i'm extremely overweight what can i do ? - Obesity Message Board

mylife17 · 12-27-2008, 11:11 PM

i'm extremely overweight what can i do ?

im am 5,6 280lbs,, i never go out side ,i eat every thing ,its really hard for me to exercise because i am extremely ob est , i get hot flashes and im only 17 years old .. i need help

Misty800 · 12-31-2008, 01:17 PM

The first thing you can do is to realize that "you" are the only one that can make a change. Yes, I am also overweight, however, I am the only one that can do anything about it. I have to work on my mental attitude, decide I am worth it.

For starters I lost 65 lbs a few years ago by putting on an invisible zipper in closed position over my mouth when in presence of food other than at mealtime with a "normal" serving of 3 oz. lean meat and 2 green veggies 1/2 cup each, no soft drinks, juice, just water and plenty of it. When you feel hungry other than mealtime, drink glass of ice water and go on and do something else, get away from food. Learn to eat slowly at mealtimes, this gives the tummy time to tell the brain you have been fed.

Do not sit at the computer or TV all the time, get up and move, do something that keeps your body moving during the day.

Exercise is a must. Try walking a short distance, rest, walk further. Every day walk a little further until you can walk 3 miles each day.

Try walking 10 minutes before each meal and 1 hr after meals. This will help keep from gaining more weight.

You can do it!!! Get started now.

StephMA · 01-02-2009, 04:03 PM

There's lots of overweight people out there. At 5'6" and 280 are a big person, but you can walk, you can drive, you can sit in a movie seat. Get out there ... dont' let your weight define you, because you are so much more than that.

Find some non-food hobbies, take a class, live your life and it will be easier to eat less and move more.

If you don't think you can do this, then ask your doctor for some help and maybe a referral to a therapist. It's possible that depression may also be part of your issue.

rosequartz · 01-02-2009, 05:39 PM

Go to the doctor and get a medical checkup, and get some blood tests for your thyroid. Your thyroid could be underactive, slowing your metabolism down. Start walking every day, do a little farther every day, drink lots of water. Cut out junk food, fried food, greasy stuff with empty calories. Start eating more fruits and vegetables, healthy cereals with 2% milk. Good luck!

Tommy23 · 01-02-2009, 05:53 PM

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwl... When i was your age i was also overweight, i was 260lbs! I went on a diet, and became a totally new person... I'm now 185 of solid muscle, and when i tell people they don't believe me! I know what its like to be overweight, it is so screwed up how people judge one on their looks. You simpley just have to educate yourself on diet and exersise! Its not easy, but it can be done. Im still a fat kid at heart, and years after being thin, i'm still haunted on how my life was, and how i was treated. Eating habits, are similar to drug habits, believe it or not. Two tasks i had to overcome lololol but i did! Hun just first educate yourself, and prepare yourself to look at eating in a diffrent way for awhile. What im basically saying is you have to diet, and exersise! Remember life is how you feel about yourself. good luck sweetie!