Hiya
Popcorn 
Welcome to the thread!!! Please feel free to post as much as you like here. This thread is full of the most wonderful people! That includes you
I thought I was
fat all of my life because my sister was very thin growing up and I was the normal size for a girl, but they called me
fat so much and made so much fun of me that I thought I was sooooooooo
FAT LOL I even saw myself as
fat. It is not until now that I am older, I can see that I was normal. It really boggles my mind because I cannot understand how they could have called me
fat. Well it did manifest and I was
fat by the time I was 10...not obese just overweight. I became obese when I was in my late teens (190lbs) and I gained over 80 lbs between the ages of 22-25. Crazy stuff. I have a long way to go as well. As I said in earlier posts. Doctor recommends that I lose 160 lbs but I am starting now with 139. (I lost one
pound since yesterday). It may be a tough road at times, but hey we are all here for each other. You can definitely do this, and you will see a difference. I was on a
diet when I started this, but I am a bit of a rebel
I cannot impose someone else's rules on myself when it comes to eating. It makes me feel oppressed. This week I have been trying just to eat healthier...much more water and chicken salads, and my favorite kashi heart to heart cereal in the morning (something my other
diet would never permit). It works for me. I don't feel trapped, but I am still an emotional eater and am having to deal with that now. I think your approach will definitely bring you results...I am sure you will be consuming much better foods than u did before and your
body will respond.
Congratulations on taking that first step! You are definitely not alone and are more than welcome here
Ohhhh by the way popcorn, an approach that I am taking now, which makes me feel a bit less overwhelmed is focusing on 10lb increments instead of the entire 139. So now I am focusing on getting out of the 270's then next the 260's. makes it easier for me this way
and actually motivates me a bit....I no longer feel compared to others, just compared to myself if that makes sense.
Ali!!! First...hugs for you
You'll get there don't worry. Look at me scraping to get out of the 270's haha 274-276-279-275-274 GOOD LORD! I totally feel like i am in a rollercoaster ride lol. But don't worry sometimes when you are so close you feel so far and then you jump over that brick wall and it is smooth sailing. You will make it!!
I also eat for comfort. I was reading one of those articles on the internet about how to stop...and I was like "ya right" the entire time I was reading it. They gave good advice, but when its happening it is so difficult not to give in to your desires. The only way I overcame mine the other night was simply to go to sleep angry lol but I sure felt better in the morning when I saw that I lost 4
pounds in one day, I'm sure it was mostly water, but I was still so happy. As I resist more temptations I can share with you what I did to handle my emotions and maybe you can do the same. Not meaning to sound too warm and fuzzy but believe me I need all the help I can get!!
This coming Monday is one week since I started my "get the heck out of the 270's" campaign, I cannot wait to see if I can make it
Have a good night and a good day tomorrow everyone 
