You're right about the willpower. I can be full to the max, and if a food looks yummy, I cave. And I've been putting off losing weight and getting healthy too many times.
Best of luck! Honestly, and this is going to sound cheesy, but you DO have it in you to do it. You just need to convince yourself that it's time to take care of YOU.

Congratulations! You have taken the first big step toward good health. You have spoken up and told everyone what you want to do.

Even though you may not think it, you are amazingly strong; and you really can do this. And what's more, the people here will keep you accountable...and motivated!

Good luck. You are headed in the right direction...just don't pass me up! :)


PS: What is Wordpress?

I found two comments, but no reply button so I guess I'm supposed to reply in this comment section? Will I always have to do this... even doing the code thing?

Hope I'm doing this right... here goes...

Thanks guys for the encouragement! I have a lot at stake with this endeavor. I'm in the throes of battle with chronic illness that the extra weight is only compounding and vica versa, the illness makes exercising and losing weight extremely challenging. Already feel I've found the right place, though, and looking ahead with optimism!

There are a quite a few of us here that seem to have some illnesses that extra weight is compounding and vica versa. You came to the right place because we can relate!
My weight has destroyed my knees already, and they took me off of running the elliptical because of it. I hated that because I was burning approx. 800 cals an hour running. Now I'm stuck only burning half that on a recumbent bike or in the pool. There are a few people here that have the knee probs.
If that isn't 't bad enough, then they told me that I have poly-cystic ovarian syndrome, and that would make it almost "impossible" for me to lose weight.....
So, now I am in a catch 22 because if I don't get the weight off, they definitely won't look twice at me to replace my knees. They already hesitate just because I am "so young"...ugh whatever, all I know is that I have all the way down to a three year old boy to raise yet, and I need my knees and ability to walk and run, NOW!! =D
Hang in there, we are all here to back you up!
~Samantha

I know how u feel about will power, it gets reallu hard sometimes, having ppl around trying to lose weight here really helps me keep motivated.