Hi Amanda
Wow can't believe I found someone on here who lives so close and the story you tell is the same one I've lived all my life. Im 27 years old and have always been overweight. I too am sick of it. I want to change, but I always end up going back to my old ways of eating. At the moment I'm in a size 26/28 and they are snug. All my friends are little skinny minnies and I always feel like the outsider. Can't go shopping at American Eagle, Pac Sun, or any of those cute little stores that they love to go to.
I have a little sis who is 11 and every summer she and my mom ask me to go to Beach Bend or a water park and I'll make up some excuse not to go. The only parks I'll go to are the Disney Parks because they are so good with plus size people. They are wanting to hit the Universal parks this year also and I'm freaking out because I know I won't be able to ride most of those rides.
I'm a complete Disney World addict, but like you my feet kill me when I'm there and I get tired so easily. My mom and sis always have to sit and take breaks with me when they are wanting to go, go, go. I manage a loan company in Hopkinsvill, KY and some nights I get home at 6 and some around 8. When I get home all I want to do is sit on the couch, watch some tv, and eat dinner. I know thats the worst thing I can do, but I just can't break the cycle.
My mom was a plus size girl as well until she joined ww about two years ago and started walking. She went from about a 24 to a 10. She has so much more energy now and looks AWESOME. If my mom can do it I should be able to do it as well.
My first step has been to stop eating out. Which is not easy because at my office we have been eating out nearly everyday for years. Usually either Chinese, Mexican, or Zaxbys chicken strips. So we all made a pact to start bringing our lunch and so far so good. Now I just have to come up with some healthy things to take instead of the hot pockets and frozen pizza I had last week.
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Anyway, sorry to rattle on but I just don't really have anyone to talk to about my weight. Like I said everyone in my life seems to be normal sized and I find it embarassing to talk about it with them. How could they understand something they have never been through. My best friend bless her heart is maybe 100 pounds and has to force herself to eat so people won't think shes sick. I've seen her eat a happy meal at McDonalds and say she ate like a pig.
Thanks for sharing your story. It was nice to hear someone else had one so similar to mine.
Stephanie
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wow Amanda 6.6 lb's thats fantastic 
