Help, please?

[snowwhitesmom]

How do you all do it? I am the heaviest I have ever been and it stinks! I know it's my own fault - I lost my Dad after a long illness and I comfort ate for a year while he was sick, and I still am - and now my clothes don't fit. Tried weight watchers - nope. Any advice is more than welcome - please?

 

[TammyNC]

Everyone is different as to what plan will work for them. I think you have done the first thing and that is acknowledge that you want to lose weight. I am back to being at my heaviest weight again and I am just trying to take it one day at a time. I believe that if you stick around on these boards you will find so much encouragement and inspiration. I know that I have and did when I lost my weight the first time.

I don't have any magic words for you, but wanted you to know that I'm thinking about you and will keep you in my prayers. I know how difficult it is to watch a father be sick and then lose them. My dad had ALS and suffered for 16 months before he passed away in 1999 at the age of 51. I did a lot of comfort eating as well so I do understand where you are coming from.

Take it one step and one day at a time. Make changes slowly, nothing drastic and not too much at one time would be my recommendation.

I look forward to seeing you on the board and will be thinking about you.

 

[snowwhitesmom]

Tammy, thank you so much for your words of encouragement. I'm sorry it took me so long to post back. But - the big news - I went to my first WW meeting today! First steps, right? I will let you know how it goes....

 

[TammyNC]

Good for you!!! I just went and re-signed this morning after about 3 years. It felt good didn't it. You can do it I know you can. Keep us posted.

 

[snowwhitesmom]

Well, here we both go! When I tried WW before, it was online - I am hoping that going to meetings will help.

 

[catherine]

I do WW's online, I love it! Good luck to both of you, I know that you'll both be big losers!

 

[snowwhitesmom]

Catherine, you don't find it difficult doing ww online that there is no one to hold you accountable but yourself?[maybe it's just weak lil' me...]

 

[TammyNC]

I tried just doing WW online but I need to be accountable to go WI and the meetings are encouraging as you listen to people share. I do like the on-line features with the receipes and point/weight tracking.