Diets & Weight Maintenance Support Group

Chat about how well your latest diet is -- or is not -- working. This group is a great place to find support and accountability as well as share success stories and valuable lessons with the community. From where to start to weekly weigh-ins, get help from others to reach your dieting and weight maintenance goals.

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Punkee 12/31/2007

im so sick of being the way i am. im 16. i weigh 237 pounds. thats sick. its disgusting. and im fucking SICK of looking the way i do. i hate it. and i cant even begin to express what i feel about it. im starting to cry just writing this. i have nowhere else to go with this. i dont know what to do. i've tried a lot of things that havent worked. HELP ME.
im hopless.

deleted_user 12/31/2007

I am here for you if you ever need to talk.

deleted_user 12/31/2007

We're starting our "get healthy in 2008 programs" tomorrow if you want to join along.

deleted_user 12/31/2007

i hear you. i was 230 back in july and now am 181.5. im headed down to 135 by the end of august...or so i hope....ive been cooking a lot more and reading a ton of those health mags. i walk as much as i can cuz that's all i hav the endurance for. i just eat really well and sometimes i slip but then i come back here for encouragement or talk to friends who are going through the same things and it helps me stay on track. each week i hav a different goal weight usually to lose 1 or 2 pounds depending on the week. and if one week i gain 3 pounds i can just work reallyhard the next week and still meet the goal i set. the hardest part is staying away from the bad foods. hav tons of the good stuff in the house and try to eat and munch on that. let me know if you need food suggestions. im going through this with you. so dont think youre alone. we're all here and we all know what it feels like to be overweight and to hav trouble resisting bad foods. it's not easy but you can do it!

Punkee 12/31/2007

thanks. and..i'll take any suggestion that anyone has..

deleted_user 12/31/2007

you are not hopeless.
you and only you are in control of who you are.
You have the power to change, and use this night, although not really different than any other night, to make yourself a healthier you.
Weight will come off, give it time.
for the first week try walking a little more and cut out one thing that you should not eat.
take for example pop, if you drink it try diet, or cut it out completely and in one week you will lose weight and not even like the taste.
I have been heavy before, not so much now but still have to work on it.
It is a hard trek, but we are here for you.

deleted_user 12/31/2007

i am right where you are and its heart-wrenching. i'm trying to get into OA - a group for compulsive overeaters, and its extremely loving, unjudgemental, and just what the doctor ordered. give it a shot, i'm trying it out because i have nothing else...good luck (visit oa.org and check out online or face to face meeting times).

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