Taz9093's Journal, 04 January 2008

That is what happened to me. I had no idea how big I had gotten. I know my weight on here says 288 pounds, but I just joined this with my Mom. I weighed 423 pounds about 11 months ago. I don't think I had ever been so depressed in all my life. What did I want to do...EAT!!! I didn't though. Your feelings are sooo normal. I have days still where I just sit and cry!!! No Joke! I am proud of you for taken the first step. Kudo's to you!!!!!! Brenda 

We all have to start somewhere..it's hard to face the facts, but it's a step in the right direction to be honest with ourselves. You said you lost the weight before, so you know you can do it. Remember how you feel now, and you will not let it creep back up again. Think positive, it's very important to keep your spirits up while making a transformation, which is what you are about to do, so cheer up! It's all downhill from here.  

Thanks, Brenda. It really is hard, espically when I HAD LOST all the weight and now have gained it back. I saw this website in a magazine today and decided to try it out. I'm in it for the long haul, so if we can hang in together and support each other, I'll all for it! 

Lotus, how right you are. I could sit here and feel sorry for myself, blame it on the hurricane, (btw, did you know that MRE's have like 3000 calarioes? who knew?), but it is time to do something about it. Thanks for the kind words.