Please tell me that is will be OK

grebber

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ok let me spill my guts on here because i don't want to discuss this with anyone i know personally.
I'm a 36 year old male that has two girls. 13 and 15. i have them both since the divorce about 12 years ago. while raising my girls i hardly ever dated. maybe 3 people and didn't last a week each. i ended them all because the women just wasn't right for me at the time. well time goes on and i slowly gain weight. i was always big but carried it very well since i'm about 6'4" and naturally big. but the weight came on me so easy since i didn't do much to stop it and my self esteem dropped to nothing. I figure maybe being fat i wouldn't have to face women and relationships.
time went on and i longed for someone to share my life with. i met one woman online and we called each other for months. she lived too far away and had cancer. i really loved this woman but she lost the fight with cancer and i'm so glad we never got to meet or it would have been so much worse.
well now the pounds came on even easier. i hated myself and the way i look. i topped out at 390 and still thought i looked ok as long as i don't have to take my shirt off. Oh people who are reading this. i'm a mess. i'm missing out on so much of life because i'm a coward and wont control my weight.
perfect example: about oh 3 weeks ago i talk to this girl on facebook. she was a friend on there but i just now got around to say something to her. she use to live kinda by me during school so i knew her since 3rd grade even tho we never talked much. she was the popular one and i was the average one i guess. anyways she was so happy to here from me. shes divorced and lives the next state over but family still lives around here. we get to talking and i'm as high as a bird in the sky. This beautiful woman wants me!! shes really into me and she seen pics of me so my weight didn't seem to be a problem. ok me with low self esteem just falls for this woman head over heals. i would do anything for her and she is just the sweetest thing ever. its totaly on!!!
Now im scaired. Shes sexy, bikini sexy. and im in love. we are going to have to meet and who knows what. i cant believe this woman not only likes me but is having feeling towards me that ive longed for so damn long to have someone like this feel towards me. POW!!! ex boyfriend comes back. one minute she says she would share her bed with me and telling me how wonderfull these past weeks have been and she so lucky i came into her life to im such a great friend. to hardly talk to me.. this isnt her fault and its not the ex either i believe. he came back around at the wrong time and brought back bad memories so shes now not into dating (me or him) or long distance crap now. I understand and dont hate on her one bit but i am totally devastated. i finally give my heart out and its crushed. i feel so fucking empty. its not all because of her. she just topped it off. its because of me. if i was thinner i may have gotten her or already had someone. i blame me for sucking at women and this last week has just been so horrible. i talk to her here and there and she is so God darn kind to me and shes on her way to my state now for family and im just so crushed that i wont be able to kiss her. i really hit the bottom this time and i dont know if i will ever recover.
please people if anyone decides to read this wall of crap and has a similar story that some how turns out good please i beg you to post back. please tell me theres a light at the end of the tunnel because all i see is grey. please tell me i will find love one day that is so great i will forget all the bad that has happened because right now i just dont want to feel anything
side note. i did lose 20 pounds in two weeks because i didnt want to be fat for me or her no matter how much she said it didnt bother her. i will lose more even if i have to cut it out of myself. i will work out every day and walk till i pass out
 
grebber... life is very hard sometimes. I'm sorry about your current situation, but you've made a great first step by showing determination to lose weight.
I am also divorced, and it is lonely sometimes.
You can always visit this forum and learn more about losing weight, or just visit the off topic or the diary section (I think you might need a diary.....) and vent.
Anyway..... Welcome....
and remember to count your blessings. I like to think that things happens for reasons, although it's hard to know why most of the time.
(here's proof: )
EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE OKAY! (honest)
I'd also like to suggest that you consider counseling or maybe just going to church (if you're christian). True happiness really does come from inside yourself.
 
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thanks monster... counseling is not needed. im feeling better atm and just busted my ass on my bike and took the dog on a long walk. gave me time to think i guess. things may not be as bad as i wrote earlier. its just a fresh wound that needs to heal. i need to love myself before anyone can love me anyways. being embarrased of myself the way i am right now, things prolly wouldnt have worked out anyways. I just hope all this burns in real good and helps me stick with my journey of weight loss.
 
Hey man... things sound tough for you buddy. Girls, the bane to our existence! Can't live with em, can't live without em. They give us the biggest highs and the lowest lows. I know things looks bleak now but they will get better. If you commit to changing your life. Losing weight is the first and best step. It will make you feel better about yourself, you'll have a lot more energy, you'll have more confidence, and success will start spilling over into other parts of your life. I know for me, when I started gaining weight, the rest of my life went completely down hill. Troubles with the girl I love also sparked me to lose weight. Now that I've started to lose things are shaping up again. They can for you too, but you have to make a commitment not only to yourself but also to those who you love and love you in return. It's proven that being overweight leads to health problems. If you love your daughters or the girl of your dreams, you'll commit to losing weight. For their sake, as well as your own. Anybody can do it and I know you can too. Having a girl in mind is the best motivation!

So where to start? Well it's a good thing you came here. This forum is a great way to start. Start a weight loss diary, update it daily. They really help you see how your body responds to hard work and healthy eating. Plus the support from others is great for motivation as well as keeping you on track. Read around the forum, the stories here are inspiration and educational. There are hundreds of articles on how to transition into a healthy lifestyle. The two most important parts are obviously, eating healthy and exercising.

I wish you the best of luck my friend, you can change your life. You have the power. Today is the day!
 
Thanks Snezy. Your post really helps as well as this whole site. been here on and off but hopefully after a few bad things in my life happened i can finally just step back and take a long look at myself and finally take care of business
 
Hey Grebber, I know my post is a bit late in the game but I thought I might post something from a fellow girls perspective :)
I'm really sad to hear how things panned out for you, but I know from experience just because she's not into dating RIGHT NOW dosen't mean she won't be later. I know myself that my emotions can resemble a tumble dryer sometimes and I just need air. Don't give up on her! once she's ready and got everything sorted chances are you can go back to where you were and maybe even more ;)
things might have changed since you first posted this, but I REALLY hope it all goes well for you! you seem like a lovely guy and deserve the best ^_^
 
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