I think I've hit the bottom in my life right now, I'm 18 years old and I weigh over 400 Lbs probably close to 420. I am unemployed because of my weight, not because I couldn't do a job, but because my self-esteem is just so damaged from all the years of emotional abuse in school etc that I do not feel comfortable around people of any amount. I've become a shut in over the past year after I graduated high school using the internet and online gaming to occupy myself. It is really the only place I can converse with people and not have them judge me by my size, and I really like that.
Out in the real world, whenever I leave my home I can become extremely self-concious and think that people are looking at me, or making fun of me. I've tried to lose weight before but I always fail. There was one point in my sophomore year of high school, where I lost a good 20 pounds (I was about 350 or so then), got a girlfriend and had some great friends but I ended up putting it back on and then some. My problem stems from not excersizing and not eating regularly. When I get absorbed in a game or something, I can't tear myself away from it, to the point where I will eat 2 meals a day but they are more like binge meals, and I will be in my computer chair for at least 12 hours out of the day. But not anymore! I am ready to turn my life around now, I don't want to end up not being able to walk or perform everyday activities because of my weight. I'm ready to buckle down, start eating normally and healthy, and excersizing daily, morning and night.
I decided all this today, just a few hours ago, then I found this forum. I thought if I join here I can get some great support, increasing my chances of losing the weight. I hope to really join the community and try to help all of you as well. My plan is going to be the 1200 calorie diet mixed with the 6 small meals a day, because I've heard that that is the way to go. Right now I'm going to start doing some work out tapes and a little bit of walking around
on a trail in my town. I would just like to lose a little before going into the public to walk because I am still self-concious. As I said I weigh about 420 (Can't tell for sure, I have to buy a scale that can actually weigh over 300lbs) and my goal is 180 lbs. So wish me luck!
Out in the real world, whenever I leave my home I can become extremely self-concious and think that people are looking at me, or making fun of me. I've tried to lose weight before but I always fail. There was one point in my sophomore year of high school, where I lost a good 20 pounds (I was about 350 or so then), got a girlfriend and had some great friends but I ended up putting it back on and then some. My problem stems from not excersizing and not eating regularly. When I get absorbed in a game or something, I can't tear myself away from it, to the point where I will eat 2 meals a day but they are more like binge meals, and I will be in my computer chair for at least 12 hours out of the day. But not anymore! I am ready to turn my life around now, I don't want to end up not being able to walk or perform everyday activities because of my weight. I'm ready to buckle down, start eating normally and healthy, and excersizing daily, morning and night.
I decided all this today, just a few hours ago, then I found this forum. I thought if I join here I can get some great support, increasing my chances of losing the weight. I hope to really join the community and try to help all of you as well. My plan is going to be the 1200 calorie diet mixed with the 6 small meals a day, because I've heard that that is the way to go. Right now I'm going to start doing some work out tapes and a little bit of walking around
on a trail in my town. I would just like to lose a little before going into the public to walk because I am still self-concious. As I said I weigh about 420 (Can't tell for sure, I have to buy a scale that can actually weigh over 300lbs) and my goal is 180 lbs. So wish me luck!
