Please support me and point me to challenges/support groups

[Dizneydawn]

Hi - I sit here at my highest weight and know that I need to change my life in so many ways. Successfull in my career and my family is wonderful but I know that every piece of my life could benefit if I dropped the weight that consumes my daily thoughts. I need to want something bigger than the number on the scale and I am a Disney fan at heart. Maybe one start of that motivation can be help through others that love the mouse.

I see that there have been challenges in the past and groups involved in motivation. My weight now is 250 and my goal is 130. To actually write that is enough to make me want to throw up. When did the day happen that pushed me to over the 100 pound marker in needing to lose weight? The truth is I can't remember.

I feel like I am on an episode of Dr. Phil.

No one knows me and in my heart I feel no one will judge.

What I want is to take my family to Disney before Christmas and not be worried about the ride fitting my body. I want to make it to the top of the water park walkways and not keel over. I want to run with my kids and not behind them. I want to feel good when I see a mirror. I want to love myself more than the food that is killing me.

I make this commitment to myself that each Sunday I will post a new thread, give updated lbs lost and most importantly turn to WISH as a means to an end and a beginning to the new me.
Dawn

 

[Debbie]

Hi, Dawn.

Making health a commitment is a gift that you are giving to yourself and your family. It is not easy to tackle old habits. Start with one small step, do it for a week, continue it as you add something new.

For this week, maybe you could drag out the old refillable mug (or a favourite large glass), and commit to drinking eight to ten glasses of water every day. Put a sticker or a star on your calendar every single day that you are successful.

If you would like a WISH buddy (or just want to talk), feel free to PM me. My first foray onto WISH, I started out close to where you are. I have been successful (almost 75 pounds), but then slid, and I now have much of that same weight to lose again. Each day, I will do what I can. Some days are very successful, others are not. You CAN do this! I know you can!