Looking for a few friendly faces

Hey out there! I was reading a magazine at lunch today and happened upon this web site and thought I'd check it out. I've only just joined so I haven't looked around too much. I'm not sure if this is what I'm looking for...not even sure what I AM looking for. I guess I'm just hoping to find others like me who know what it's like to fall off the "diet wagon" and maybe have a word or two of wisdom and support. I'm at the highest weight I've ever been in my life and I'm having a really hard time motivating myself. I think about how far I've got to go to get back to the weight I was a few years ago and it feels so daunting......so unreachable...and so I put it off. I'll eat what I want today and start my diet tomorrow. All the tomorrows add up until before you know it a month has passed and I've done nothing but gain another five or more pounds. So this is it! Tomorrow has come. I figure maybe if I see it in print I'll actually DO what I say for once. I know I can do it.....I've done it before. I just need that "ping" you know? That enlightening moment. I'm not making excuses. I know it's me, myself and I who has to do this. But I'm hoping that talking to others who are in the same situation or have successfully reached their goals will give me that extra boost. Anyways....that's it. Nice to meet you all and let the game begin!

It is tough to change one's habbit. However, if it is for the good of
the future, it will be better to try your best. Thinking about the
benefits once you are in control, no matter what. The good food, the
beautiful dress, sexy looking, etc.

justme wrote:
Hey out there! I was reading a magazine at lunch today and happened
upon this web site and thought I'd check it out.

This is not a website. It is a newsgroup. Please don't expect this to
be moderated. Or expect the comments to be moderate.

I've only just joined
so I haven't looked around too much. I'm not sure if this is what I'm
looking for...not even sure what I AM looking for.

Unless you are working to lose weight, this newsgroup is not for you.
If you are working to lose weight - and by working I mean doing
something instead of blaming others for your problems - you will find
this a wonderful source of information and support.

I guess I'm just
hoping to find others like me who know what it's like to fall off the
"diet wagon" and maybe have a word or two of wisdom and support.

Every poster here has fallen off that wagon at one time or another.

What you mean by "support" will determine how helpful you find ASD. If
you understand "support" to mean wallowing in fat self-pity with other
"victims" of fat, you've come to the wrong place. The usual pattern is
that such a person comes here, asks advice, and is told that eating
less and exercising more are what it takes to lose weight. We either
never hear from the poster again, or they respond with whiny complaints
about how mean everybody is to them. There are any number of websites
these people can take their fat attitude to, most notably
fathappens.com, which is dedicated to excuses.

If, however, you accept that your weight is your self-created problem,
and that YOU, and you alone, can solve it, welcome. You will find a lot
of good folks here; some are near goal, and some are not. But all are
accepting responsibility.

I'm
at the highest weight I've ever been in my life and I'm having a really
hard time motivating myself.

Nothing here can motivate you. If you aren't motivated by the ugly fat
hanging from your body, nothing we can say can help.

I think about how far I've got to go to
get back to the weight I was a few years ago and it feels so
daunting......so unreachable...and so I put it off. I'll eat what I
want today and start my diet tomorrow. All the tomorrows add up until
before you know it a month has passed and I've done nothing but gain
another five or more pounds. So this is it! Tomorrow has come. I
figure maybe if I see it in print I'll actually DO what I say for once.
I know I can do it.....I've done it before. I just need that "ping"
you know? That enlightening moment. I'm not making excuses. I know
it's me, myself and I who has to do this.

Good for you! I'm glad to hear it.

But I'm hoping that talking
to others who are in the same situation or have successfully reached
their goals will give me that extra boost. Anyways....that's it. Nice
to meet you all and let the game begin!

OK. You could make your first move by providing the basics, such as
your age, gender, height, weight, and goals. Some details about your
eating and exercising would not be out of place as well.

Neil
was 385/now 299/will be 200

In the same boat

Hey! Looks like you and I are in the same boat. Actually as I read your message, I kept thinking that I could have wrote it, word for word. Found this website in a Woman's World magazine and decided to give it a go. Like you I have hit the highest weight ever - 246 lbs as of this morning - I'll be honest. I am 5'5" and most of my weight is stuck around my abdomen. Yes, I've gained all over - my son's graduation pictures attest to that - but I now have a bigger butt in front than in back.. I need to get rid of at least a 100 lbs. I want to be around for future grandchildren.
Here I am jumping in with both feet, telling all my thoughts to a complete stranger. Maybe that's what I need tho'. I know when I lost a lot of weight back in 98-99, I was writing in a diary on a daily basis. I tried to start back to writing many times over the years but I never seem to stick with it. Maybe if we lean on each other for support, we can both get thru this battle together.
Anyway, if you are interested in chatting with someone clear across the country, I'd like to hear from you.
Dotti

"justme" wrote in message
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Hey out there! I was reading a magazine at lunch today and happened
upon this web site and thought I'd check it out. I've only just joined
so I haven't looked around too much. I'm not sure if this is what I'm
looking for...not even sure what I AM looking for. I guess I'm just
hoping to find others like me who know what it's like to fall off the
"diet wagon" and maybe have a word or two of wisdom and support.

If it's not your cup of tea here there are other diet and weight-loss NGs.

I'm
at the highest weight I've ever been in my life and I'm having a really
hard time motivating myself. I think about how far I've got to go to
get back to the weight I was a few years ago and it feels so
daunting......so unreachable...and so I put it off.

As do many others. Take one day and one step at a time. The longest
journey starts with the 1st step.

I'll eat what I
want today and start my diet tomorrow. All the tomorrows add up until
before you know it a month has passed and I've done nothing but gain
another five or more pounds. So this is it! Tomorrow has come. I
figure maybe if I see it in print I'll actually DO what I say for once.
I know I can do it.....I've done it before. I just need that "ping"
you know? That enlightening moment. I'm not making excuses. I know
it's me, myself and I who has to do this. But I'm hoping that talking
to others who are in the same situation or have successfully reached
their goals will give me that extra boost.

I went hypothyroid and some other temporary health problems that ballooned
my weight from 125 to 210 a few years back. I never thought I would see the
day I hit 190, or 175, or less.... but here I am, on my thyroid
medication, 158 lbs and losing weight. I'm both dieting and walking every
day. It's not easy all the time, but it is working.

Anyways....that's it. Nice
to meet you all and let the game begin!

Nice to meet you as well.

LW
Start - 7/5/06 - 170lbs
Today - 158 lbs
Goal - 130 lbs
Height: 5'6" Age: 61
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