed me to walk a half of a mile. But I did this for few days, then uped it to 1 mile.. did that a few days, and now I'm trying to do at least 2 miles a day on it. Some days more, some days maybe a little less. Today I already got in 2 miles and its only 8 this morning.. I plan to do several more miles before the day is out..

So bascially I'm not getting alot of excersice yet, tho I'm gonig to chagne that.. looking into getting some other home excercise equipment.. But I've changed my diet and watch my calories.. I found a frozen meal at the grocery store that is 264 calories that fills me up like a normal meal would, and I eat that for breakfest.. then replaced chips/and candy bars with stuff like Apples and Bananas.. And cut back my supper from double cheeseburgers to single burgers , if I eat a burger, try not to, but.. then just eat hamburger steak sometime with green beans.. Green beans is real low in calories..

Drink llots of water.. I'm probably drinking 8 or 9 20oz bottles of water a day.. try to get cafenne out of your system. I feel 100 times better after being off cafenne for a while.. it really throws me for a loop.. if picks u up, but after the effects wear off you are wore down.. You will feel alot better if you stay off cafenne. Sometimes I might have a diet coke ever couple days, but not often..

I also drink Diet Green Tea, which I hear is suppose to be good for you, and fills you up.. It seems to work.. It seems to fill you up.. Tho I'm wondering if Green Tea has any cafenne in it, and if I should not drink alot of it? I mainly try to drink water.

I just started watching the Biggiest Loser show on TV last night.. I've never watched it before.. but to see those guys loose that weight, that quick, motivates me.. one guy lost 30+ lbs in one week, and some 20+, and most all close to 10 a week. Where I'm averaging 10 a month so far. After watching that show, It made me get up early this morning and do 2 extra miles on the treadmill.

Music helps when walking also.. try not to concentrate or look how much you've walked ever so often.. just listen to your music and listen to the songs, before you know if you've already walked a half a mile or more and didnt even realize it..

Thats what has worked for me so far. Tho I hope to pickup the pace more soon with more excercise and quit slipping sometmies on evening suppers.. Tho right now even eating a good sized supper and what I am doing now , is working... I just want it to work faster.. Hope this gives you motivation..

15 lbs would be easy to loose if thats all you got to loose.. I've lost 20 and still got 50 to go!! its going to be tuff, but watching some of those guys on biggest looser with the ammount they got and will loose makes mine seem easier..

Just get out there , change yoru diet, and excercise.. it will be hard at first, but keep pushing, after a few days, it gets easier, then you'll start adding more time to your workout as your stamina builds..

hope this helps..