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karaw

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hey guys! My name is Kara and I'm originally from Mississippi but I live close to Jacksonville, Florida. I'm a music therapist an an inpatient psychiatric facility and I just got married in December. I've been very overweight and obese my entire life and have just decided to do something about it. I've been exercising some and I've been seeing a dietician. So far, I've lost 23.5 pounds! I'm just looking to talk to people who understand what I'm going through...it's a really hard time for me right now!
 
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Great job losing that weight so far. You're on a roll. I do know how hard it is to keep losing and stay motivated.

Keep at it!! One step at at time.
 
It's going good, I guess. I'm getting to the point now where the ''newness'' of this challenge is wearing down and I'm strarting to realize just how much work I have to do...and just how much harder it's going to get. I took pictures of my body in a tank top and boy shorts the other day, and I was just simply disgusted. I expected my body to look somewhat better, but I see no changes. But on the good side, I am starting to get compliments like "are you losing weight?" or "I can totally tell you've lost weight" or "you look great!" so that feels good. The other thing I'm struggling with is exercise...I just don't want to do it and find a hard time motivating myself to do it. I've lost the weight so far with basically changing my diet.
 
Hi kara

Hi!!

I'm new here in the forum. I am trying to make friends with new members. I guess the best thing to do is stick with the diet and try to find some motivation to move your body. I haven't lost any pound yet. I started on Saturday. I am struggling between diet and exercise but I am forcing myself to do both.

My strategy is going everyday to some of my favorite clothing store and looks all the clothes I want to wear but I can't. I will try to post in this forum twice a day, early in the morning to write how I'm feeling in my journal and to post in new members thread. In the afternoon I will post in my journal the food I ate and the exercise during the day. It is hard, I know but that is my motivation strategy. Hope it will help you. Read my journal, we can give each other support. :jump:

chimistar
 
Welcome to the forum!! It gets easier as time goes on. I have been doing this for almost 6 weeks and it's like second nature. Just keep plugging away and you will see results. It will take longer to see it on yourself as you see yourself all the time. If others are noticing than you must be losing!!
 
Just don't look at how far you have to go. Make reasonable 2-3 lb. per week goals and look at how far you've come. Those big numbers can be discouraging! I am also trying to lose almost 100 lbs. so I understand!
 
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