Hi I'm new here!!

[Ready27]

Hi how is everyone? I have never done this before and I'm hoping it will help! I'm going to be 27 in a couple of months and I am 20 stone now for a girl of only 5ft 6 this puts me in the morbidly obese category which terrifying me! I have always been a big girl and if I'm honest I have never struggled with it I never got bullied I was an active teen school hockey captain and danced from the age of 3 until 16. I've always known I was bigger but I never cared before until now I'm getting older and heavier and if I don't do something now I'm not sure I ever will! I have friends who talk about there weightloss and diets all the time and it just makes me cringe I don't know why! I feel like admitting I'm fat makes it real it's like the elephant in the room no pun intended.

So anyway today I have decided to change my world I'm ready! Any advice or support would be awesome!! I hope to loose 2 and a half stone by the end of may is that a healthy and realistic goal for someone of my size?

 

[Omega]

Welcome to the forum.

I think that 2 and a half stone is a healthy and realistic target for you - but you will have to work hard.

I'm from England so very comfortable to chat about stones

When I started out I was 21 stone and at 5ft3 you know that I know exactly how daunting a big project is... I just wish that I had sorted out my weight when I was 27 like you and not left it until I was 47!!!! I just didnt believe that it was possible when I was younger... it was like being in too deep... You have to believe that you can do this...

My best suggestion would be for you to join the new challenge that San is kicking off this weekend... The link is in my signature... It promises to be lots of fun and a great way of staying motivated to lose weight over the next three months... That way there will be loads of people to cheer you on for your end of May target and beyond. There are plenty of people of all sizes taking part and there will be lots of good weight loss information.