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Originally Posted by jmc
Hi,
I'm just wondering if anyone on this thread is like me in needing to loose 50 pounds or more? I feel overwhelmed by the sheer idea of needing to loose this much weight, and have a hard time even getting started because I dieted myself up to this weight in the first place. I started my first diet when I was in my early-twenties and hit 130 pounds. Since then it's been one diet after another, followed by a 10-15 pound weight gain until here I am - middle-aged, 60 pounds overweight and terrified to go on another diet for fear of ending up even heavier yet. I wish I had never started the first diet all those years ago. Now, I go to the gym and eat healthy during the week but I have not seriously started to count calories because of this fear of ending up even heavier - but do know I have to impliment a plan. Anybody else out there relating to this?
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Hi Hi Hi!!! I have even more than 50 to lose! I didn't joing the "competition" thing because I have an eating disorder and that would just be completely counter-productive for me. BUT, I have been lurking and reading so I can try to motivate myself.
It's very daunting to me to have so much to lose, so much so that there are days that I can only hold it together for one meal at a time. I am trying not to get discouraged though and to focus on the postive things I am doing for myself now instead of eating myself , well...to death.
I have found that making small changes has been best for me. Easier to implement than a major overhaul of my entire lifestyle at once. The most recent one I made was ceasing to "treat" myself with food. I've substituted in getting my nails done or buying a new pair of earrings or a book or something. Nothing out landishly expensive, but about the same amount of money as I would spend on a brownie and coffee. Still makes me feel good, but doesn't add inches to my waistline.