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Hi, my name is Andy and I'm a 20 year old Australian girl who has tried countless times to transform myself, but each time it's been unsuccesful.

It seemed to have started when I was in year 6 (primary school). I was probably the biggest in my grade, although I wouldn't have been classified as overweight. My plumpness soon grew into me being overweight, and now I am what my BMI, Dr and society consider Morbidly Obese.

I'm a glass is half full kind of girl, I see eating as a part of enjoying myself, and used to think I should eat what I desire. I should be happy, because I've only got one shot at life. Although, in a way, I still agree with this, my life will be vastly shortened if I keep it up. Everything in moderation, right? Which brings me to my first problem. I eat too much of the wrong foods. I am without a doubt THE laziest person ever. I would rather jump in the car a grab a large meal at McDonalds (and that's if I'm barely even hungry) than to take time to prepare something I know is good for me.

As I stated earlier, I've tried and failed numerous times and I will admit, I didn't give it my all. This time has to be different, and I thought making a thread would be a good way to start and easily track my progress.

Any tips would be greatly appreciated, especially from people in similar situations to me and am open to any questions you may have.

Problems:
Lazyness, What seems to be a bottomless stomach, Un realistic expectations, If results aren't instant I get un motivated

Personal Information:
Current Weight: 130 Kilos
Height: 5'9"
Goal Weight: TBH, I am not sure. Even loosing 5 kilos would make me happy, but I want to lose as much as I can before November 2010.

Befores (HOPEFULLY!) taken 15 May 2010

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Welcome!!

I'm just 1inch shorter then you and when I started out I weighed about the same with pretty much the exact same body shape! I'm down to about 72kgs now so I know you can do it!!

My advice, stick to it, educate yourself, read every little bit out there about weightloss, diets, eating disorders, biochemistry that you can get your hands on, dont believe it all necessarily, but once you're educated you can make the choices you think are right :) Read the stickies here and dont give up!!
 
Yes, definitely stick around and read as much as you can on the forums. Especially the stickied threads as they contain a lot of helpful and useful information! I started out pretty close to your starting weight so I know where you're coming from. :) Start with simply easy changes and progress from there, you can do it!
 
Good luck to you! I hope it goes well! Just keep looking at those pictures, and think of what the end result will be to keep motivated! :)
 
Thanks for the encouraging words, all. I think another problem I have is I find alot of the information I read about tends to be contradictory. I also hear lots of stories about people who took the stairs instead of the elevator for a few months and dropped 10 kilos and think, surely if I eat better and exercise I will be loosing weight in no time. That's where I get discouraged.

I've started eating more throughout the day of less portion sizes, but I always seem to be hungry? I wonder if this is just my stomach adjusting? I don't feel like I'm eating too little, but I'm still hungry. Did anyone else experience this? Will it pass?

I think I am quite educated about healthy foods and food groups, but as I said, it's the contradictions that get me.

Again, thank you all so much. It's wonderful to see people encouraging me to do well, rather than have my willingness to finally do something about this problem shoved back in my face.

@Antyoch - I would love to see any before and after photos you may have, for comparison?
 
I know EXACTLY what you mean, I've tried countless times, but now I am not trying, I am DOING. It's a lot of hard work but it's SO worth...you can do it! :)
 
A lot of info is contradictory, you have to pick out what works for you :)

And yes I do have before and in between pictures, I'll get them up hopefully soon!
 
You can do this and I soooo know what you mean about the laziness, loving food, and w/out magic instant results, what's the point? I was like that too but one day I just got completely fed up and focused on myself.

One friend told me to make super mini goals each week. This helps with that instant result state of mind and won't let you give up easily. Simply saying 1-2 lbs a week as a goal. When you achieve, it feels great and helps you to keep going.

As for the food deal, yea it's going to take time for your body to adjust to the style of intake. I don't touch any fast food anymore. Why? Not because I don't have a yearning for it but my body literally starts reacting in a negative way to it. I get stomach aches and whatnot. Not worth it anymore.

I've gone from 240 to currently 180 ( I just posted a link of b4/after) and NOW I'm focusing better on eating more meals throughout the day.

All of us start off differently, you know? One step at a time. For me, I started working out and then focused on not eating out much (till now it's only once a week) and currently with all that I've focused on making sure I have mini meals throughout the day paying attention to every bite that goes in. Now it doesn't even seem like a hassle, it's become a lifestyle that I'm very happy with. I don't miss my past at all.

So if it works for you, do one thing for awhile and then add on the other steps. If you can do all the steps together, awesome. If not, that's okay because if you at least make a go for it and stick to it, it's going to help you out =)

I really do wish you the best of luck!
 
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