I need to change for the better

[Maygen]

Hello everyone!

My name is Maygen and I need to change my life.

I am happy, don't get me wrong. I have a great fiance, am going to school, love my life. It's just I hate my weight.

I've always been big. But I recently stepped on a scale to see almost 300lbs... yikes! I am at about 280lbs and standing at 5'8" that is not acceptable! My goal is 160lbs, but that is a longterm goal. I a starting small. 50LBS in a year, then another 50LBS, then another, etc. So I am looking at about 4 or 5 years. If it takes less time, great. If it takes more? Fine, I'll keep working at it.

I am doing this for me but also for other people. I am going to school for a nurse. I want to keep up and be a good nurse. I want to be (able to keep up with my kids when I have them. I want to be with my future husband for as long as I can.

So here's hoping this works for me. Good luck to everyone else as well and have a time on your way to a healthier life.

 

[spootiee]

Hello Maygen and welcome to the board! I'm glad to see you truly want a healthy life. We all do of course! Your goals are very attainable with proper nutrition and exercise, and your time span is very generous which is good for your psyche, not too much pressure but enough to keep going. There is a lot of information in the stickies in threads about nutrition and how to go about fat loss! Keep in touch, I'm going to school to be a nurse too! I'm the same way when it comes to being grateful for such a great life, but also being miserable because of the body I feel/felt trapped in. Again, welcome!