Obesity/Overweight

[livingwith]

all my life i have been the overweight kid in class. for what few friends i had i was always the biggest. i was my mothers heaviest child, then adulthood caught up to my siblings. but this is about me. i want to change. i need to change. i need help, will power, motivation. is there anyone out there who can help?
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[UZUME]

Hi

It pains me to read your pleas and I wish I could help you. I am also battling with weight and I have done so for 23 years now.

Unfortunately, others can only offer you their support and try to keep temptations at a minimum, the rest is up to you.

In my experience, I can never lose weight if i tell myself I am on a diet! Immediately, that awful part of my mind which rebels against anything trying to deprive me of something I enjoy kicks in.

I am currently trying hypnosis (a CD and book). The best thing it has done for me so far is to help me look at where the habits first formed in my obesity. I now look at it as a healthy eating plan rather than weight loss.

For me, it was being poor as a child and my Mom always panicking about being able to feed us. We were urged to clean out plates all the time because she didn't know where the next meal would come from. Then, when in a Children's home, we didn't have many "treats", except for Fridays - Coke and chips night! I have always wondered why the one thing I could never resist was chips!

This is just a small part of my journey, it is a lonely one, it is a difficult one, but when I visualize how the journeys could end, both the obese journey and the slimmer/healthier journey, I know it is a worthwhile one and i am (currently) committed to better health.

I wish you the best of luck - I know that is what I need too.