Seaborn63

@ladyofthebog my dad has told me the same quote for most of my life. It's on my whiteboard at work and in my house. Thank you for that. (I am the oversized-teddy-bear type too; thanks for making me smile with that)

Thank you for your kind words. I know that not everyone cares, but that is my weak spot and it ALWAYS comes up in my mind. It's ruined relationships I have managed to start as well as prevent new ones from starting. I just don't want to beat around the bush any more and acknowledge that it is my fear, and it is highly correctable. I know because of my height and body type I'm going to weigh more than most people, and I'm comfortable with that, I just need to get it back to a healthy weight.

Ding... Tamarac/Sunrise over here

Down in South Florida, but just getting started here

Hi, This is my 20 seconds of courage because I hate posting about myself and I'm gonna share my Big Why. New to NF, but ready to experience it and change my life for the better. Level 1 "I know I am overweight and should slim down" I've hit 300 lbs for the first time in my life. I've always been a bigger guy, but when I saw that on the scale I felt ashamed. Even though I'm kinda tall, 300 pounds is just too much. Level 2 "I will be able to do all the fun activities I did growing up" Growing up near some mountains I was always hiking, rafting, biking, camping, etc. I miss doing that. I'm currently way to out of shape to do that stuff, but I will be able too again. Level 3 "I will talk to women unafraid of what they think of my weight" Like I said, I've always been heavy. Every time I start talking to a woman I get mega self-conscious about my size and then it just leads to a huge downward spiral of everything until I'm left broken and hating myself, yet again. Holy crap that was freakin scary. Here's to continuing to better myself