Fatty looking for some Buds...

[GrimmJackson]

Hey guys:

I am new to this whole fitbit deal and I am super psyched. I am a banker, so the numbers thing really revs my motorboat. During a recent physical, the Dr. Prescribed Topamax for appetite suppressant because I tend to eat....everything. A little about me, I am 31, and am a very healthy 323.6 lbs as of this morning. Bad, I know, but considering that somehow I weighed clise to 340 a week ago, I'd say that my scale is broken or I am doing something right, or both....

Any way. I have been married to my wife for 8 years and with her for a total of 14, and she is sweet and patient bit I know the weight really bothers her....and I never really let on how much it bothers me too. Plus, I just had a little girl, and I had a scare a couple weeks back that had me afraid I might of been having a stroke. I made a Dr. Appt for a physical the next morning. Luckily all my labs are pretty normal, but my cholesterol and sugars are slightly elevated, so I need to **ahem** it in the bud so I can walk my daughter down the aisle and see her have kids someday. I am really off to a great start between the exercise, water, eating, fitbit, and topamax and I wanna keep it going! I am hoping to add some friends (especially chunky or obese dudes that can empathize). Feel free to add me though, whomever you might be! -- Grimm

Moderator edit: removed personal information.

[GrimmJackson]

Haha, it thinks my gardening idiom was a racial slur....oh, forum....

[GrimmJackson]

Also, perhaps I should have proofread that first, I typically write far better than that...sorry for any confusion.

[OCDOC]

Walked my eldest daughter down the aisle last October. Definitely a special day you will WANT to attend 🙂

Ironically, it was the shock of how FAT I looked in the proofs that got my ball rolling. I whined about how fat I looked, so my wife bought me a Fitbit for Xmas. It got me off my butt, had me walking, made me want to eat better, and it's been great.

Enjoy...may success find you!   Rob K

[CandyZ]

I am with you.  I will be picking up my fitbit tonight and will be starting my weight loss jouney of almost 50 pounds.  I am a mom of 2 boys and really hope to be there for them as long as I possibly can, but my weight is going in the wrong direction to do that.  I now weigh more than ever, even when 9 months pregnant, but am hoping to get it under control before it gets any worse.  I've lost 6 pounds on my own with 48 to go.  I'm prior military and am hoping to back into shape like I was before.  Fingers crossed!

[emili]

hey Grimm- welcome to the forums. You can use this link: https://community.fitbit.com/t5/Share-Your-Story/I-am-new-to-fitbit-and-am-looking-for-some-friends-... to find friends that come in all sizes ;).. Best to you in your journey, E.